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That's What She Said
That's What She Said | Eleanor Pilcher
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Eleanor Pilcher is electric in her witty, funny, and heartfelt women's fiction debut, following polar opposite best friends Beth and Serena. When demisexual Beth decides she's done with being a virgin and enlists Serena's help, her new personal journey just might be the thing to end their friendship for good.Serena and Beth are best friends who couldn't be more different--Beth is an avowed demisexual, who lacks confidence in her career and in her chances at a happy relationship due to her sexual orientation. Serena is a free spirit who oozes with confidence, both in her job and her sexual proclivities. And yet, since the moment they met, they knew they were platonic soulmates.So, when Beth decides that she officially wants to take charge of her sex life and explore the things that scare her the most, Serena is more than happy to help. Speed-dating, sex therapy, tantra, a perplexed but ultimately very nice escort--it's all on Beth's Sexual Odyssey List.But when Beth's crush from her old job comes back and Serena's favorite friend-with-benefits pushes for more than just sex, it throws their whole world into a tailspin. And suddenly, this sexual odyssey is more than a fun gag. It'll set them down a course that'll make them so much closer--or end their friendship for good.
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That‘s What She Said, by Eleanor Pilcher (2025)

Premise: The friendship between two young London women is strained when one takes the other‘s strange request — to help her both to lose her virginity and understand her body better — a bit too far.

Review: At its best this debut is a fun exploration of contemporary urban life and female friendship, with lots of unique representation (particularly for demisexuality). Cont.

Mattsbookaday At its worst it felt like a discount. Gen Z Dolly Alderton knock-off. My general experience of it was somewhere in between these extremes. In all, I think that it‘s worth a read and that Pilcher‘s writing shows great promise.

Bookish Pair: Dolly Alderton‘s Ghosts (2020) for many common themes and setting

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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