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Vow of Celibacy
Vow of Celibacy | Erin Judge
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Natalie has made a promise: a vow of celibacy, signed and witnessed by her best friend. After a string of sexual conquests, she is determined to figure out why the intense romantic connections she s spent her life chasing have left her emotionally high and dry. As Natalie sifts through her past and her present, she confronts her complicated feelings about her plus-sized figure, her bisexuality, and her thwarted career in fashion design. Piecing together toxic relationship patterns from her past, Natalie finds herself strutting down fashion runways and rekindling her passion for clothing design in the present. All the while, her best friend, Anastaze, struggles with her own secretwhether or not to reveal her true identity to the thousands of fans of her popular blog and her potential first sexual partner. Clever, sexy, and hilarious, "Vow of Celibacy" delves into the perilous terrain of love and relationships, the uncertainty of early adulthood, and the sustaining force of friendship. This is an irresistible novel about the stories we can t help but tell ourselves about others, and it captures in perfect pitch what it s like to be a young woman coming of age in America today."
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Sharpeipup
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Bowl of soup & a new book...lunch is good!
🥣 Sweet potato bacon chowder

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Soubhiville
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The main character, Natalie, is one of my favorite bisexual characters I‘ve ever read about.

After a string of not-great relationships, Natalie decides to take a break from sex to figure herself out. She thinks back over all of her sexual adventures, as well as her struggles with body positivity.

This book felt like a slumber party with my best friends, dishing about exploits and sharing secrets and hopes.

The downside- douchy exes.

Itchyfeetreader Great review sounds v interesting 4y
Hooked_on_books I‘m glad you liked it! I remember really enjoying this one. 4y
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Hooked_on_books
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Natalie is 31, bisexual, and overweight. She loves sex, is usually happy with her body, but just hasn‘t figured out relationships yet (or found someone who isn‘t shallow about her size). So she tries out celibacy while looking back on her experiences. This is a fun, body-positive, sex-positive queerlit novel. I found Natalie really relatable and likeable.

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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
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I loved a lot about this book. The representation of #bisexuality felt very authentic, as did the fat and sex positiveness. I never totally got Natalie, but she also felt like an IRL friend? The plot is Natalie decides that since she's been chasing sexual relationships for so long she needs to take a break. The narrative alternates between past and present but there's no payoff when the timelines meet up. I was expecting a more chick lit plot.

CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian Tbh, this feels a bit like a novel drawn from someone's real life that hasn't been sufficiently made into fiction. But anyway, I definitely am not sorry I read this and would recommend it as one of the only books about a bi character I've read that really rang true for me in that aspect. #Recommendsay 6y
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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
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I've wanted to read this #bisexual #chicklit book for years! The other day at my new library job while looking quickly for something to put on display, I just saw it on the shelf and figured it was destiny! So far it is just the kind of bi affirming, fat positive #romcom I thought it would be! Also, very funny and sexy! #BisexualBooks #QueerBooks

Emilymdxn Never heard of it before but I will read absolutely anything bi... there are maybe 4 books in history that use the B Word and I‘m always ready to support that! 6y
CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian @Emilymdxn Check out the #BisexualBooks hashtag for lots more! Not everything uses the b word unfortunately. Have you read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo? It uses the word bisexual and is an amazing book! 6y
Emilymdxn I haven‘t read it no! For ages I got so confused about that and the seven deaths of Evelyn hardcastle, finally realised they‘re different books lol! 6y
CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian @Emilymdxn I hope you like it! It was one of my fav books I read last year. 6y
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Liberty
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This book is so great in so many ways, and so thoughtfully contemporary (which may or may not be a description that make sense, I can't word too good.) I hope we start to see more novels using this level of consideration given to its characters and story. And more Erin Judge!

Kelly Oh yay! This came to me and now I'm excited. 9y
[DELETED] 3560995899 Now I really want to read this!!! 9y
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Liberty
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Awesome book mail is awesome. I've heard it's AMAZING. *wags tail*

courtney The text on the cover reminds me of Valley of the Dolls (or any Jacqueline Susann novel) and I'm sold on it for that reason alone! 9y
Liberty @courtney I thought that too! *virtual high five* 9y
Yossarian I was wondering if it was implying a chastity belt, which is not the image I get with a vow of celibacy. 9y
Seonjoon Oh wow--so curious! When is it out? 9y
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