With Sprinkles on Top

With Sprinkles on Top : Everything Vanilla People and Their Kinky Partners Need to Know to Communicate, Explore, and Connect is a helpful and encouraging guidebook that explores an area that hasn't been covered in depth before. It explores desire difference between partners and how the gap can be addressed. The main area it tackles is BDSM but other kinks are also discussed. It is a book that will encourage conversation and more openness between couples and it shows that there is often a way to negotiate differences leading to a more understanding, varied and loving relationship. A really good book that will help and support many couples.

Super informational, written with a lot of thought and intention it seems, and really enlightened me into how others see things, one way or the other. Highly recommend for anyone with an interest in this topic. Thank you for letting me check it out :)

As a former sex educator, I am always looking for books that encourage open communication between partners.
This book is a lovely first look into kink, mostly focused on BDSM. It perfectly balances information with enjoyment.
Really enjoyed this book!

Open communication with a partner about sexual preferences and desires can be such a troubling and "taboo" topic for some. I enjoyed the way this book explored how to have open communication regarding introducing kink in the bedroom between partners with initially different desires. From the very beginning Dr. Goerlich defines important terms that are often misunderstood and likely heavily judged by those new to the world of "kink." I thought this was refreshing and easy to read book about meeting in the middle and exploring new things in adult, consensual relationships.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.

10/10 wrecked me, gave me free therapy sessions and informed me of everything and anything I would need to know about being in a relationship with someone with kinks or as someone with kinks, or both. Splendid, intelligent, humorous at times, and gentle. Perfect.

Thank you Netgalley for this book!

Talk to your partners about what you want from sex. It shouldn't be a secret, or taboo, and they won't be able to help you achieve what you want if they don't know. Read this book too. And make your friends and partner and their partners read it.

While I tend to gravitate toward fiction, With Sprinkles on Top caught my attention from the title and held my attention throughout.

A sex-positive guide for couples, this book is something that both kinky and "vanilla" individuals can learn from and is a great way to open up discussion between partners. I highly recommend taking turns reading it aloud with your partner as an intimate experience!

This book literally changed my understanding of communication in relationships. I come from the world of never talk about sex— ever.
Even if I’m a vanilla person I’m applying to open communication practices of the kink community to my own relationship and it has truest been game changing. I’m really thankful I read this book. Highly recommend.

I didn't have to read much of this to know - this book is the real deal for those who are not kinky to understand some of the needs and appeal for those who are. It can be a very hard conversation, so having a book with the information available will create so many great conversations and make more intimacy possible in these relationships.

This book is so well written and relatable. As someone who is into kink and BDSM with a vanilla partner, this book was completely relevant. It's an amazing conversation starter about kink and BDSM between couples with this kind of existing dynamic. It has great advice on how to discuss how each of you are feeling and how to move forward. I do also feel that the descriptions and dive into what kink/fetish/BDSM are and what they can look like is presented in a way that someone who is considered vanilla or just doesn't understand it can understand a bit more.

A thoughtful and approachable guide to sex, relationships, and kink, for readers who are interested in learning more and looking for a place to start. I love that each section comes with a “recommended titles” list for more information on each subject!

Part communication, part education and definition....no stigma.

For anyone who would like to know more about kink and vanilla. I like the matter of fact, straight forward style by someone who has had a solid background in the field. The focus stays primarily on the relationship between one who is into kink and their vanilla partner. I liked the education and information provided and that at the heart of the matter is the ability to communicate between partners.
4.5
Recommend.

No, me requesting this book is not telling you too much about myself, except that I listen to a lot of Dan Savage. While this book has a specific audience (see the subheading) it is quite applicable to a broader audience. It is interesting, fact based and has given me some things to think about in my own relationship.The author doesn't make generalisations,and that somehow makes it more inclusive, not less. Even though I am not strictly the target audience I found this book interesting and educational.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this e-Arc in exchange for an honest review.

I'll be honest. The title grabbed me first, but as an avid romance reader I thought this would be an interesting read to get deeper insight to some of the relationships I read about. Not to mention maybe I'd learn something new too.

Communication being key is a great lesson for any relationship, not just those who are into kink vs vanilla. I thought the book discussed relevant issues and solutions to the topic at hand in a way that didn't make it clinical or dry of a read. It hits the mark for the market it's writing to and I would recommend it to those wishing to explore or learn effective ways of communicating with their partner about certain needs/wants.

With Sprinkles On Top was such an informative and affirming read. Although this book is framed as a supportive tool for those in relationships with mixed interests (one kinkier partner, one more “vanilla”), I feel that it was a fantastic overview and thoughtful, in-depth introduction into the world of BDSM & kink for anyone!

This book is best enjoyed at a slow pace, in my opinion, because it is so information-rich! Stefani Goerlich really thought of everything that was important for readers to know, and I think I was able to retain more by reading little by little over the course of a few weeks. I had a few unexpected triggers arise while reading this book, so giving myself time to process information was very helpful.

With Sprinkles On Top was incredibly well-thought out, with so many additional resources (book recommendations, activities, questions to get you thinking) through the entire book.

When I had seen this title available on NetGalley, my interest was immediately piqued and I knew it would be a worthwhile read. A big thank you to Stefani, the publishers, and NetGalley for an ARC of this book!

This book ended up being more valuable than I ever expected it would.

So my relationship is not particularly the pairing it is made for. Me and my partner are both kinky but I felt that we had a lot to learn in communication around it still and thought it interesting to see what I could learn from this book.
A week after it finished though we had almost the perfect example of this book happen to us when I opened up about a kink and my partner did not like that at all to say the least. Without opening up too much about my private life that I'm not comfortable with, I definitely do want to say that the tips the book gives absolutely help and are very much worth it if you ever struggle with your partner around understanding, accepting and making room for each others kinks.

I really think this book is set up really well. It takes the reader and guides it from the start to conflict through every stage needed towards suggesting solutions they can look into. It gives space for the hurt, confusion and anger for both partners and is good at explaining how each of them think for both parties. It guides the reader through gently and felt very cared for in this book.

What I also loved is that this book was very queer inclusive. The book had a lot of examples throughout and it was absolutely lovely that it had examples with they/them users and all kinds of people. This made me feel very included as a trans person and definitely added to the cared for space this book had as it didn't make me feel othered at all.

Concluding I think this book is very valuable for any kinky and vanilla couple or maybe kinky couples that have kinks that don't perfectly match.

I think this book would be super helpful for couples to read together. It will be a great way to open a dialogue between the couple. Especially if one is more vanilla than the other.

Ok, fully admitting I am a vanilla human with a vanilla partner, so not exactly the intended audience of this book.

That being said I have been open to exploring and this book was such an eye opener. Built from Goerlich's years off practice as a sex therapist, the book is open, honest and really accessible. Peppered through are stories of real life couples in all types of kink relationships.

Really fantastic resource I hope to come back to in the future.

Such a fun and helpful read! I am definitely less vanilla than my partner and all of the things I've learned of kink have been primarily from romance novels. It was helpful to learn more about it from a nonfiction stance, especially how to communicate it to my partner.

I recommend reading this book for anyone who is even a little bit curious about kink and how to bring it up to your partner, or even just do some self discovery!

I really appreciated this book. It made me consider how I viewed kink (judgement) so it was helpful to have this challenge my perception.

This quote really cemented to keep reading and push pass whatever preconceived notions about kink--People who are willing to do the work of having ongoing conversations about personal boundaries and to base relationship agreements on those and keep them relatively fluid are generally people who are willing to build meaningful connections.

Very much a starting point to keep learning more