The Sex Bucket List Kindle Edition

I initially read this via my Kindle Unlimited subscription, but I LOVED it so much, I bought the Kindle version as soon as I finished and I'll be buying the paper back as well. Yes, the book was that good. It was the realest portrayal of some of the trials we experience as wives. It made me feel like someone - maybe a lot of someones - out there really understands how I feel in my marriage some times and therefore that I'm not alone, abnormal, or unjustified in the feelings that I have. I identified so closely with Emerson and I was inspired and encouraged by her determination, courage, and honesty. I don't want to give away any of the concrete lessons I took away from the book (and yes, I did learn lessons from a romance novel) because I really think it is worth it to read it for yourself and experience it first hand.

The book was also sweet and sexy and featured one of my favorite male leads so far - Mateo is EVERYTHING I could ever want in a man. The Sex Bucket List was an amazing read. It was my first book by Prescott Lane, but it will most definitely not be my last.

The Sex Bucket List by Prescott Lane
4 stars!!!

“I want a man who knows he wants me. Not one who needs to think about it.”

Prescott Lane dazzled me with a hot pink flirty cover and a synopsis that caught my attention and the story within did not disappoint. The older generation are often a deprived bunch in the literary world and I love nothing more than reading a story about someone in my age group and this one definitely ticked that box.

Emerson had only ever had one partner, from high school to married life and three kids, her life revolved around her husband and her family. Having been divorced now for two years, her personal life is still barren and she has made no attempt to rectify that, however, coming across her “Sex Bucket List” that she wrote, while inebriated, with the help of her liberal sister-in-law and best friend Emerson decides that now is maybe the time to live a little. It is finally time to move on.

“It’s time you let someone love you again…”

The Sex Bucket List is Emerson’s voyage of re-discovery. Not only falling in love once again, but also learning to love herself. Prescott Lane delivers with honesty the trials and tribulations of life post-divorce, dealing with the ex-husband and appeasing three young kids that really don’t understand the why’s. Juggling being a single mum all the while holding down a job in a different state and spreading her life extremely thin.

Emerson was a woman who loved and loved hard, she would do anything for anyone and also put everyone else before herself. Emerson was far from a door-mat but she just had that huge heart that had an overabundance of love to give and she did so selflessly. She wasn’t perfect, but she was honest, she worked hard and she loved her family.

“You don’t need to say anything.”

Putting yourself out there once again when you have never had to before brings with it its own set of fears and insecurities, the “mum” body, age, wrinkles, everything the younger generation doesn’t have to think about, especially when the man that wants your attention is over a decade younger. Some men though are not fickle, they see you for the person you are, your heart and your brain, the body itself being immaterial and our Matteo was just that guy.

“Time wasn’t on your list… I hope it’s not the last thing I give you.”

Matteo was adorable and had the patience of a saint, both with Emerson, her ex and her kids. Matteo was a man that had been biding his time, waiting for the signs that the woman he was hopelessly in love with was ready and open to even consider being with someone else. He worked hard to allay Emerson’s fears and prove that he was genuine and this only made me love him all the more.

“…And I want you to remember it the next morning, the soreness from me burying myself deep inside, the feel of my **** slipping in and out, the orgasms I plan on giving you, the way I’m going to kiss every damn inch of your body. I don’t want you numb with alcohol. I want you tingling with need.”

With some hilarious scenarios, some great banter and a realistic and honest plot, this book has something for everyone, an honest romance and the true meaning of a family that sticks together and are always there for one and other. This was an easy read for me, that I flew through at the rate of knots and didn’t want to end. With some fantastic side characters that will have you laughing in no time, this was light-hearted with very little angst. A great feel good read.

“You’ll find me a very generous man.”

For me, this was a lighter, fast paced read with a main character that is totally relatable to any woman and/or parent that may struggle with a little self doubt when life doesn’t turn out the way you thought it would be.

Even with a few years of divorce under her belt, Emerson is still striving to find that perfect balance of having a career and being the best mother she can be for her 3 children while co-parenting with her ex-husband. And with him still around, she deals with confusing emotions of want, sadness, guilt and regret about her failed marriage.

But one night when she comes across a Sex Bucket list she made long ago on a drunken night with her friends, she decides it’s time to move forward, make some changes and start checking things off that list.

I enjoyed watching Emerson take this journey of self-discovery. To see her embrace the things she wants now (because of this list) when she didn’t before, was a great way to make the story move along and is what makes this character relatable to anyone who has ever been in a relationship that made you question yourself and the value you bring to it.

The storyline definitely has an insta-love vibe to it, with minimal (if any) angst. It’s sexy and smart with it’s original plot, which makes for an enjoyable read. The one thing I wished there was more of is just that extra little added depth to the characters and their scenarios. At times, to me it felt like the story skimmed the surface over the build up to get the couple to the finish line, where there were opportunities to dig in a little further. That one element would have taken this story to the next level for me.

Overall, I would recommend this book. I enjoyed reading it and I think you will as well.