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Nookietown
Recently divorced, 40-something single-mom, Lucy, is lonely, bored and craving physical connection. So, when her trusted long-time married friend, Nancy, begs Lucy to sleep with her husband to save her marriage, Lucy goes for it. It's such a success, the two friends invent a town-wide underground barter system whereby Nancy's married girlfriends sub-contract Lucy's divorcee friends to sleep with their husbands so they don't have to as often. It's a win, win, win- for a while. Then it all goes to hell in a hand-basket.Laugh-out-loud funny, emotionally provocative and at times racy, Nookietown is a story of risk-taking, marriage, honesty and desire, and what one woman rationalizes in order to get what she wants.
370 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 2, 2016
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V.C. Chickering
3 books31 followersV.C. Chickering has written the novels TWISTED FAMILY VALUES (dysfunctional family saga, June 2019) and NOOKIETOWN (funny/racy romp, March 2017) both published by St. Martin’s Press. She’s also written for BUST as “Tori Galore,” Cosmo, and The Washington Post magazines as well as MTV, Comedy Central, Lifetime, and Oxygen. Her essays have been published in the anthologies The BUST Guide to the New Girl Order, and The Girl’s Guide to Taking Over the World. Chickering is currently at work on a romance series and lives in New Jersey where she writes and performs original clever/catchy tunes for her band, Tori Erstwhile and The Montys. Find her on Insta as @vcchickering. She's highly entertaining on the Insta.
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May 27, 2016
This is one of the most F'ed up books I think I've ever read.
*Warning: There may be spoilers within.*..and cussing..and ranting.
Lucy is forty-something, divorced, a single mom, a teacher and the horniest character I've ever seen in a book or movie.
Samantha from Sex and the City does not even come close to this woman. AND at least Samantha is like-able.
Lucy has two sets of friends. "The Marrieds" and "The Divorcees"...she somehow manages to stay friends with both groups. Then one of her married friends makes a sorta joke about how Lucy should sleep with her husband.
The friend that suggested it (Nancy) just can't let it go. She thinks it's a wonderful idea. The husbands get some strange and the wives just get to reap the benefits of not having to mess up their hair. The divorcees are all just sex craved in this book so it's a win win!
So they do it.
It works out so wonderfully that they decide to start "The Program"..where these two idiots fix up the married women's husbands with the 'Helpers'.
Kit said, "How about the Booty Boutique or The Whore Hut? You can call yourselves the Prosti-Pals."
Lawd help. Anyways, they start their little side business. Lucy picks up a boyfriend..who may or may not be married. But she doesn't care. All is fair in love in war after all.
Then one of the husbands that Lucy is sleeping with thinks he is in love with her.
"I'm going to tell Nancy that she's got to choose another Helper because my plate is full with school and Peter and running interviews. And don't you act all hurt puppy dog. Better yet, tell her you're bored with me, that I'm lousy in the sack."
"But you suck my--."
"Other women will suck your precious dick, don't worry."
Spoiler here: All the men in this book are portrayed as such. Pretty much as idiots who get lead around by their dicks.
Then just when I thought Lucy's behavior really couldn't go anywhere else crazy. The turkey baster comes into the story.
So you probably have figured out..this hot mess can't work out. It's a small town nick-named Nookieville. Someone is going to end up pissed off. After all..every frigging page of this book is humping or thinking about humping or getting yourself off.
I AM NOT IMPRESSED! I read some smutty dang books and they are ALL better than this crap. I'm not a prude either, I don't give a crap what grown up people do....BUT this was a bunch of women who made me ashamed of my sex..and the men that they roped into doing their bidding. The men have such a small role though..so guys you all escaped unharmed.
SPOILER: Then what happens after they all lose their frigging minds? Everyone gets a happily ever after. Fuck this book.
There is a reason it has a 3.12 over all rating. Then I look at the back of the book and see this: TV rights to Nookietown already sold to Warner Brothers!"
Booksource: I won of copy of this book from GR first reads
Normally I tag a friend's review here..but my friends are smarter than I am. They haven't read this book.
*Warning: There may be spoilers within.*..and cussing..and ranting.
Lucy is forty-something, divorced, a single mom, a teacher and the horniest character I've ever seen in a book or movie.
Samantha from Sex and the City does not even come close to this woman. AND at least Samantha is like-able.
Lucy has two sets of friends. "The Marrieds" and "The Divorcees"...she somehow manages to stay friends with both groups. Then one of her married friends makes a sorta joke about how Lucy should sleep with her husband.
The friend that suggested it (Nancy) just can't let it go. She thinks it's a wonderful idea. The husbands get some strange and the wives just get to reap the benefits of not having to mess up their hair. The divorcees are all just sex craved in this book so it's a win win!
So they do it.
It works out so wonderfully that they decide to start "The Program"..where these two idiots fix up the married women's husbands with the 'Helpers'.
Kit said, "How about the Booty Boutique or The Whore Hut? You can call yourselves the Prosti-Pals."
Lawd help. Anyways, they start their little side business. Lucy picks up a boyfriend..who may or may not be married. But she doesn't care. All is fair in love in war after all.
Then one of the husbands that Lucy is sleeping with thinks he is in love with her.
"I'm going to tell Nancy that she's got to choose another Helper because my plate is full with school and Peter and running interviews. And don't you act all hurt puppy dog. Better yet, tell her you're bored with me, that I'm lousy in the sack."
"But you suck my--."
"Other women will suck your precious dick, don't worry."
Spoiler here: All the men in this book are portrayed as such. Pretty much as idiots who get lead around by their dicks.
Then just when I thought Lucy's behavior really couldn't go anywhere else crazy. The turkey baster comes into the story.
So you probably have figured out..this hot mess can't work out. It's a small town nick-named Nookieville. Someone is going to end up pissed off. After all..every frigging page of this book is humping or thinking about humping or getting yourself off.
I AM NOT IMPRESSED! I read some smutty dang books and they are ALL better than this crap. I'm not a prude either, I don't give a crap what grown up people do....BUT this was a bunch of women who made me ashamed of my sex..and the men that they roped into doing their bidding. The men have such a small role though..so guys you all escaped unharmed.
SPOILER: Then what happens after they all lose their frigging minds? Everyone gets a happily ever after. Fuck this book.
There is a reason it has a 3.12 over all rating. Then I look at the back of the book and see this: TV rights to Nookietown already sold to Warner Brothers!"
Booksource: I won of copy of this book from GR first reads
Normally I tag a friend's review here..but my friends are smarter than I am. They haven't read this book.
big-ol-nope-from-bonnie
February 9, 2016I think I might throw up.
February 4, 2016
After leaving her failed marriage the last thing forty something Lucy wants is to get married again but being two years since her divorce she misses physical contact. When out to lunch with some of her married friends the subject of sex is brought up with some joking around about how their husbands want too much of what Lucy isn't getting and they're too tired themselves to give it to them. Lucy took the entire conversation as a joke but afterwards her friend Nancy approaches her and asks if she would consider sleeping with her husband.
After Lucy agrees to go with Nancy's plan thing pick up for Nancy in her own marriage. Nancy then comes up with the idea that the pair should start a service for all their married and divorced friends. The duo end up with what they refer to as The Program which takes off more than they ever expected.
Nookietown is another book that I wasn't quite sure what to expect when I picked it up but something about it seemed intriguing and I just love finding something out of the ordinary, I wasn't disappointed in the least in that aspect. I found it to be quite thought provoking and quite interesting overall. Whether you agree with the characters in this book or are completely against their opinions and actions it leads you to really think just what would I do if I were them?
The story itself is about sex but it's not overly graphic in nature to where it would be considered erotica either. The characters are all close friends in various types and stages of relationships and places in their own lives. Their interactions are sometimes quite humorous which was fun to read.
There's also a lot of controversy of course with what is going on so it made for an interesting read, although I do think the ending was a tad predictable with the way the author highlighted certain things in the beginning of the book. Still a good read though and would recommend it.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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After Lucy agrees to go with Nancy's plan thing pick up for Nancy in her own marriage. Nancy then comes up with the idea that the pair should start a service for all their married and divorced friends. The duo end up with what they refer to as The Program which takes off more than they ever expected.
Nookietown is another book that I wasn't quite sure what to expect when I picked it up but something about it seemed intriguing and I just love finding something out of the ordinary, I wasn't disappointed in the least in that aspect. I found it to be quite thought provoking and quite interesting overall. Whether you agree with the characters in this book or are completely against their opinions and actions it leads you to really think just what would I do if I were them?
The story itself is about sex but it's not overly graphic in nature to where it would be considered erotica either. The characters are all close friends in various types and stages of relationships and places in their own lives. Their interactions are sometimes quite humorous which was fun to read.
There's also a lot of controversy of course with what is going on so it made for an interesting read, although I do think the ending was a tad predictable with the way the author highlighted certain things in the beginning of the book. Still a good read though and would recommend it.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
For more reviews please visit https://carriesbookreviews.wordpress....
March 3, 2016
I really don't know what to say about this book. It was bizarre and implausible, but I was hoping to be able to suspend disbelief and read some interesting social commentary about marriage and divorce and monogamy and sexual health. There were some kernels of that, but they just didn't pop (yeah, let's go for a popcorn analogy), and I found Lucy to be overly horny, a rather haphazard mother, and ridiculously lucky (overall) considering the amount of idiocy she gets up to. Not that I had expectations, but if I did, this wouldn't have quite met them. I'm not sure if I'd recommend this or not. For me personally, there was lots of eye rolling.
The fine print: received ARC from NetGalley.
The fine print: received ARC from NetGalley.
March 31, 2016
My first instinct was to give “Nookietown” two stars, but then I reconsidered because there is a strong possibility that this is a case of “it’s not you, it’s me” book syndrome.
I requested it because the plot seemed like a fun and easy read. It was an easy read in the traditional sense of the phrase, but I despised the characters so much that I found myself dreading trying to finish it. There was also quite a bit of suspension-of-disbelief required, which is to be expected in a book about husband swapping, but it went way beyond what was to be expected.
That being said, I really do think quite a few people will enjoy “Nookietown” and find it the perfect summer beach read. Don’t pass on it just because of my review if the premise sounds interesting to you.
This review is based upon a complimentary copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
I requested it because the plot seemed like a fun and easy read. It was an easy read in the traditional sense of the phrase, but I despised the characters so much that I found myself dreading trying to finish it. There was also quite a bit of suspension-of-disbelief required, which is to be expected in a book about husband swapping, but it went way beyond what was to be expected.
That being said, I really do think quite a few people will enjoy “Nookietown” and find it the perfect summer beach read. Don’t pass on it just because of my review if the premise sounds interesting to you.
This review is based upon a complimentary copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
just-not-for-me-stay-away-hell-no
March 30, 2016self note: Blurb says it all!
March 1, 2016
This book was too full of stereotypes and cliches for me--all married sex is boring, all wives are too tired/busy for sex with their husbands, all husbands are undersexed and will sleep with any available woman, and all divorcees don't want a relationship and will have unemotional sex with any available guy. I just couldn't suspend my disbelief enough to accept the book's premise.
February 9, 2022
I wish I could have given this book zero stars. Or even better, negative stars. This was a goddamn trainwreck from start to finish. I've never been so repulsed by a main character and the choices made by them in a book before.
THIS BOOK IS BULLSHIT. A grown ass woman is calling a grown ass adult "stinker" as an INSULT when he's being a controlling asshat to her? IN WHAT GODDAMN UNIVERSE. And she's a divorced woman whose husband cheated on her but is now 100% okay with being the mistress of someone else. I repeat, IN WHAT FUCKING UNIVERSE. No. Just no.
I had no sympathy for Lucy, because why would I? She fucked up time and time and time again, and has no redeeming qualities, even at the end. There are too many characters, and the author just decided to ignore the editing rule that when different people speak they're meant to be different paragraphs. The editor should be ashamed. I thought this would be a light fun summer read but it really just pissed me off, and finishing it became my own personal challenge.
Also - the author must be a lowkey Xena: Warrior Princess fan (her only redeeming quality, to be honest) because the show was mentioned, her character is named Lucy Larken (suspiciously close to Lucy Lawless) and there's even a Ted character (Ted Raimi was Joxer on the show.) But I digress; that was not enough to save this.
Easily the worst book I've read this year. Do not recommend.
THIS BOOK IS BULLSHIT. A grown ass woman is calling a grown ass adult "stinker" as an INSULT when he's being a controlling asshat to her? IN WHAT GODDAMN UNIVERSE. And she's a divorced woman whose husband cheated on her but is now 100% okay with being the mistress of someone else. I repeat, IN WHAT FUCKING UNIVERSE. No. Just no.
I had no sympathy for Lucy, because why would I? She fucked up time and time and time again, and has no redeeming qualities, even at the end. There are too many characters, and the author just decided to ignore the editing rule that when different people speak they're meant to be different paragraphs. The editor should be ashamed. I thought this would be a light fun summer read but it really just pissed me off, and finishing it became my own personal challenge.
Also - the author must be a lowkey Xena: Warrior Princess fan (her only redeeming quality, to be honest) because the show was mentioned, her character is named Lucy Larken (suspiciously close to Lucy Lawless) and there's even a Ted character (Ted Raimi was Joxer on the show.) But I digress; that was not enough to save this.
Easily the worst book I've read this year. Do not recommend.
March 12, 2016
The cover was the greatest thing about this book; the story line was just too implausible, even Hollywood would have a hard time making this believable. Basically this super-over-the-top-horny-divorced-mom is dying to get laid. She has decided that there are no men in their forties that are safe, std free, and unwilling to be in a relationship so she jokingly tells her married friends that she needs to start boning her married friend's husbands. One of her friends decides to take her up on her joke offer to jump start her and her spouses sex life, next thing you know a business is born. This is essentially 50 Shades of Gray for mom in their thirties and forties. There are lots of sex scenes, masturbation, and bitter diatribes about marriage; a win for everyone! Personally not my cup of tea, I could not suspend belief long enough to make this story work.
January 9, 2022
The best part of the book was when it was over.. do not recommend. :/
April 4, 2016
I would give - stars if that was possible. I was deceived into buying this book by the synopsis and by the fact that it was on the table of the new cool things in paper back at B&N. Negative wow! Suburbs infested by sexually "underserviced" husbands? come on. Every divorcee woman a nymphomaniac? Deviated cliche' galore throughout....
April 14, 2016
Picked this up as a beach read for a FL vacation. It was one of the worst books I have ever read. If it wasn't a library book I would have ditched it on a beach chair.
April 19, 2024
I enjoyed this book
Good narration I don’t think I’ve read any of this authors other books I think I’ll have to look into her I don’t think there’s many tho.
Storyline is well written
Good narration I don’t think I’ve read any of this authors other books I think I’ll have to look into her I don’t think there’s many tho.
Storyline is well written
March 29, 2018
This was more fun that I was expecting. Good discussions in this read, but really enjoyable.
November 14, 2022
I chose this based solely on the fact that it was the lowest rated book on Goodreads of everything that I own. Complaining that it's bad is somewhat moot, since I willingly dove in knowing that this was most likely going to be the case. This book WAS bad as advertised (although not as bad as I thought it would be) and I will admit at least it wasn't boring. Like an episode of a really bad reality TV show. You ask yourself how anyone could watch this garbage, but then you continue to watch anyways.
I actually quite liked the premise of 'The Program,' since I think the topic of non-monogamy, swinging and partner swapping are interesting concepts.. which was done rather uniquely. The concept was a bit whacky, but I liked it. This wasn't anything too deep or philosophical here of course, but the social dynamic of mixing in 'The Program' with the seemingly solid long-term more traditional monogamous marriage was the highlight for me.
Our main character Lucy makes everything much less enjoyable. How can anyone be so unlikable but still have such a large group of friends? Lucy is a selfish hypocrite with an absolutely awful set of morals. She is a terrible person, no matter how time is spent trying to convince us otherwise. I got so tired of Lucy CONSTANTLY trying to spin everything to seem more righteous and wholesome so that she could continue to do what she wanted without having to face her guilty conscience. Lucy knows right from wrong, but simply doesn't care if it doesn't benefit her. I felt uncomfortable when she committed an act that I would consider a disgusting form of assault and then doesn't feel too badly about it at all.... until she realizes that she has to face the consequences. In the end, all the stars align for Lucy and she comes out smelling like roses... predictably. Annoying.
The first half of the book was actually not too bad, but I slowly lost interest once the drama got to be too messy that it was bordering on irritating instead of being enjoyable. All I have to say about this is that it was pretty mindless but I've read worse.
I actually quite liked the premise of 'The Program,' since I think the topic of non-monogamy, swinging and partner swapping are interesting concepts.. which was done rather uniquely. The concept was a bit whacky, but I liked it. This wasn't anything too deep or philosophical here of course, but the social dynamic of mixing in 'The Program' with the seemingly solid long-term more traditional monogamous marriage was the highlight for me.
Our main character Lucy makes everything much less enjoyable. How can anyone be so unlikable but still have such a large group of friends? Lucy is a selfish hypocrite with an absolutely awful set of morals. She is a terrible person, no matter how time is spent trying to convince us otherwise. I got so tired of Lucy CONSTANTLY trying to spin everything to seem more righteous and wholesome so that she could continue to do what she wanted without having to face her guilty conscience. Lucy knows right from wrong, but simply doesn't care if it doesn't benefit her. I felt uncomfortable when she committed an act that I would consider a disgusting form of assault and then doesn't feel too badly about it at all.... until she realizes that she has to face the consequences. In the end, all the stars align for Lucy and she comes out smelling like roses... predictably. Annoying.
The first half of the book was actually not too bad, but I slowly lost interest once the drama got to be too messy that it was bordering on irritating instead of being enjoyable. All I have to say about this is that it was pretty mindless but I've read worse.
February 8, 2017
Okay, I'll be honest here...as a guy, I was curious about the premise of this book. A group of women in a community decided to collaborate and form a informal business to farm-out the sexual "duties" of uninspired wives, and to meet the needs of divorcees and others in their group. An intriguing idea, and the book describes in detail the formation, and frankly the success of the business model. The characters are well-developed and sympathetic...the writer does a nice job.
It wasn't until the last third of this book when I realized that it was actually a wonderful feminist novel. The wonderful, initially painful denouement was the treasure of the book. The heart-breaking pain and resolution, showing the great awakening and empowerment of the main character is worth reading the book for in itself. I am very thankful for the nice job the author did with this...not sappy, not contrived...real, including all of the messiness.
I strongly recommend you read this book.
It wasn't until the last third of this book when I realized that it was actually a wonderful feminist novel. The wonderful, initially painful denouement was the treasure of the book. The heart-breaking pain and resolution, showing the great awakening and empowerment of the main character is worth reading the book for in itself. I am very thankful for the nice job the author did with this...not sappy, not contrived...real, including all of the messiness.
I strongly recommend you read this book.
March 6, 2016
Basically: Divorcee is so horny that she thinks of sex with every man she sees more than she thinks of taking care of her young son. She's not just thinking of sex, she's dreaming of getting pregnant any way possible. Basically she's a miserable human being justifying it all by saying men are pigs, so she should be one too. And oh hey it seems that married women will offer up their hubbies to keep divorcees sexed up just to avoid having sex themselves.
I actually had no problems with consenting adults doing whatever they wanted to do sexually. My loathing of the characters here stems from how little they seemed to want their children around. Even if trying to have another one.
Probably not as smutty as people expect. There is some smut but no more than many other "romance" novels.
I actually had no problems with consenting adults doing whatever they wanted to do sexually. My loathing of the characters here stems from how little they seemed to want their children around. Even if trying to have another one.
Probably not as smutty as people expect. There is some smut but no more than many other "romance" novels.
July 15, 2016
Uhm, no... You'd think this would get better after a few pages... It just gets worse! Over-sexed, to that point? What on Earth is that kind of horny? Cannot believe the author wants us to take in that all this is for real. These women are led by their hormones, and the men by their dicks - it doesn't get any more summarized than this.
Then there's a barrage of characters being thrown at you at every chapter - it is very hard to keep track of who's who, is this the Married? The Divorced?
Sorry, no way! This is immature, mindless sex maybe just for the sake of shocking
Then there's a barrage of characters being thrown at you at every chapter - it is very hard to keep track of who's who, is this the Married? The Divorced?
Sorry, no way! This is immature, mindless sex maybe just for the sake of shocking
October 9, 2015
advance copy, paperback
What happens to housewives in suburbia?
Women who once had interesting lives and have been relegated to carpooling and finding friendships in the unlikeliest of places (other moms)?
They bang each other's annoying husbands.
Oh, this book is so great. I can't wait for you to read it.
What happens to housewives in suburbia?
Women who once had interesting lives and have been relegated to carpooling and finding friendships in the unlikeliest of places (other moms)?
They bang each other's annoying husbands.
Oh, this book is so great. I can't wait for you to read it.
November 20, 2015
About halfway through the book. The writing is witty & clever. It is an enjoyable read thus far. at this point I would give it of 3.5.
January 20, 2016
3.5 Stars
Review to come
Review to come
June 4, 2024
I don't know where to start.
There was a lot of potential here for the basic plot. Divorcee's sleeping with married men at their wives' request was on the blurb that led me to this but it became a side plot to the plight of Lucy.
I empathise with Lucy's desire for a second child and the heartbreak at not being able to get pregnant.
I empathised with her marriage break up and how she described her marriage.
But the rest is a bit nonsensical and implausible. And frankly, kind of shady.
The turkey baster scene did it for me. That was where the book went from 'quirky and potentially cute' to 'this girl needs therapy'.
How old is her son? 8? And he's asking her about who contributed the sperm when she fell pregnant (and who didn't see that coming).
There wasn't enough depth for my liking, which again is squandered potential.
I enjoyed this and I'm all about empowering women to be authentic and live their best life. But there were too many stereotypes about marriage for me. Everyone needed therapy.
There was a lot of potential here for the basic plot. Divorcee's sleeping with married men at their wives' request was on the blurb that led me to this but it became a side plot to the plight of Lucy.
I empathise with Lucy's desire for a second child and the heartbreak at not being able to get pregnant.
I empathised with her marriage break up and how she described her marriage.
But the rest is a bit nonsensical and implausible. And frankly, kind of shady.
The turkey baster scene did it for me. That was where the book went from 'quirky and potentially cute' to 'this girl needs therapy'.
How old is her son? 8? And he's asking her about who contributed the sperm when she fell pregnant (and who didn't see that coming).
There wasn't enough depth for my liking, which again is squandered potential.
I enjoyed this and I'm all about empowering women to be authentic and live their best life. But there were too many stereotypes about marriage for me. Everyone needed therapy.
May 29, 2020
I don’t understand all the negative reviews of this book. Of course it’s crass and ridiculous and the characterizations are exaggerated - that’s the point of it. It’s basically a satire of marriage and an exploration of the social norms surrounding the entire institution. For me it was a quick, fun, not-exactly-chick-lit but “chick-litty” read.
The only thing I took real issue with was when I thought the author was trying to make certain characters (LUCY) appear less offensive to the reader. A lot of time spent on dialogue proving Lucy’s ability to parent and teach for no real reason other than to minimize her transgressions. From a feminist perspective, I just wish the author would’ve gone balls to the wall and owned both sides of Lucy’s character better.
Also: anyone in these reviews who said Lucy is a bad/neglectful mom or teacher - you are sexist and you should be embarrassed.
The only thing I took real issue with was when I thought the author was trying to make certain characters (LUCY) appear less offensive to the reader. A lot of time spent on dialogue proving Lucy’s ability to parent and teach for no real reason other than to minimize her transgressions. From a feminist perspective, I just wish the author would’ve gone balls to the wall and owned both sides of Lucy’s character better.
Also: anyone in these reviews who said Lucy is a bad/neglectful mom or teacher - you are sexist and you should be embarrassed.
July 28, 2018
After reading some "serious" or "dark" reads, I wanted something light and hopefully a bit funny (oddly, I'm not a big fan of humor in reads). This book was definitely light and had its moments of humor. It was painfully predictable though, and the plot development was teased out for so long that it gave a slight hope that there was going to be a twist thrown in, but no. The main character is likable, even though her existence is based on questionable choices. Most humor is found in the pragmatic approach to an irrational (?) endeavor. The sexual scenes in it felt gratuitous, which should be odd since they are the center of the novel's conflict, but it seemed to "cheapen" the better writing and a bit and unnecessary.
abandoned
September 13, 2023I was 100% enjoying this goofball scheme to hook up sex starved female divorcées who want zero strings attached with sex starved husbands who’s wives just need a break. It’s fiction so I had no problem suspending reality and just laughing at the hilarity of it all.
But hit a real quick nope when the FMC decided to turkey baster herself with the contents of the used condom from the guy she was seeing…who specifically pulled out a condom bc he felt like they’d been taking too much of a risk not using one…all because she’d had fertility issues and didn’t want to waste the “liquid gold.”
With foreshadowing that absolute dumpster fire, I’m out.
But hit a real quick nope when the FMC decided to turkey baster herself with the contents of the used condom from the guy she was seeing…who specifically pulled out a condom bc he felt like they’d been taking too much of a risk not using one…all because she’d had fertility issues and didn’t want to waste the “liquid gold.”
With foreshadowing that absolute dumpster fire, I’m out.
December 30, 2017
Not impressed with the book.
I knew what I was going to be reading and I thought it would be more interesting then what it had been. There is a few funny parts. I didn’t enjoy some of the female characters. Knowing what they were allowing to happen with their husbands and then when Lucy was pregnant, a lot of the woman betrayed her. Being adults, I thought there would be more maturity there.
I enjoyed Topher’s character and have respect for men who can be open minded and kind hearted the way he was towards Lucy at the end of the book.
Definitely need an open mind reading this book.
I knew what I was going to be reading and I thought it would be more interesting then what it had been. There is a few funny parts. I didn’t enjoy some of the female characters. Knowing what they were allowing to happen with their husbands and then when Lucy was pregnant, a lot of the woman betrayed her. Being adults, I thought there would be more maturity there.
I enjoyed Topher’s character and have respect for men who can be open minded and kind hearted the way he was towards Lucy at the end of the book.
Definitely need an open mind reading this book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 26, 2018
I confess I picked this up thanks to the title. It was a decent read and I enjoyed the story overall, but I found the plot had few really unique surprises. Also, there is one point where Chickering goes into reasons why the town is called "Nookietown" and that really pulled me out of the whole story and once that happened, I had a harder time getting re-invested in the narrative. If you can find in the B&N sale area (where I found mine) and want something for a day at the beach, pick it up but don't expect too much from it.
August 5, 2017
I wanted, oh, I so wanted to enjoy this book. I read it quickly because it was so fluffy that I was in serious skim/skip mode. The characters were just not fleshed out enough to really root for any of them, and I had a hard time believing them. Tried to be original, failed with a far too tidy ending and weak writing. *Rounded up from 1.5 stars.
October 15, 2017
What turned me off about this one was not the plot line, as I assume is many other people's problem with it. Rather, it could have been condensed to half or a third of the length. Possibly even short story! Too much same old same old over and over.
October 10, 2018
I would like to rate this 3.25. But i am going to bump it up--because this book did kind of a modern brothel--and didn't ever pretend it was anything it wasn't. And it was wildly different. Not your typical main character.
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