How much sex is too much?
Disclaimer - the cover for My Everything is for illustrative purposes only, however, I must add that I love that cover, and the sex in the story is great, loving and very tender.
Be honest…how much sex is too much sex for you? Do you cringe when characters have sex on their first meeting? Or does it depend upon circumstances? Is there a reason for the sexual encounter besides just the…well…sex? Yes, I have indeed read cringe-worthy sex scenes - too many, too often, too icky for my taste - I stay away from books containing those. I’ve also encountered the occasional book with major boring sex scenes - the prototypical insert tab A into slot B. I stay away from those books too.
I admit it, I’m a wham, bam, thank you kind of ma’am. While I make my characters establish a connection and I give them a dang good reason to begin a sexual relation, I don’t like a whole lot of beating about the bush, so to speak. Nothing drives me more insane than reading what I consider a teaser.
What do I mean by a teaser? I don’t mean a romance where the characters nearly get it on in a hot and heavy way, but experience sexus interruptus - you know…the bad guy shows up, a tornado hits, the building catches fire. There’s nothing like good sexus interruptus for holding my interest and keeping my libido uptus. What I mean by a teaser is when an author somehow manages to keep the characters out of the sack until the end of the book, without giving me any of that sweet and dirty sexus interruptus to ponder while I’m waiting for the big moment. Good sexus interruptus is kind of like Levitra - when she’s ready, you’re ready…
I guess I prefer a blazing encounter relatively early in the story, followed by, say, a misunderstanding or circumstances that pull the couple apart - and then a smokin’ hot re-encounter and re-encounter and re-encounter…is that wrong of me?
Your thoughts?
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August 6th, 2010 at 1:55 am
Nope you’re not wrong!
August 6th, 2010 at 3:24 am
LOL gotta love those re-encounters…
August 6th, 2010 at 8:26 am
Interesting post, Julia! I agree with you - the encounters have to mean something for me to really enjoy reading it.
I find my people decide how much - I dislike it when I feel either the bedroom door has been slammed shut for no good reason or the other extreme where people are jumping on each other for no good reason.
Romance and context is everything.
August 6th, 2010 at 10:27 am
Yes, there can be too much sex and it can get dull! Sex in erotic-romance is there to move the plot forward but if the author didn’t include a story or a plot line there’s not much to move forward is there? lol XXOO Kat
August 6th, 2010 at 11:38 am
Lindsay - I agree, context is everything. Sex is nothing without context and Kat - yup, the sexual encounter must make sense and be a part of the plot. Otherwise, an erotic romance IS just porn. That’s why I don’t like porn - no plot, no context, no romance.