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I was happily reading the second book of a series of smutty fluff I stumbled upon to help me get over my Onyx Storm hangover, I was met with what is quite possibly the most sex positive, philosophically profound thing I have ever read (in smut or otherwise). 🤯🤯🤯
#SierraSimone #Sinner #audiobook #bookhangover #sexpositive #bodypositive #profound #mindblown #beautiful

I am not sure what to make of this book. The main character is a damaged woman, emerging again in a new form, physically and mentally. She transforms into someone with total control over her body, in motion, strength & stillness.
Three people close to her tell about her, but just like them, we never really get to know her. This sounds interesting but I am unsure what the author meant by writing this book or what I am supposed to take away from it.

I admit that I am not one to normally read coming of age teen books. But the cover was cute and the premise sounded interesting. So I decided to give Fat Witch Summer a shot. A great read, filled with adventure, magic, and self-discovery. Highly recommended to fans of The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow, A Rival Most Vial by RK Ashwick, Spell Bound by FT Lukens, and Cinder Ella by ST Lynn. #witch #comingofage #magic #bodypositive

#BodyPositive #RomCom (no slapstick, I swear!)

Serena doesn't appear at the altar, she breaks up with her gorgeous fiancé. Newly single she wants to get out again, but being plus size she hesitates. Still, she goes on a date each week and meets a lot of 'interesting' men.

Serena's new bestie, Nicole, helps her see herself in a different light and slowly Serena embraces her (new) self.

#20in4 @Andrew65

A good Regency second-chance romance. Theodora “Theo” and James were raised together, ward and son of a duke. Two days after their wedding, Theo discovers he needed her dowry. She throws him out, he (naturally) becomes a pirate, she a fashion icon (who needs to be pretty when you have excellent taste?). He returns on the day he‘d be declared dead, determined to convince Theo he always loved her.

This was *such* a powerful book: thanks to @Amiable for the rev! Chanel Miller was raped by a stranger when too drunk to consent, took her attacker to court, and went viral as “Emily Doe” after he walked free after 3 months. Important issues: women do have a voice, vulnerability of people who don‘t have clear memory in the legal system, lack of support for trauma survivors, need for systemic change.
#NYWD #Nonfiction2022 #BodyPositive

I was really surprised by how much I liked this book, because I hate reality TV and never watch it. It was a fun and enjoyable read, although I have a feeling I won‘t remember all that much about it a year from now. A perfect summer book.

#pop21 #bodypositive
#readharder #fatpositiveromance

Another Reader's Advisory moment from your friendly neighborhood librarian.

I'm mostly doing this because this is another title that reminds me a lot of a favorite novel that's difficult to find comps for. However, The Dating Plan reminded me so much of Bet Me and that thrilled me to no end! If your liked Daisy and Liam's banter and flirty dance, you will love Min and Cal.

#romance #contemporary #sweet #flirty #bodypositive #meetcute

The most body positive statement was found in the Penis book, not the vagina one. He also took the exact approach I hoped for in the vagina book. “A small percentage of people are abnormal. If you think you might be, talk to your doctor.” End of discussion. 💙💙💙
#DrAaronSpitz #ThePenisBook #SexPositive2021 #BodyPositive

I have mixed feelings about this book. I certainly wouldn‘t call it body-positive. I couldn‘t help rolling my eyes at all the “feel empowered to get to your goal weight” and the talk of body composition. This is just the term “body-positive” being hijacked and used in opposition to what it‘s actually meant to be. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻