I had high hopes for On Chesil Beach as the title seemed to indicate the presence of bodies of water; unfortunately the writer did not see fit to add any frogs into the book at all.
I found the main premise of the book confusing. Two humans are at an inn on their wedding night, and are both nervous about what is to come since neither of them have mated before. There is a graphic description of their first attempt at amplexus, which the male seems to achieve successfully; however, the female does not release her eggs and runs away from the male. Somehow this is interpreted as the male's fault, even though he did everything correctly.
On a scale of 1 to 5 lilypads, I award this book:
Amplexus... Sounds better than a sponge bath.
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