A review by ericawrites
Girl Sex 101 by Allison Moon
5.0
First, an excellent guide for women who have sex with women (cis or trans). Second, an excellent guide for anyone having sex with women. Third, a great guide for anyone having sex with anyone who has a vulva.
I'm part of both the second and third groups, personally. As part of the third group, I will say there was (rightfully) more information about having sex with trans women (regardless of genitals) than having sex with trans nonbinary people and trans men with vulvas. After all, we're not women. :)
I wish I'd had a guide like this in my teens and 20s when I was first having sex with women, but even now, I learned a few things. The guides for hand sex and oral sex are some of the best I've ever read in explaining concretely with clear techniques to use and try. Always, there's the emphasis on ensuring your partner (the person receiving it) is having a good time and that no one is precisely the same in their sexual desire and pleasure!
I think some of this information went beyond 101, but the authors begin at a 101 level and then layer on more information.
The fictional narration didn't quite work for me. It took me a while to care, but I understand why a fictional break and "personal" story helped weave the chapters together and bring more humanity to the book without relying on the authors to share more personal sex stories.
The final chapter was a little chaotic. It almost felt like the authors didn't know how to end the book.
But overall, the information in Girl Sex 101 is critical for continuing sex education, especially for women having sex with women, but really for anyone having sex with women.
I'm part of both the second and third groups, personally. As part of the third group, I will say there was (rightfully) more information about having sex with trans women (regardless of genitals) than having sex with trans nonbinary people and trans men with vulvas. After all, we're not women. :)
I wish I'd had a guide like this in my teens and 20s when I was first having sex with women, but even now, I learned a few things. The guides for hand sex and oral sex are some of the best I've ever read in explaining concretely with clear techniques to use and try. Always, there's the emphasis on ensuring your partner (the person receiving it) is having a good time and that no one is precisely the same in their sexual desire and pleasure!
I think some of this information went beyond 101, but the authors begin at a 101 level and then layer on more information.
The fictional narration didn't quite work for me. It took me a while to care, but I understand why a fictional break and "personal" story helped weave the chapters together and bring more humanity to the book without relying on the authors to share more personal sex stories.
The final chapter was a little chaotic. It almost felt like the authors didn't know how to end the book.
But overall, the information in Girl Sex 101 is critical for continuing sex education, especially for women having sex with women, but really for anyone having sex with women.