EXPERIENCED
Bette loves Mei, but Bette and Mei are on a break, so Bette can catch-up on the decade of dating experiences she missed before she came out.
So Bette is (reluctantly) on a dating odyssey: a quest to have lots of casual sex with lots of hot women and come back to Mei more experienced and more certain about what she wants. And now she has new friend Ruth as her dating guide, she can't possibly fail. It's just three months, then she'll be back with Mei.
It's the perfect plan … isn't it?
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Simultaneously steamy, swoon-worthy, and sweet. A hilariously chaotic insight into modern dating culture, Experienced is an ode to the beauty of queer love stories.
The Chicago Review of Books
This is the sexy, slow-burn queer love story we've been waiting for. Delightful through and through.
Booklist Starred Review
…[a] very modern, very relatable take on love, relationships and found family. This is a book and a main character who will really tug at your heartstrings.
Red Magazine (Best Books of 2024)
Young's debut is a joyful, queer romance that shows the reality of finding your space in a community and gaining enough experience to know what you want.
Washington Post
Sexy, hilarious, and rife with romantic tension, Experienced is a ton of fun.
Bustle
From the intimate, domestic love shared between housemates to the sparkling giddiness of a new romantic love, Experienced is testament to all the ridiculous, testing and deeply affirming aspects of love.
The Skinny
Young’s charming British English pairs with a young millennial’s quirky, anxious interiority for a fun, surprisingly profound read. Romantics, if you’re lonely or even if you’re happily in love, this novel will be a treat.
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