On writing "Advanced Sex Tips" nearly 20 years later, Heimel said that "The first one is kind of a how-to manual and the second one is kind of a why manual." "Kirkus Reviews" said of "Advanced Sex Tips" that "the beleaguered humorist’s sex life is not all that much better: she seems to prefer her pack of dogs". "Publishers Weekly" contrasted the two books: "Twenty years ago, Heimel's Sex Tips for Girls was a hot item for women with bad attitude; her down-and-dirty, irreverent take on male-female relations was a welcome relief, after eons of machismo and years of second-wave feminist struggle. Her sequel, however, is a mixed bag".