This book has little to do with diabetes and more to do with a young woman and her sexual experiences. There was a some information in there about how her dates felt about seeing the pump and supplies on her body so if this is a concern of yours it might be good to read her experiences and put any fears to bed! (Pun intended). If someone has a problem with the equipment they are not the right person for you anyway!

I received an ARC from Net Galley for the memoir, Finding F*ck Yes. The title and subtitle grabbed my attention right away, a memoir of orgasm and diabetes. Well, there's a combo you don't really hear about every day. Clare puts it all out there in this memoir, a collection of stories from one-night stands, terrible (and not so terrible) booty calls, embarrassing dates/hook ups and how she went on a sexual journey and strived to find acceptance of her body all while dealing with the what diabetes was doing to it. This is a quick read, and it felt like I was curled up on the couch with one of my close friends, sipping tea while she spilled all her wild stories. You know that friend who is the "crazy" one, who does things you probably wouldn't do, so you live kind of vicariously through them and soak up all their tales? That's what reading the book felt like. I found myself rooting for Clare, hoping she finds peace with herself and her body.

I enjoyed Ms. Edgeman’s writing style and often found myself laughing while reading this memoir. As the author warns in her Author’s Note, there is a lot of sex in this book. If you’re not comfortable reading about casual sex, this is probably not the book for you. Although I must admit that the author’s metaphor about sex as chocolate cake helped me be less judgmental about some aspects of her story.

I enjoyed reading about how the author became more accepting of herself, her body, and her sexuality. Reading this story helped me better accept some of my own choices, as well as realizing that I still have some work to do in learning to love and approve of myself.

I also enjoyed the poetry scattered throughout the narrative.

As a fellow Type 1 diabetic, I do wish the author had shared a little more about her diabetes. She did crack me up though with her comment about googling “what to do with your insulin pump at a sex party.” She also did a good job describing what a severe hypoglycemic event (low blood sugar) feels like. It’s nice for me to read about other diabetics having experiences similar to mine, because having a disabling chronic illness can be very isolating, and sometimes it feels like no one else understands what it’s like.

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading memoirs and is curious about female sexual empowerment or would like to better understand what it is like to live with Type 1 diabetes.

I was provided an unproofed ARC through NetGalley that I volunteered to review.

I adored this. Everyone should read this. It made me feel so empowered and I know I will go back to this again anad again.

The author of the book is very relatable, even though her life story and mine are very different, how to live a full honest creative and sexual life and love who you are. Her style of writing was easy to read, sometimes humorous and i enjoyed it more than i expected

This book was fun to read for a while because of its sex positive and body positive philosophy. I was curious about this book partly from the title and also from the blurb about it. I'm in my mid-50s and so I would probably not pick up this book in a bookstore other than to browse, and that's what I did here. However as an older woman feminist, I am thrilled to see this book make its way into the world and hope that it provides teens and twenty-somethings with the model that having sex and loving yourself are normal parts of Being Human for women. And for men, now that I think of it, but what we've currently got ain't working. So here's hoping maybe this book could make a dent in that, but then again I'm not holding my breath nor worried about it, which is exactly what this book message is about!

Thank you #netgalley for the chance to read the advance copy of #findingfuckyes. Was hesitant to read it but once I sat down with it and got into it I enjoyed it and as a curvy girl I could relate to some of what she wrote about.

Wow. So first off, if you are a woman stop right now because you NEED to read this book. God, everyone needs to read this book. This book talks about such important topics; ranging from masturbation, what it means to be a slut, defining your own sexuality, and being confident in your body. Claire's ability to to take a look at herself and her sexuality journey is inspiring, and has inspired me to do the same. I love the body positivity talk that occurs within this book and the urge to accept the skin that you are in. Claire's writing style just flows and the poems that are intertwined within the story provide such a light and beautiful twist. I think this book was phenomenal, I think the story she shares is phenomenal, and I think the path that she brings all of us down is phenomenal.

This gave me memories of sex and the city but more relatable for what real women feel about their bodies in terms of insecurities and thoughts. Really enjoyed this book and recommend. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Yes! So much yes! to this book by Clare Edgeman. I appreciate the opportunity to read a pre-release copy of Finding F*ck yes. This is a compelling, engaging, and well-written memoir that (I hope) helps the body positivity movement along. While I don't have a current course appropriate to assign this book, I'll definitely promote it as a must-read among students and friends.

There were some really good parts to this book, but overall it didn’t really I did not really connect with the author. I

This memoir was refreshingly honest. I loved Finding F*ck Yes so much and appreciate Clare's transparency in telling her story. I wish more women would be so open about their sexual journey. This book encouraged and inspired to be more accepting of who I am as a women, including but not limited to my sexuality, health, and confidence about my body.

I originally picked up this book because of the title. Through reading it, I discovered that it is a funny but insightful book about the writer's journey to loving her own body, regardless of her health issues or society's opinions on the way she looks. I think everyone could use a bit of that courage.

I never felt like this book got going. It was hard for me to digest. In terms of school-appropriate, not at all.

While this book is a memoir that on the surface focuses on a 20-something's sexual exploits, it dives much deeper. The author not only explores the physical, but also the personal of how these encounters have shaped her over the years and given her different views of how she sees connecting with others and viewing herself.

Edgeman does all of this exploring while dealing with a chronic illness, which itself can be the catalyst for a range of physical and spiritual changes. This is a book that doesn't just tell Edgeman's story--it also gives the reader a reason to look to their own lives and experiences to see how they have changed, grown, and inspiring them to learn what saying "fuck yes" means to them.

Finding F*ck Yes: A Memoir of Orgasms and Insulin by Clare Marie Edgeman is an unabashed, in your face honesty about sex and one woman’s journey to enjoy sex and dealing with the constraints of Type 1 diabetes. From her nerdy teenager years in rural Montana to her traveling across Europe before settling in New York City, Ms. Edgeman writes a vulnerable memoir in which she holds nothing back. She describes herself as a “strong, independent, curvy, diabetic slut” as she finds dates on various dating apps and hooks up through friends and acquaintances. Finding F*ck Yes can be described as Sex and the City for millennials or even, as someone else put it, Eat, Pray, Love, meets Sex and the City, as it is her journey to self-discovery, self-knowledge and becoming comfortable with every aspect of her life from her body image, her Type 1 diabetes and her sexual desires.
When I was asked to review Finding F*ck Yes, I was intrigued by the premise as I have never seen a book about sexuality and a chronic illness. And it starts that way, but at one point for several chapters, she does not mention her Type 1 diabetes. After a while, the book became formulaic as she goes from one lover to another. I liked that she is comfortable with her promiscuity and she does not try to convince other women to follow her example. I have never been or could ever be promiscuous. I am proud and comfortable, and quite satisfied with having only one partner just as she is proud and comfortable with her “sluttiness.” And I think Ms. Edgeman’s point of her memoir is for women to be comfortable with their lifestyle as they chose to live it regardless of how others may think. The descriptions of her sexual encounters do get graphic and some were very cringey that I skimmed through it. So, if you have delicate sensibilities, this book is not for you. I applaud and appreciate her honesty as she pulls no punches. This book is not for everyone and I would recommend it for those women who may be struggling with their body image and how it may affect their sexuality. With writing Finding F*ck Yes: A Memoir of Orgasms & Insulin, Ms. Edgeman puts forth “a reflection of our society, a meditation on self-worth, a treatise on how we treat women who love sex, and a challenge of how we view women who are not thin.” And to some degree, I feel Ms. Edgeman accomplishes her goal.

Finding F*ck Yes:
A Memoir of Orgasms and Insulin
is available in paperback and eBook

This book is certainly different. A journal of the author's experiences with losing her virginity and her subsequent exploration of sex with a long list of partners in an effort to learn more about herself and to help her feel positive about her body. As a diabetic and a large woman, she has negative feelings about her body, which she hopes to overcome. Her story explores her romantic relationships and her family relationships, but mostly focuses on what she learned from each encounter with lovers whom she gives cute nicknames. The language and stories are frank and very sexual, but underneath is a story of a woman's emotional growth over the course of an unusual year or so.

An easy to read book about a woman's sexual journey. Very enjoyable and easy to read. The book follows the authors story detailing lots of frogs, princes and everything in between!

A tell all biography that emphasizes the author's search for self meaning and fulfillment in one night stands. The author takes pride in her many sexual encounters, but it is actually quite sad that she is unable to find fulfillment in herself.

Finding Fuck Yes is an all reveal of a number of Clare's sexual encounters, ranging from the fabulously laugh out loud to important ones that touch upon revevant subjects, such as consent and sexual safety, while also normalising the female sexuality. Clare apart from being her own sexual power, is also type 1 diabetic. While using the platform of Finding F*ck Yes to normalise sex, she also uses it as an informative tool to talk about her personal and sexual impacts of her diagnosis, while also touching on her experience of a diabetic eating disorder diabullimia. This memoir is at times powerfully raw, deeply personal and utterly empowering!

I adored this book, I admire Clare's literary middle finger to societal slut shaming, the idea that society has a say / control over the bodies of women. This book shares that safe promiscuity is not just for men but rather provides a positive narrative for sexual expression, no matter who the person is or their sexual preferences.

Finding F*ck Yes also touches upon sobering subjects, such as consent and sexual trauma. This subjects are more important than ever to educate upon and through her personal experiences Clare has done that to a certain degree. Sexual trauma is not a black and white subject, it's many shades of grey and patchy, it's always important to check consent, multiple times as well as always practising safe sex. She says in one of her chapters that these things are not turn offs, don't be afraid to pull out protection, check boundaries etc.

Finding F*ck Yes challenges standards, it challenges the double standards between male and female promiscuity, one being more acceptable than the other. Within these pages sexual ideals are drawn into modernisation, a world where casual sex is accepted, within a world of polygamy and non- monogamous / monogamous relationships, with the inclusion of personal sexuality reflection.

I loved it!