" I am a fan of memoirs in general, and I feel this book is a courageous one and a compelling read. I probably would have rated it a 3.5 or 3.75, were that an option. I appreciated its lack of artifice, its simplicity and its rawness. She never once says "sex addiction" because I don't know that it would be the proper term--maybe relationship addiction? As other reviewers have said, I think it could be a valuable read for anyone who works with teenage girls or who has or cares about someone who has similar issues. (Most of us know or have known someone who does.) Many people have written books with lots of sex scenes in them, but not many illuminate the reality of the "relationships" beyond the sex--the getting ready, the waiting, the consequences, the hanging on to a relationship when there's not much to hang onto, the always waiting for something better. Cohen lived an extremely privileged life that allowed many opportunities that she DID take--I would have liked the book to incorporate the ones she gave up, such as travel (as she mentioned in her afterword).
Two criticisms--characters not fleshed out enough (I would have liked more of a sense of who the Jennifers were, for one), and the ending. It was much too abrupt. I'm glad she evolved into a happily married mother of two, but what made her husband different? How will her experiences color her own parenting? I was left with a lot of questions. By the same token, I was glad it was not all tied up with a perfect bow. I think the way the book ended illustrates the uncertainty all addicts face, and the reality that they can never completely stop working on their recovery. "
— Indra, 1/13/2014