{"id":893,"date":"2009-06-01T12:03:07","date_gmt":"2009-06-01T17:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sistahsontheshelf.com\/blog\/?p=893"},"modified":"2020-05-09T00:48:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T04:48:55","slug":"diary-of-a-sex-addict-by-shalona-l-amos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=893","title":{"rendered":"Diary of a Sex Addict by Shalona L. Amos"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Publisher\/Date:\u00a0 <\/strong>Soul on Fire Publishing, Jan. 2009
\nGenre(s):\u00a0 <\/strong>Bisexual, Contemporary Fiction
\nPages:<\/strong> 236
\nWebsite: \u00a0<\/strong>http:\/\/www.soulonfirepublishing.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Rating:<\/strong> \"★\"\"★\"\"★\"\"½\"\"☆\" <\/p><\/strong><\/p>\n

Protagonist Tiffany Love\u2019s life is a testament to the fact that sex is a powerful thing, one that can distort your mind, body and soul if you let it. Her experiences are chronicled in DIARY OF A SEX ADDICT<\/em><\/strong>, based on a true story written by Shalona L. Amos.<\/p>\n

Tiffany\u2019s descent into sexual addiction began when she was a child. While her mother would go out with friends, she was left at home to her own devices. Masturbation, in all sorts of ways, became the addiction of choice for Tiffany \u2013 so much so that she couldn\u2019t go a night without pleasuring herself. As a young girl, watching porn was a hobby, allowing her fantasies to extend to being with women. Tiffany knew full well what she was doing was wrong, keeping it a secret from her mother and new overbearing stepfather, Vincent, yet she couldn\u2019t stop.<\/p>\n

As a result, Tiffany\u2019s sexual urges grew from sex of the five-finger kind to chatting with men online. There, she could explore her hidden desires and get lost in the anonymity of the Internet. But even cybersex wasn\u2019t enough, and she begins meeting these men for the real thing. After losing her virginity to someone she hardly knew, most nights were a different dude and more sex. It eventually proves unfulfilling for Tiffany, because while she felt valued for the moment, she craved real love. And she couldn\u2019t seem to get it at home, with her mother allowing Vincent to belittle Tiffany at every turn, and it paved the way for her to be mistreated and used by men.<\/p>\n

Then comes the day when Tiffany ends all dealings with men, and enters a relationship with a woman. It finally gave her the chance to love and be loved, and things are terrific. Tiffany\u2019s addiction resurfaces when it falls apart, along with all the old feelings of abandonment. It takes control of her life again and causes her realize she needs help.<\/p>\n

Yes, Diary of a Sex Addict<\/em> is hardcore, but it\u2019s also very sad and realistic for a lot of young girls who confuse sex with love. Amos does a good job taking you inside Tiffany\u2019s head. The writing could have been a bit sharper, as parts of it were monotonous, but fortunately the story is\u00a0fast-paced and easy to get through.<\/p>\n

Reviewed June 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Publisher\/Date:\u00a0 Soul on Fire Publishing, Jan. 2009 Genre(s):\u00a0 Bisexual, Contemporary Fiction Pages: 236 Website: \u00a0http:\/\/www.soulonfirepublishing.com Protagonist Tiffany Love\u2019s life is a testament to the fact that sex is a powerful thing, one that can distort your mind, body and soul if you let it. Her experiences are chronicled in DIARY OF A SEX ADDICT, based […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[39,92,140,431],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=893"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7374,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893\/revisions\/7374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}