Review: 44 Chapters About 4 Men by B. B. Easton

Blurb:

*As provided on Goodreads

School psychologists aren’t supposed to write books about sex. Doing so would be considered “unethical” and “a fireable offense.” Lucky for you, ethics was never my strong suit. After spending years trying to spice up my sex life, I gave up and took to my journal. Perhaps my gorgeous, cold, number crunching husband simply wasn’t capable of the kind of passion I’d come to expect. After all, my ex-boyfriends—a tattoo artist turned U.S. Marine turned motorcycle club outlaw, a baby-faced punk rocker out on parole, and a heavy-metal bass player—were every bit as tattooed and testosterone-fueled as the leading men in my favorite romance novels. If I couldn’t have that kind of passion again in real life, I could at least write about it. Right? Nobody had to know. It would be my little secret. Well, guess what? My husband read that shit. And guess what else? He upped his fucking game. Drunk with power and under the dubious advisement of my best friend and colleague, I began testing the limits—crafting journal entries specifically designed to manipulate Ken’s behavior. For the most part, he responded beautifully … except when he didn’t.

Review:

The blurb for this memoir enticed me, and when I finally picked up 44 Chapters About 4 Men and began reading, I couldn't put it down. Though it wasn't "laugh out loud" funny like I had expected, I was still highy entertained. I enjoyed Easton's style of writing- it was fun and engaging- but I did grow tired of the long-winded-sentences-that-looked-like-this-and-seemed-to-go-on-forever. I got to the point where I stopped trying to read those runs altogether and just carried on with the next paragraph.

As I raced through 44 Chapters, I found myself wondering, questioning a couple times why BB didn't just communicate her feelings and desires to her husband (Ken) rather than playing the manipulative games, but I didn't dwell on those thoughts. I just kept flipping the pages. I became increasingly interested in learning more about each individual character/person and their separate story (especially Ken's). I didn't even like all of the four men, but that curiosity was still there. I'll definitely be grabbing copies of the four standalone series novels. All in all, 44 Chapters About 4 Men was a satisfying reading experience. I look forward to seeing it adapted as a series on Netflix later this year!

*A complimentary copy for review was provided by Forever Romance Publishing. All opinions expressed here are honest and entirely my own. **The soon to be Netflix series is called Sex/Life