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I’m starting to get so tired of smut. I enjoy sex scenes in romance books yes but when the mmc can’t even give the FMC a compliment without making it sexual I get the ick. I want romance and yearning not aggressive sex with no connection for 15 pages.
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Anonymous 12w

Like why is the WHOLE book just smut and him saying “you look so good I wanna fuck you”…… stop letting just anyone write books please 🤦🏽‍♀️

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Anonymous 12w

This is a sign that your front lobe is developing

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Anonymous 12w

yes like bring back the pining and tension and build up 🙏

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Anonymous 12w

This is very valid. Like if I want poorly written sex scenes with no build up or emotional relationship, I could just read fan fiction 😭 I’m looking for STORY and development

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Anonymous 12w

The moment I knew I grew up and wasn’t in touch anymore was when I read Fourth Wing and couldn’t stand Xaden’s lack of character and Violet’s constantly empty head and horny thoughts.

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Anonymous 12w

hot take a kiss can be sm more intimate than sex when it’s a slow burn

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Anonymous 12w

YES THIS IS WHY I LOVE A SLOW BURN. and i mean SLOW BURN. gimme 50 chapters of longing glances before even touching each other

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Anonymous 12w

Read Elsie silver I’m begging you

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Anonymous 12w

Exactly like I love a well deserved smut scene not him only wanting her for her body and the insta love on only her side like it’s icky

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Anonymous 12w

YES! bring back yearning and tension

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Anonymous 12w

And that’s why I still read YA from time to time

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Anonymous 12w

What books are y’all reading?

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Anonymous 12w

Preach

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Anonymous 12w

Slow burn absolutely a fan of. Also like just a tiny bit of smut but it’s also slow burn if that makes sense?? Like only going into detail about some hand stuff but then insinuating sex later ya know?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12w

Stop reading Colleen Hoover 😂

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12w

Fourth Wing moment

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Anonymous replying to -> mother_russia 12w

Unfortunately for story and development, I now have to turn back to fanfic. Full circle

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Anonymous replying to -> #8 12w

Fanfic always has actually good writing. Cuz the authors get no profit, they just do it for the love of the game.

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Anonymous replying to -> #9 12w

My favorite series takes two 600 page books for them to kiss

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 12w

I’ve never picked up a Colleen Hoover book babe

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 12w

YES

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 12w

No I completely agree with this and the thing that’s crazy and some of the most popular authors on booktok started out on like wattpad and AO3 yet as they start to make money the books and writing get progressively worse

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Anonymous replying to -> mother_russia 12w

LITERALLY I’ve come on here multiple times asking for book recs and I’m constantly disappointed ngl

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 12w

I’ve heard her books are good and I was thinking of reading the one with Theo Silva

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 12w

It’s also not realistic most of the time bc what do you mean he treats you like dog shit and you still sleep with him and your starting to fall in love…. Get a fucking therapist

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Anonymous replying to -> #9 12w

Yessss but it’s so annoying when books are marketed as slow burns and by chapter 10 theyre all lovey dovy NO

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Anonymous replying to -> #10 12w

I’ll take a fade to black scene at the end of a series over smut ngl

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 12w

and that’s totally valid of you! i personally enjoy my smut when it’s earned and when you can like feel how obsessed mmc is with mc.

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Anonymous replying to -> #10 12w

Hand holding and cuddling is so much more intimate in a slow burns

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12w

Trueeee

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12w

i feel like kissing can be when you’re more physically attached, but hand holding/cuddling would be more so once you’re dating. so like way at the end of the slowburn

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12w

*attracted

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 12w

I’m kinda liking it here 🤭

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 12w

no so true

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 12w

Now I’m glad I didn’t read fourth wing but also sad bc it sounded kinda cool

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Anonymous replying to -> #13 12w

I went into it wanting to like it so bad because I love dragons and romantasises but it was probably one of the worst reading experiences I’ve ever had.

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Anonymous replying to -> #10 12w

Nah I fear #3 is right, from personal experience

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Anonymous replying to -> #14 12w

Me too lil bro

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12w

Reckless is very good, all of hers are real romance with touches of smut, slow burn but not annoyingly slow

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Anonymous replying to -> #15 12w

A Russian Journal by Steinbeck

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Anonymous replying to -> #15 12w

I’m currently radon assistant to the villain and rereading twisted lies

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Anonymous replying to -> #15 12w

Currently reading Poppy War

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Anonymous replying to -> mother_russia 12w

how is poppy war i’ve heard sm good things about

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 12w

I will read the series when its fully out atp and only for andarna

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