This book has some very good excercises at the end of the chapters. I think that the writing was successful in trying to urge the readers to practice the excercises given.

"One of the most important things researches have realized bout successful couples is that they have a very high ratio of positive to negative interactions. A five-to-one ratio to be exact."

The title of this book is somewhat appropriate because the exercises in the book do include conversations between lovers but they are far from "overly" explicit most of the time.

This book is not erotica although it does have some short passages or descriptions. It is also not a book to teach you a variety of phrases to please your lover, although there are a few phrases in the conversations that might come in handy. What it does teach you are ways to solve small relationships problems that could lead to a recurring disconnect.

Some of the ideas include:

Knowing what we want before asking
Shopping for pleasure
Body Maps - could be fun to do this with body paints
Good to Hear
Forbidden Words
What Not to Say
Reconnecting by Noticing
The Good Kiss
What Scares You
Harmonic Convergence
The Panda Syndrome
Bookstore Pleasures
Naughty Fun with Fantasy Ideas

Since I was reading this in the bath, I did think the author's not so casual references to bathing were somewhat amusing. This topic kept appearing and could have been mentioned only once. The authors mention their favorite authors and delve into a little casual observation about why women like romance novels. They give lists of favorite movies and poetry books. At times they seem more concerned about giving advise about essential oils than sending you off to a "boutique."

Hopefully as you read this book you will be able to overlook anything that doesn't feel right to you. There are quite a few good ideas, but I can't say I agreed with everything the authors were presenting. There is a delicious section about a poetry reading experience that I would just die to experience. So far I've been able to get my husband to read me part of a romance novel that was very amusing and I had no idea he would actually agree to such an experience. The reading ideas are very good because from personal experience, they do seem to work to set moods.

If you are feeling adventurous you may also enjoy the tantalizing "Ban" section where you can create a romantic scenario for intense longing. This book is much more playful than uncensored and can probably be enjoyed by those who would not normally buy books about talking dirty.

~The Rebecca Review

I loved this book. There were some really useful ways to loosen up and talk to your partner about what you need or want, and the stories that went along with those ideas were hot. My partner and I have been together awhile and reading some sex manuals lately to try to spice things up. It's hard to find a sex book that gives you good advice without being too clinical. But this one does. Those sexy exercises give you lots of options for breaking new ground.