Sex-Starved Marriage : Boosting Your Marriage Libido
Michele Weiner Davis
Sex-Starved Marriage : Boosting Your Marriage Libido
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
Boosting Your Marriage Libido: A Couple's Guide
by Michele Weiner Davis
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is intense and may include graphic or distressing scenes.
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About This Book
The soft whispers of a quiet house hide a secret struggle between two people who used to laugh and love freely. Imagine feeling close but distant at the same time, as if something important is missing from the warmth you once shared. This story reveals how sometimes, the heart needs a little help to find its way back to joy and connection.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book explores challenges that married couples face with mismatched sexual desire and offers practical advice to help rebuild intimacy. While it is written at a middle-grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for mature readers due to its focus on adult relationships and sexuality. Parents should be aware that the content discusses complex emotional and physiological aspects of marriage and intimacy, which may not be suitable for younger children.
Why we rated Sex-Starved Marriage : Boosting Your Marriage Libido 11IS
Sex-Starved Marriage : Boosting Your Marriage Libido is written at a Level 6 reading level across 224 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Sex-Starved Marriage : Boosting Your Marriage Libido works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Sex-Starved Marriage : Boosting Your Marriage Libido as 11IS ("Intense — Social") because the content sits in the "Intense" range — intense conflict including peril, frightening scenes, or emotionally heavy themes. The strongest signals come from social complexity — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Emotional: Identity & Self-Discovery, Social: Romantic Content.
Thematically, Sex-Starved Marriage : Boosting Your Marriage Libido explores family, social sciences, marriage & family, and health — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about family, social sciences, marriage & family.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
Maybe not for
- ! Sensitive readers who get overwhelmed by intense conflict or scary scenes.
- ! Children younger than 9-12 — the content intensity is above what most younger kids can process comfortably.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11IS — Intense — SocialHeavy themes explored in depth. War, death, abuse addressed directly.
Content Flags
Was our "Intense" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781451645262
- Pages
- 224
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Published
- 2011
- Type
- Nonfiction