Slut

Labels

by Sara Wylde

“You’re a woman who is comfortable in her own sexuality. That necessarily means you must be labeled, categorized and filed away for everyone’s safety.”

Rebecca “Bex” Foxworth likes that description of herself. It makes her sound strong, dangerous, and powerful—like she’s standing against some grand injustice by using her body as she sees fit. That’s how her friend Claire Howard sees her and if Claire has taught her anything, it’s that labels are defined by the people who wear them, and not the other way around.

But SLUT is more than a label to Bex: it’s her armor. It protects her from ever having to share her true self. The loop in her head tells her she’s innately flawed and wholly unworthy. Why else would her parents insist she go under the knife for a new nose, a new body, and plastic perfection?

That’s something Thornton Henry Edgeleaf would never understand. Thornton is perfect, in every way—handsome, worldly, passionate—with just one unforgivable flaw: he’s utterly sincere. It makes Bex want to run screaming, back into the familiar, indifferent arms of men who won’t fail to dismiss and mistreat her. But nothing’s as easy as it used to be…

Genres: Romance

298 pages, Kindle Edition

About the author

Sara (Saranna) Wylde is the crackfic! contemporary pen name for PNR/UF author Saranna DeWylde. She rather imagines that all the pen names live in the same dorm in her head and frequently have discussions that look and sound something like an episode of Herman's Head.



other profile:
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Reviews

[Kayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like Bex!

She's strong, confident and afraid to get close to men . . . like me! lol! The only difference is I don't have the money nor have I had the plastic surgery 🤷🏾‍♀️ I'm pretty sure I would have responded the exact same way had Thornton shown up in my life. Glad she got her happy ending tho.

4 stars

[anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

this is like a self help book about loving yourself before loving others. i understand the author's intention and her well meaning of writing this story and i appreciate that.

just that personally, it came across as preachy and distanced.

[Edmund Davis-Quinn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun read, although I wonder if it could have added a few chapters. I feel like it ended suddenly. Still fun though.

[Dharia Scarab · Rating 1 out of 5]

Got about halfway through and skipped to the end. Too much drama for my taste.

[Elizabeth Connor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Contrary to the impression given by the title, Slut is a book filled with "the feels." Sara Wylde tackles issues of love, friendship, trust, communication, self-esteem, and the way we sometimes allow others to define who we are. It's about learning to love yourself before you can love anyone else and it honestly portrays the hurt that we often need to go through to get there.

I loved this story which, even though the title might make you think otherwise, could be read by a mature teenager - especially one in need of learning self-love. Yes, there sex in it, but nothing too graphic and it is necessary to tell the story.

I would have given this book 5 stars except for one thing - the typos. At first, I tried to overlook them, but after a while, they just kept jumping out at me and causing me to leave the story while I figured out what the author was trying to say. There were missing words, repeated words, and even change of voice from 1st person to 3rd. Some of these were so jarring, I just can't imagine how a quick read-through of the book wouldn't have resulted in edits. These were pretty basic errors that anyone should have been able to see.

However, the writing and the emotions evoked were so real I would recommend reading this anyway. I plan to read more by Sara Wylde.

[Char ღ Denae · Rating 4 out of 5]

'Bex' has never felt good enough. Her mom committed suicide, and her dad sent her to fat camp and paid for weight reduction surgery, besides 'surprising' her with a nose job. Hiding behind the label of 'slut', Bex lives for the 'chase' and rewards each guy for wanting her, by sleeping with them, even though she feels no pleasure in the act. It's easier that way. No expectations or worrying about a broken heart. She trusts few people so, when her only 'real' friend, Ryan, introduces her to Claire, she's surprised that she feels an instant connection with her. Bex impulsively invites Claire to move in to her penthouse and soon, they become great friends. Never having many 'real' girlfriends before, Bex embraces how strong Claire and her friends are, and lets them teach her that there's much more to her than the labels she's been stuck with.

Sara Wylde definitely has a way with words and knows how to dig deep into a character's psyche. Readers will see a bit of themselves in each of her characters and, hopefully learn along with them. We all have our demons and we all label people, even ourselves. Learning not to live by those labels is the hardest battle.

[Barbara · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rebecca “Bex” Foxworth is a big woman who others think is comfortable in her own skin but she hides her insecurities , her parents just can not see her for herself. Rebecca meets Thornton Henry Edgeleaf a very handsome, passionate man who has a problem he tell things as he sees them. Will these two be able to understand their differences? I was gifted a copy for an honest review barwatts@telus.net.

[Emmaa22 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Go for a shocking title...! Actually I enjoyed this a lot and it was nowhere near as edgy as you might have expected from the title. It had good rounded characters and although it was a fairly standard sort of romance, it was well put together and had a new take on familiar themes.

[Catherine Crook · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars