Experienced
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- ¥1,500
発行者による作品情報
'Clever, sexy and joyful. I loved it' BETH O'LEARY
'A fizzing roller-coaster of a rom-com. The sexiest book you'll read all year and the most heartening’ CAROLINE O'DONOGHUE
‘A very relatable take on love that will pull at your heartstrings’ RED
Bette is in love, for the first time in her life, and everything is perfect. That is, until her girlfriend Mei suggests they go on a break, so that Bette can catch-up on all the dating she missed out on in her twenties, before she came out. And it’s fine! All Bette needs to do is have lots of casual sex with lots of hot women and then she can return to Mei more ready to settle down. More experienced. What could go wrong?
But as Bette throws herself headfirst into a dating odyssey she never could have anticipated –sometimes cringingly disastrous, sometimes completely thrilling – she realises that the best things in life are those you just can’t plan for…especially when it comes to love and heartbreak.
Experienced is a sexy, witty, and heartfelt debut about figuring out what – and who – you really want.
What readers are saying about Experienced…
‘An absolutely perfect romcom’
‘More bonking than Jilly Cooper’
‘384 pages of pure joy and heartbreak’
‘Phenomenal! Fun, sexy, big recommend’
‘I feel bereft now I’ve finished’
Reviews
'Clever, sexy, joyful and filled with characters who quickly feel like old friends. I loved it' Beth O'Leary, author of The Flatshare
'Sexy, wise and funny, Experienced is about finding your way home to yourself. I fell into this novel heart-first' Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies
‘Warm, witty and sexy as hell’ Lauren Bravo, author of Preloved
‘I have read 8 million romcoms and this one is my favourite’ Ella Risbridger, author of Midnight Chicken
‘A fizzing rollercoaster of a romcom. The sexiest book you’ll read all year, and the most heartening’ Caroline O’Donoghue, author of The Rachel Incident
‘A very modern, very relatable take on love that will really pull at your heartstrings’ Red magazine
‘Romantic, sexy and heartwarming’ Kate Davies, author of In At The Deep End
‘Gloriously tender, beautifully observed and deeply sexy’ Emma Hughes, author of It’s Complicated
‘Fun, sexy and smart. Kate’s characters are warm and recognisable and importantly, deeply fanciable’ Laura Kay, author of The Split
'Like a delicious, gossipy conversation with your funniest friend, Experienced is a warm, joyful gift of a rom-com' Laura Wood, author of Under Your Spell
'Everything I want from romance… gorgeously written, funny and super hot! I absolutely devoured it and am hanging out for whatever Young writes next' Brydie Lee-Kennedy, author of Go Lightly
'A warm, sharp and clever romantic comedy with a refreshing take on the endless dating anxieties we put ourselves through… a sparky, sensuous gem' Justin Myers, author of The Fake-Up
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Young's exuberant debut novel (after The Little Library Cookbook) follows the bumbling erotic adventures of a newly out lesbian. After coming out at 30, nonprofit worker Bette fell into an all-consuming relationship with artist Mei. She believes they're in it for the long haul and is blindsided when Mei suggests they take a three-month break for Bette to explore sex with other women. Bette hates this plan, but she's fundamentally a people pleaser so she agrees to try it. Encouraged by her found family of friends, she signs up for a dating app and soon makes brunch plans with sexy and sensitive PhD candidate Ruth, hoping for a casual hookup. Ruth, however, is quick to point out that brunch doesn't exactly send a no-strings-attached message. Noting that Bette is hopeless at this, she agrees to be a queer shoulder to lean on as Bette undergoes her "sex odyssey." Hilarity, secondhand embarrassment, and some sensual love scenes follow—and along the way, Bette starts to question who the right woman for her really is. It's good fun, especially for the first two thirds, which maintain an impressive buoyancy despite Bette's occasionally oppressive neuroses. Unfortunately, the ending, while swooningly romantic, doesn't offer the sense of closure that readers will hope for, leaving several subplots unresolved. Still, the path there is such a romp that readers will barely mind.
