Clitapalooza: Her flower blooms power

by Billie Best

A happily married woman decides to play games with her sex life and finds herself caught in a digital trap.Meryl has a beautiful sex life with her husband until she stops taking it seriously and starts playing around recklessly online. Then her vibrator starts talking to her toothbrush, and they appear to be conspiring against her. But she’s too embarrassed to get help from her husband, or lawyers and law enforcement, so she enlists her friends in her defense. Fortunately, her best friend’s a doctor, her yoga pals love her, and her students know computer code. The problem is she’s made a game of her sex life and now she wants to quit, but she didn’t read the fine print and she’s going to have to hack her way out of the internet jungle.Clitapalooza is girl talk on steroids, a feminist revenge fantasy with a spicy romance and a technology twist, set in a contemporary college town and told from multiple points of view, including 60-ish women, college students, a biotech scientist, and a very perplexed husband. It’s a wild ride through one woman’s body and the future of sex tech. You will laugh out loud.“A cautionary perspective on intimacy in the age of artificial intelligence. This is how sex tech changes modern romance.” — Joan Underwire, Free the Nipple“A super satisfying girl gang technology adventure at the intersection of sexual pleasure and radical empowerment.” — Bazinkus Gang, The Promiscuity Gazette“Funny, smart, uplifting, and oh, so sex positive.” — Carnita Caldera, Let’s Make SausageUnconventional The novel challenges traditional romance narratives, offering a unique and empowering perspective on intimacy.Humorous An entertaining and thought provoking take on the complexities of modern relationships.Feminist A celebration of female friendship and creative problem-solving.Technology The story explores the intersection of technology and personal pleasure, spotlighting the world of sex tech and its potential consequences.

249 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 2024

About the author

Billie Best is the author of 3 books and 200+ blog posts at her website billiebest.com where she explores aging, relationships, wellness and tech from a feminist perspective.

Reviews

[🩶 April • A.M. Flynn • 🩶 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitely read this! Loved it.

[Billie Best · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun, feminist, informative and inspiring.

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been following Billie Best online for several years, and have enjoyed her humorous takes on life, love, and aging but I had no idea that she was so tech-savvy. To be honest, there was a little too much tech detail for me, but I enjoyed the story very much. The vivid descriptions of the characters, the university milieu, and (of course) sex kept me reading, and so many scenes were laugh out loud funny. I learned a few things about my own body too, in my old age!

[Bec Lawson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is all at once funny, scary, uncomfortable, twisted, sci-fyish but IDK all this stuff (sensors and actuators and AI) is just around the corner no doubt. After all, bodily sensors and AI make for great drama. The book has a large cast of characters, it's fun to read, and quite the original plot. I so appreciate that that our heroine is 60+ and firing on all engines. It's refreshing and well written. Go forth and enjoy!

[Heather D · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good things about this book: some funny moments, funny concept, and sex positive.

Not so good things: the writing style was jumpy at best and hard to follow, I didn’t care for the “patriarchy is bad” themes, and it just overall wasn’t a great book. It’s too bad, because I wanted to like it.