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?
