A review by pages_with_panda
The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan

emotional lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Meh book honestly.

The in-story seminar was the most interesting thing about the story. The main characters had very little chemistry and honestly I didn't get their attraction to one another? 

The middle dragged, the pacing was really slow and then felt rushed at the end.

And we were left with a few loose ends that never got answered?
What was with that whole board meeting about Naomi's family? Not that it matters HOW she's Jewish, but it was never explained BY Naomi her family situation? Plus her whole lecture at her high school seemed so randomly dropped in. I get it was supposed to be a full-circle for Naomi but it was so badly done.


Also felt like Jonathan didn't really have any character development? He stayed the same throughout the entirety of the story and was just overall boring? 

We already got the shock value of a "good girl" dates "porn star" in the first book so it felt like in this story they just switched roles but it was the same story...Couple that with the fact the characters are also working on a "business" together? It was just unoriginal. (Unless you haven't read the first book, then I guess it's an okay premise?)

Also, the sex was very boring.
 

PLUS the late-stage conflict felt so out-of-character. 
You expect me to believe that Naomi; a strong, assertive woman who has done whatever she wants for her whole life & never gives a damn about what anyone thinks, suddenly bends to the whims of others when it finally comes down to her actually happiness? What?
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