I think this is a very important read for any young girl/woman who is new to their sex life/world. I do not think anyone past this point will take much away from it.

A solid, well-written book. I do wish I had read this book as a young adult about to become sexually active. Easy to follow, interesting and well-structured. I did think it got a bit repetitive at times and could have been pruned so it was a little shorter and more focused.

I loved this! It was incredibly well-written and made me reframe how I viewed sex. Five star rating!

A very informative book, Cool Sex brings a new kind of intimacy to your relationship, full of spirituality and emotions and most importantly relaxation. Whether you're addicted to sex or sometimes it turns painful, or even just looking for new things to experiment with, this book is full of ideas to not only get yourself to relax, but also your partner to relax, whoever they might be, without actually getting down to it.

Not a book I would usually read, I picked this up next because it was sent to me, and I thought, why not? Might be interesting. And it was interesting. Though I don't think I would personally be interested in some of the things talked about in this book, I think the main point of it was to relax, whether it be in your daily life, or when you're getting intimate with yourself or your partner. It offers many different relaxation techniques from breathing exercises, to just relaxing in bed with your partner. And that was unexpected for me, coming from a book with a title like this one.

Not only did it talk about relaxation tips, but it taught you everything you need to know about your and your partner's bodies, from intimate areas to just regular parts of your body. Consider this a spiritual sex ed class that your school never really taught you about. A very interesting read. If you're looking for something a little out of your normal reading boundaries to read and have an interest in non-fiction and how to better your life, I think maybe you'd enjoy reading this.

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Where the norm regarding human sexuality is heavily influenced by graphic media, hot movie scenes, advertisements, and pornography, it is a one-sided, unbalanced view of sex. Diana Richardson and Wendy Doeleman present in Cool Sex: An essential young adult guide to loving, mindful sex - yes, written for a young adult audience, but applicable for people of all ages - an alternative. The authors explore tantric sex, which was developed over 1,500 years ago in India. Being in the present, mindful if you want to call it that way, focus on the circular energy flowing from and to your body, instead of in it for hot and steamy, quick arousal, and a need to be finished within minutes.

Breathing techniques, relaxation exercises first bring a deep connection with your body and your partner's. Whether or not this type of making love ends in intercourse, ejaculation, the instinctive or biological or reproductive target of sex, isn't important anymore. You need to cool down, reduce the heat to enjoy a relaxed and loving sexual play that could last for hours. The booklet contains lots of practical tips, debuted myths around sexuality, and experiences shared by youngsters that practiced the approaches Richardson and Doeleman propose.

Very interesting book filled with concepts that I had never even thought about! Educational, easy to read, and bursting with advice, I enjoyed this book and look forward to implementing some of the suggestions!

A well written book that gives interesting perspectives of sex and how it does not have to be all about the orgasm. The book is really geared towards a younger audience who is more new to sexual relationships. However, I felt elements of the book to any person looking at other perspectives. I didn't agree with everything in the book, but I thought it was educational and worth trying some of the suggestions. If you are looking to broaden your mind and techniques of sex it is worth a read.

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While I like the intention and idea of the book, I could not connect with the writing at all. It felt like it was written for a much younger audience, even though I fall in the marketed target audience. Sadly, this went to the #DNF pile. ⠀

This book was not at all what I thought it would be. I was expecting more of a story with characters than what I read. I wouldn't recommend this one.

I really didn't care for the writing style of this book or the authors views on sex. There were some points that were good but most were what I would consider common sense.

I received an advance reading copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.




I honestly do not remember requesting this book and believe it must of shown up on its own.

I have no interest in read this book. However the cover is pretty cool!!

Phew! It wasn't just me who found Cool Sex by Diana Richardson and Wendy Doeleman. It did give you some insight on love making however, missed so much out within this area! This book was a waste of time and there are many other books out there that are better and covers all areas of cool sex and with both genders!

Thank you to the publishers and netgalley for providing me this ARC to review.

I had to go into this book with a very open mind, as this is not a typical practice for me. However, the more I read, the more my interest was piqued. I am curious to try out these new ideas, stemming from deep relaxation as opposed to hot attraction, to help make my marriage even more incredible.

Way too scientific and gendered. Doesn't include Transgender people enough. Didnt include LGBT+ people enough. Says nothing about gay sex.

Unfortunately I didn't like this book. While I totally agree with the sentiment behind it I found the language used quite patronising. It says that it is aimed at 15 to 25 year old but the tone to me read much younger.

I was also really put off by the kind of disclaimer early on that said something about while this book was focusing on more heterosexual relationships (because we obviously don't have enough books on that already?) everyone has masculine and feminine energy so the advice could suit any relationship??

This to me read like at the end of the book the authors realised they would get criticism for only focusing on heterosexual relationships and tried to gloss over the fact, but I'm not buying it.

Cool Sex
by Diana Richardson and Wendy Doeleman

The book is quite good, the author has explained everything very nicely and the language is easy to understand. But for me, it wasn't that useful as everything in it mostly available on the internet. Overall this book is good for those who have zero knowledge about cool sex or maybe just mindful sex.

This was a very informative and detailed guide to the practice of cool sex. As a queer woman, I was most interested, as I often am with relationship guides, whether it would be wholly focused on straight cisgender couples or whether LGBT+ individuals would be included. I’m more than happy to report that this covered every scenario and that this would work for any partner combination regardless of sexuality and gender orientation.

This also covered relationships in general outside of the bedroom, and did have some helpful advice for young adults getting into their first relationships.

I also liked the detailed practices to be done to create that mindful experience in and outside of sex.

As this is a guide for the young adult audience, I personally think this should have gone a little more into the basics, but overall this is definitely I guide I’d recommend to anyone interested.

As someone who is relatively inexperienced when it comes to sex, I've tried to read a lot of guides on the subject hoping to learn more and expand my horizons.

Cool Sex has a unique premise compared to other guides I've read which intrigued me from the beginning. The main ideas behind it are relaxation, awareness and creating a connection.

I liked how accessible the book was, with clear subheadings and heading to guide my reading as I explored the concepts. The definitions for key terms were well researched and explained.

I was left with a good understanding of the idea of Cool Sex and more importantly achievable practical ideas to put into practice.

I found this book very informative. It proposes cool sex, a type of sex in which orgasm isn’t the main focus, but rather a deep connection with your body. It had a lot of interesting point I hadn’t thought about before. The book has several exercises that promote relaxation, and it also touches topics like sexual health and higiene, body positivity, empowerment, and more. It also works wether you’re a boy, girl, straight, gay, bi, or anything else in between. If you’re interested in different, less stereotypical ways to view sex, I’d definitely encourage you to pick up this book.

I received an e-arc of this from netgqlley to read for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own honest thoughts.

This was an interesting read.

I find the idea of cool sex to be something that everyone should at least know about, not everything is about the hot and heavy heart pounding type but the emotional and physical of sex. This book portrayed that well, though some of the paragraphs did give me a giggle. I think it brought the topic of sex and some things associated with sex to the forefront of young people's mind but the execution could go right over there heads.

An engaging book that anyone whose interested in exploring some more connectable way of getting intimate.