There is a definate focus on butch/femme relationships which gives the book a slightly subversive feel, and the interviews are very welcome. It was nice to see some trans inclusion with an interview with the lovely Kate Bornstein, and with Les Feinberg, who I admire greatly.

Practially the book gives you what you want. It is down and dirty when it comes to advice and doesn't shirk from being explicit. It isn't for the fainthearted.

The inclusion of topics covering everything from kissing to BDSM means you get a wide spread of enjoyable practices that are clearly explained and encouraged.

Throughout the book, our sexuality is posited as powerful and demanding, not in a way that men have constructed, which is usual in most sex manuals, but here it is owned completely by women.

My girlfriend and I have only begun to explore what it can do for us, and it looks like it's going to be a regular read from now on.