Review: Karelia Stetz-Waters's SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the complimentary ARC. All opinions provided are my own.

TL; DR Review: often funny, w/ two leads who do the work. This one made me feel very positive about my vulva (is that TMI?). 


Uptight & agent of chaos is one of my fave couple combos *she says very nonchalantly & not as if she has a major internal squee nearly every time she encounters it.* Karelia Stetz-Waters’s Satisfaction Guaranteed does it really well.

Starchy gallery owner & manager Cade Elgin doesn’t really know how to lighten up—which makes her a bit of an anomaly in her free-spirited, unconventional family.

Selena Mathis is a celibate sex educator who is trying “to get her shit together on her own.” An artist who isn’t making art, she’s haunted by her last relationship—which was emotionally devastating & the aftermath of which led her to make some decisions she’s still wrestling w/.

Cade’s aunt leaves her home & struggling sex toy shop Satisfaction Guaranteed to both of them. On the surface it seems that Cade has the business savvy & Selena has the heart & passion but as the book explores, maybe they’re both more than that.

This romance offers a real sense of growth for both leads & a winning sense of humor. It’s sex & body positive & really exciting seeing Cade (& Selena!) learn more about their wants. I stan honest convos about female orgasms & in Cade’s case, love seeing how she can finally experience an orgasm with Selena but also how it’s not a  guaranteed situation & that’s okay too.

Throughout the latter half of Satisfaction Guaranteed there’s a real hopefulness in where things are going between them & where each character is going on her own & a celebration of bravery—taking a chance.

It hits so many of the right notes for me.

4.5 ⭐️. Release date: 06/01.

​CW:

​Selena’s ex is extremely controlling, verbally/emotionally manipulative & I think emotionally abusive. There’s also what I would call a flippant conversation including mandalas.