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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Naomi was a porn star. Now she runs a successful online company, Shameless, but is looking into conducting in person talks about intimacy. But who wants to hire a woman with a checkered past?
Meet Ethan.
The rabbi of a waning synagogue, he’s looking for ways to pull more, and more youthful congregants into the fold. When Ethan happens to hear Naomi rant at a teaching conference, he asks if he can hire her.
The two decide to put together a course on intimacy and religion in today’s world…and its popularity takes off.
And that’s not the only thing taking off.
Ethan is lovely, gorgeous, and warm. He’s patient and open with a reserved Naomi - a woman who is not afraid of sex but maybe afraid of the intimacy she teaches.
I loved the mix of sex positive talk and
social commentary in this narrative. Society is so quick to judge and marginalize the things we don’t understand or are afraid of, and here, the exploration takes that to task.
I grabbed this audiobook - fantastic dual narration that hits all the emotional highs and lows of these characters - because I adored Fan Service. While I was initially disappointed that the snark is not Danan’s prevailing voice as an author, she won me over quickly with these two engaging characters, this look at politics, religion, and sex. I found it sweet and thought provoking, something I never expected.
Gives definite Nobody Wants This vibes, if you’re looking for some Seth Cohen as a rabbi filler until season 2.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
I absolutely could not get into these characters. I wanted to love it and there were parts I did love - particularly talking about love and the seminar and the teaching Naomi and Ethan did… but everything else did not work for me. The chemistry felt weird and forced and utterly random and made the sexy parts fall flat for me. I hate that I didn’t love it because I really wanted to.
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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This was such a good surprise novel. When I found it at the bookstore, I had no idea who the author was or what the reviews for this book were like. But I loved this.
The sassy personality of Naomi was so great and really helped present her as a strong, powerful woman in her own way. Ethan was so loveable and cute as well.
Their relationship throughout this was filled with tension and moments that make you smile. It does get a bit steamy but that was good due to the personality of the characters.
Also, the incorporation of religion, and the importance of relationships/ sex was very well done and I liked that alot.
I will definitely be checking out more books by this author.
This was such a good surprise novel. When I found it at the bookstore, I had no idea who the author was or what the reviews for this book were like. But I loved this.
The sassy personality of Naomi was so great and really helped present her as a strong, powerful woman in her own way. Ethan was so loveable and cute as well.
Their relationship throughout this was filled with tension and moments that make you smile. It does get a bit steamy but that was good due to the personality of the characters.
Also, the incorporation of religion, and the importance of relationships/ sex was very well done and I liked that alot.
I will definitely be checking out more books by this author.
You know when you have a hard time picking your next book and then you open one and by the end of the first chapter, DAMN, you know it’s just what you needed and you’re ready to sink your teeth in, NOW.
That’s what this book was for me. It made me so, so happy in a time when we need all the happiness we can get. And the characters are aware of that.
Thank you for the hope, Rosie Danan.
That’s what this book was for me. It made me so, so happy in a time when we need all the happiness we can get. And the characters are aware of that.
Thank you for the hope, Rosie Danan.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
In many ways, I liked the book and the story. I just kinda wish there had been more. I kind of felt like some of the shifts and developments were really sudden and there wasn’t any build.