Suggested Reads for the Vaginal Fantasy Book Club
This list was originally compiled from the "Suggested reads for Vaginal Fantasy" forum thread. Feel free to add your favorites and vote up any titles you'd like to see VFBK pick for the monthly hangout or that you think other members would like. You can vote up to 100 times. Take your time, go through the whole list, and check off all the books you'd like to read. Please do not add to this list: books with fewer than 100 ratings, books already read by the Vaginal Fantasy Book Club (or their sequels), non-fiction, graphic novels/manga/comics, or children's books.
The Vaginal Fantasy Book Club primarily focuses on romantic fiction with female protagonists and with science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, supernatural, or historical elements.
The Vaginal Fantasy Book Club primarily focuses on romantic fiction with female protagonists and with science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, supernatural, or historical elements.
845 books ·
1,752 voters ·
list created August 21st, 2014
by Sean Lookielook Sandulak (votes) .
Sean Lookielook
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Michele
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Genevieve
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Lise
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Stacy
1308 books
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Carolyn
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Tracy T.
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Can I just add this entire list to my want to read list?



1. Is there a way to remove the books we've already read as a group?
2. Why in the world there are non-romance books in here?
3. Is there already a thread stating which books actually have sexy times in them?

1. No. Everyone who voted for the book would have to remove it and that's just not going to happen.
2. VF is about more than romance. While most of the picks have a romantic storyline, it is not absolutely required. Also, people are weird and/or don't read the header.
3. Not that I could find. We totally need one though.

1. Is there a way to remove the books we've already read as a group?
There is a way. Which books did you want removed? (I just joined recently, so I don't know which ones were already read.)


If you have librarian status, it's a sub-option once you've clicked through to edit the list itself, along with "remove duplicates".


Cool! It looks like you should qualify for librarian status if you'd like— gives you a few other options if you like messing with metadata. https://www.goodreads.com/help/show/1...


I'm in both and I don't mind if the same book gets picked in both. I'll just use the extra time to read something else. Personally the reason I'm a member of these particular book clubs is because I like hearing the hosts talk about the books in podcast/youtube episodes. If they read the same book I just get to hear them talk about it even more, which I think is fun. Or they might do some kind of crossover, which I would also enjoy. Obvisouly I can only speak for myself, but I generally have no issues with it.

1. No. Everyone who voted for the book would have to remove it and that's just not going to happen.
2. VF is about more than romance. While most of the picks have a romantic storyline, it..."
Wait, what? Romance is not required? I thought that was the whole point with the club. (Should I facepalm myself?)

Well, if by romance you mean gratuitous sexy times, then no. Although most of the time people are hooking up with somebody (or something), some books are disappointingly clean.

Well, if by romance you mean gratuitous sexy times, then no. Although most of the time people are hooking up with somebody (or something), some ..."
No, I'm not talking about sexy times/erotic parts at all. I realise they may not be present in every pick. The term "romance" means more than that to me though and I did believe the point of the club was that we read books with romance in them. And yet you say romance is not required, which has me slightly confused. But it's quite late at night in my time zone atm, so that might be why, lol.

Specifically, a "romance novel" is one where the physical and/or emotional relationship between the main characters is the dominant story arc. In a book like "Fortune's Pawn", the relationship is important but secondary to the main plot. As such, most VF picks are not romance novels by that definition. No facepalm required.
The dominant features of a VF book are strong female leads and a genre/historical setting. It's important to note that I said "not absolutely required". Most if not all of the picks so far have had a love interest, even the YA ones. So yes, they have "romance" in them, but they are not necessarily romance novels which is what I meant to say. Ultimately, a VF novel is whatever Felicia says it is, and I'm okay with that.


Specifically, a "romance novel" is one where the physical and/or emotional relationship between the main characters is the dominant story arc. I..."
Ah yes, I see the source of the confusion now. I didn't interpret "romance" quite the way you seem to have meant it. (Though to be honest, you could have expressed yourself a bit more clearly.) My meaning was that VF books were supposed to have "romance elements" (primary or otherwise), but obvisouly they need not all be of the "romance genre" (which I never thought to begin with).
@Sanasai, yes I'm surprised by a few books on this list as well (Ancillary Justice, On Basilisk Station, to name a couple), but as Sean says it's ultimately Felicia who decides what does or does not fit into VF. And I trust her decisions. :)

VAGINAL! I assure you that none of us are virgins!

While I'd prefer more explicit sexy times, having at least a romantic relationship type thing (with at least some yearning for love or sex) is what I meant by "romance."
Fortune's Pawn is an excellent example of a Vaginal Fantasy book to me, but I also think Poison Princess is a great example. Well-written tension goes a long way to add that "Vaginal" element to my Fantasy. :P
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