Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
The Flirtation Experiment
Lisa Jacobson · 2021
78/100
👍 Worth It
The dual-author format — two women at different stages of marriage each running the same thirty experiments — is a genuinely smart structural choice that keeps the book from feeling like one couple's anecdotes dressed up as universal advice. Jacobson and Masonheimer write with warmth and self-awareness, and the lighthearted framing makes it easier for couples to engage than the typical serious-marriage-book approach. The evangelical framework is load-bearing throughout, which is the book's greatest strength for its target audience and its only real limitation for everyone else.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety88
substance76
craft78
originality72
accuracy75
hype65
age-fit82
human-eye78
Penny’s verdict78
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