What did you think of the erotic scenes?

Joe Hadithi · Post by **Joe Hadithi** » 09 Sep 2018, 05:03

Lol. I always wonder why writers insist on giving us badly written erotica. Just set the mood and our imagination will do the rest for ya.

LV2R · Post by **LV2R** » 09 Sep 2018, 08:14

Even though the author was quite descriptive in Marcellus and Catrin's love-making, at least there were not very many scenes.

Katherine Smith · Post by **Katherine Smith** » 09 Sep 2018, 13:00

I agree with the consensus that some of the lines mentioned above were definitely cringe-worthy. I think that the author should have just put those scenes into adult language in order to take the mysticism out of it. I agree with the woman that said that the author should have disregarded those sex scenes.

Jennifer Fernandez · Post by **Jennifer Fernandez** » 09 Sep 2018, 13:14

I agree. When I see sex scenes described like that, it makes more uncomfortable than when they are described with normal words. I know the author was probably trying to romanticise it but sex is just sex.

HRichards · Post by **HRichards** » 09 Sep 2018, 17:19

I did cringe at the sex scenes. The flowery prose was hard to stomach with a straight face in addition to the fact that there were moments I wasn't quite sure of the logistics of things as they were described.

PeaceLoveNature44 · Post by **PeaceLoveNature44** » 09 Sep 2018, 21:46

I guess I am different. I did not mind the words the author chose. I felt the details helped add to the scene. I thought they were strange at first, but I liked them the more I read. At times they seem off, but love making isn't always the same. For a book that's placed in the past, I thought the words chosen fit well.

amsula_2018 · Post by **amsula_2018** » 09 Sep 2018, 23:34

I don't think erotic scenes are necessary to the flow of tne story.

Surakshita-11 · Post by **Surakshita-11** » 10 Sep 2018, 02:00

To me adult content in story is not necessarily required and if it is there then it should be written in well way to engage readers

Wahu_m · Post by **Wahu_m** » 10 Sep 2018, 10:24

I skipped over them, but I tend to do that with most books. Not a lot of authors have the skill to write a tasteful erotic scene.
I find sometimes that the characters lose credibility when the author features them in erotic situations.

Karen Crumley · Post by **Karen Crumley** » 10 Sep 2018, 19:51

LV2R wrote: ↑09 Sep 2018, 08:14 Even though the author was quite descriptive in Marcellus and Catrin's love-making, at least there were not very many scenes.

That is good to know. So many authors tend to overdo it when it comes to love scenes. Too many dilute the story, in my opinion. Especially if they're not well-written.

HRichards · Post by **HRichards** » 10 Sep 2018, 21:28

Wahu_m wrote: ↑10 Sep 2018, 10:24 I skipped over them, but I tend to do that with most books. Not a lot of authors have the skill to write a tasteful erotic scene.
I find sometimes that the characters lose credibility when the author features them in erotic situations.

This is probably a good policy. I've had a good laugh at plenty at love scene in books I'm otherwise fine with.

lesler · Post by **lesler** » 10 Sep 2018, 22:10

This was adult enough, I wasn't bothered by the flowery language. The bleeding on the pelt grossed me out though.

AmySmiles · Post by **AmySmiles** » 10 Sep 2018, 22:17

I agree I don't like when authors try to make it fancy. Make it interesting, yes, or even different, but stop it with the literary fluff.

N_R · Post by **N_R** » 11 Sep 2018, 02:50

I hate erotic scenes in books - that are a bit creepy. That is just my personal thing.

RebeccasReading · Post by **RebeccasReading** » 11 Sep 2018, 06:59

I have always hated erotic scenes in books. They always end up seeming so silly and really ruin a serious book for me. If it's not a romance novel, just avoid that type of language! It makes the tone of the book very confusing for the reader.