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Tampa by Alissa Nutting
4.0

Being the reader that loves all things juicy, I of course picked this book up right away from the library when I read what it was about. Celeste Price, a junior high teacher, is literally obsessed with fourteen year old boys. She cannot wait for the new school year to start so she can scope out her new options of fourteen year old boys when she comes across Jack who she believes is the perfect candidate. The whole book is EXTREMELY graphic. Like I don't even mean like some sex, I mean like GRAPHIC detailed sexual encounters. And you have to remember… with a fourteen year old boy.

Although this is the case and it's honestly a disgusting topic, I felt the book was amazing. Celeste was such an amazing character, and although she absolutely repulsed me, she was so fascinating that there are actually people out there like this. And I think it's a good lesson to show that men aren't the only people who sexually abuse, women do it, as well. It was so interesting and a book I will never forget. But believe me, it is graphic.