I love sex workers. I love sex workers who write about being sex work. I love being honest about the stereotypes of sex workers.
Deducting a star for heterosexuality. I shouldn't be reading something with that in it in 2024 :/

I enjoyed this book and thought it was well-written, but I wish the author hadn't focused so much on one particular client. I would have liked stories about other clients too. Still, there was enough promise here that I plan on reading the author's other work too.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC!

This is a very powerful memoir by C Shane - WOW!
This is a more in depth Memoir of her previous book, Prostitute Laundry.
If you're a memoir reader, ADD THIS ONE TO YOUR TBR!

I really enjoyed Ms. Shane’s perspectives on sex work. There are stereotypes about sex workers at either extreme: In the first scenario, sex workers are all desperate and do that work because they have no other options; in the second, sex workers get into that profession because they really enjoy sex, they’re good at it, and it’s easy for them. On the contrary, Ms. Shane describes an intentional choice to become a sex worker as a young woman despite being inexperienced and finding sex painful and not enjoyable. Desirability is intertwined with power—and it’s natural to want to seek that power, regardless of conventional attractiveness or sexual experience or skills. As Ms. Shane writes of her success in sex work, “It didn’t just feel like being good at a job. It felt like being good at being a woman.” She “wanted to treat sex the way men did, not so much for sexual pleasure but for the pleasure of confirming the self, ego boosting, and entertainment.” I certainly found that relatable, as someone who has sought male attention even while lacking confidence in my own appeal. There’s a lot to relate to in this book regardless of your opinions on love or your sexual history.

Thank you to Simon and Schuster and NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.