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The Intimacy Experiment - Rosie Danan

 





Genre: Romance / Contemporary 

Release Date: Expected 6th April 2021


If you've read The Roommate and screamed that you needed to know more about Naomi, you wish has come true! 

Naomi Grant is a superhero. At least, she's got the alter ego part worked out really well. A sucessful Porn Star (and yes, she means star) and now the CEO of an inclusive sex education start up, she isn't one to shy  away from a challenge. She's on a mission to educate the masses on real, healthy and satisfying intimacy - emotionally and definitely physically. And Naomi is a damn good teacher. 

Ethan was a great teacher, and now he's an even greater Rabbi. Following Reform Judaism, Ethan loves to teach people to embrace modernity alongside tradition - so having a speaker to entice people into his Synagogue as well as teaching valuable lessons sounds perfect. Naomi would be perfect. So here begins the experiment - they've got seven weeks worth of lectures to make this project work and get people through the door. But maybe they could learn something themselves. 

As soon as I met our main characters, I was in love. Naomi was a powerful, beautiful woman who brought feminism and inclusivity into every aspect of her life and wasn't above learning to improve herself. Ethan was just a beautiful soul, seeing every person as the best they can be and seeing beyond the superficial. 

As someone who didn't know much about Reform Judaism, this book was an amazing eye-opener. Seeing Ethan blend his scientific beliefs and modern life with his faith - it definitely made me think about my preconcieved notions about people of faith and examine them a little more closely. 

The Intimacy Experiment was a steamy, provocative story about the absurdity of modern love and relationships and the grey areas between blind faith and personal beliefs. Beautifully, viscerally real in a way that was unbelieveably refreshing - I especially adored the nonchalant way Naomi addresses her bisexuality because she damn well knows it's nothing to be ashamed of and I felt seen on every single page.

Insightful and thoughtful, but with generous amounts of steamy, heart filling romance - this is definitely one to watch. 

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐


Thank you to Rosie Danan and NetGalley for an ARC in return for an honest review. 


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