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Davina wrote: "Moreover, I'm too much of a realist to suspend my belief in order to believe 2 men will be satisfied for the rest of their lives sharing one woman. I know it happens in real life, but I think most people will agree that most men are far too selfish to put themselves in that situation! LOL "Ha! For that matter, it seems highly unlikely to me that two women would be content to share a single man on a regular basis. Talk about cat fights! :-)
I can stomach most things. BDSM, erotica, M/M, M/F/M, etc. But something as simple as cheating will turn me off a story. If they sleep with someone else before they are a true couple then I can handle it. But, otherwise, it ruins the couples HEA for me. I know there are exceptions but its the straight out cheating that I can't deal with. Sounds so simple but it's just one of my peevs.
I just read
. "Their One and Only" Definitely not a realistic novel but damn it's hot! You might like it Heather. My husband used to make fun of my romance reading but shortly realized he was benefiting from my hobby too. (wink, wink) :-)
When the heroin is really stupid, selfish, and/or obsessed with nothing but fashion. UGH! That drives me absolutely up the wall. Its even worse when the character feels justified in her ways, as in she feels no need for self improvement. I have absolutely no tolerance for characters that think finding their next pair of heels it the penultimate in human existence.
I am sure that rape wouldn't sit very well with me either but I haven't read very many books with rape. Then again its one thing if its the bad guy doing the rape, but the "justified" rape or then being forgiven as okay, that's just gross.
Also kids. I draw the line at kids.
Lisa wrote: "...but shortly realized he was benefiting from my hobby too. (wink, wink)..."LMAO! I'll add it to my to-read list, thanks!
And yeah, Jessa, cheating would make me question the HEA. I mean how can there truly be a believable HEA if one of them wasn't committed to the relationship at some point?
There's not that much that I wouldn't try but I have to say that rape, incest and any outrageous form of brutality is out of the question. I'm not into M/M unless there is a female in there. I can read menages but I don't like reading the permanent ones. Let's face it, I ain't sharing and neither is my man. So it seems a little far fetch in my mind.
Heather wrote: "Ha! For that matter, it seems highly unlikely to me that two women would be content to share a single man on a regular basis. Talk about cat fights! :-)"Yeah, absolutely. Gotta throw that in there. I think women in a situation like that would be even worse then men! LOL
Token Female Gamer wrote: "When the heroin is really stupid, selfish, and/or obsessed with nothing but fashion. UGH! ..."I'm guessing you hate the Queen Betsy books. Or if you haven't read them, you won't enjoy them, lol. There's a lot about fashion in the BDB books as well, and oddly it's a male thing. It made me giggle hearing guys talk about how much they love their clothes (Butch).
Jessa wrote: "I can stomach most things. BDSM, erotica, M/M, M/F/M, etc. But something as simple as cheating will turn me off a story. If they sleep with someone else before they are a true couple then I can ..."It's funny because that's another reason why I can't read MMF, MFM, MMMMMF or whatever. To me that IS cheating. No matter that its consentual and the couple (whichever of the heroes the h ends up with) is totally fine with it. I know it doesn't really make sense, but that's just me.
And here's something weirder, while I'd much rather read books where there is NO cheating (the nonconsentual one) whatsoever, if it does (or did) happen, I can grow to forgive the character provided that it is done right.
Different strokes for different folks have never been more true, I guess. :)
Jessa wrote: "I can stomach most things. BDSM, erotica, M/M, M/F/M, etc. But something as simple as cheating will turn me off a story. If they sleep with someone else before they are a true couple then I can ..."I totally agree about the cheating thing. Even if the couple works it out between them - it's still tainted for me. In Rhevenge & Mary's story in BDB I was so sick to my stomach when Rhevenge went to the bar for sex with Mary in his bed at home - even though I know he was trying to keep the dragon at bay and even though he didn't like it - it still ruined the story for me! He's one of my least favorite BDB characters.
I once read a MFM book where the hero had been cheated on previously so another man having a go at his current woman (the heroine) was a very sensitive issue for him, but strangely enough he did engage in a menage with the heroine and another guy even though he wasn't particularly keen on it. That was so unrealistic to me. THAT made me question their HEA. In fact I didn't believe it at all. He was really burnt by the thought of his ex with another man. He was hurt and heartbroken, but he willingly shares the heroine with another guy? Nope, didn't buy it. Still don't.
See that don't make sense to me. Once the logic of the situation goes out of the window, then I'm lost and the book is no longer good. That is why the whole MFM book is up in the air with me. I can do them only if it makes sense and not on the regular.
Samantha wrote: "See that don't make sense to me. Once the logic of the situation goes out of the window, then I'm lost and the book is no longer good. That is why the whole MFM book is up in the air with me. I can..."Exactly, Sam. I feel the same way.
Photojim wrote: "Lisa, if your interested in a decent m/f/m try Blush by Opal Carew. Or maybe if your just interested in a scene, go with Voyeur by Lacey Alexander."Thanks, just added them to my to-read.
Lauren wrote: "And that is why i don't intend to read past maybe book 9. That just grosses me out too much, I'm not huge on really promiscuous heroines. "LOL. Lauren, you probably want to avoid Keri Arthur and Sunny too then.
I started reading a paranormal romance that sounded good by the summary on the cover.
But about 1/4 - 1/3 into the book after a couple of 'psi' aided sex scenes between a the hero and heroine who had no convincing reason to be attracted to each other I couldn't take it anymore. The details were too many and it was just plain ridiculous. It was contortionist sex and I couldn't imagine how it was even enjoyable.
I am glad to say that the author name and book title escape me right now.
But about 1/4 - 1/3 into the book after a couple of 'psi' aided sex scenes between a the hero and heroine who had no convincing reason to be attracted to each other I couldn't take it anymore. The details were too many and it was just plain ridiculous. It was contortionist sex and I couldn't imagine how it was even enjoyable.
I am glad to say that the author name and book title escape me right now.
Heather in FL wrote: "I'm guessing you hate the Queen Betsy books. Or if you haven't read them, ..."Queen Betsy does drive me up the wall. Strangely enough though the other characters in the story sort of make up for her inane stupidity. But yes, its not a series I read past book two. =D
I use to love this series but after a while Betsy just got on my last nerve. I still read it just to see if she will finally grow a brain.. and I do adore Sinclair..
Heather in FL wrote: "Lisa wrote: "I recently read a m/f/m erotica and LOVED IT! (please don't judge me) That is my new genre. "If I judged you for that it would be like the throwing stones at glass houses thing. :-) ..."
I red Regina in the Sun series and I had a difficult time with the m/f/m in it a little...I don't have a problem in general, to each his own, but it got a little too graphic for me. Did I stop reading it, no, was it my favorite in the series, no, but would I read the series including this again, yes. It was good and I took it for face value.
Christina wrote: "Did I stop reading it, no, was it my favorite in the series, no, but would I read the series including this again, yes. It was good and I took it for face value. "I haven't read the others yet. I think it was my first/only I've read where the guys get it on with each other. It was a little weird, but like you said, I didn't stop reading, and I liked the rest of the story. But the "discomfort" I felt with the guys I think is why I'm hesitant to read Lux's story. Did you read that one yet?
Lux's story is almost all m/f/m, f/m, m/m... It was actually the one I was talking about most in that comment. I probably should have clarified. It was good, but it did make me uncomfortable at times.The third one, Twilight Guardian, was my favorite in the entire series. It follows Kit, the giant. If the m/f/m part made you uncomfortable, I would skip Lux in Shadow and go straight to Twilight Guardian. There really isn't anything you can't catch up on in it.
Christina wrote: "Lux's story is almost all m/f/m, f/m, m/m... It was actually the one I was talking about most in that comment. I probably should have clarified. It was good, but it did make me uncomfortable at ..."Awesome... thanks for the tip! At least I know I'm not missing anything.
Yeah I had the unfortunate encounter with Anne Rice's erotica. Although is that really erotica? @ Crystal I don't blame you! Bodily fluids ewwww
For me it's M/M makes me shutter... ewwww
Wendalyn wrote: "For me it's M/M makes me shutter... ewwww"Ya, that's me too. I can't stand M/M romance AT ALL. I also get queezed out about backdoor sex, BDSM, or rape/dominance. If Im not comfortable with myself being visualized as the heroin (which I don't do often) then I don't want to read it. Also certain words can catch me up, like the C, P and F bomb when used in a sentence to woo someone, its like say what?? Also I don't like b*tchy heroins, or when a couple spends the majority of a book fighting, and then at the end its like ta da! We love each other! Not buying it.
Toni wrote: "Yes this book was HORRIBLE it is actually by Anne RiceThe Claiming of Sleeping Beauty. She has a whole set of them and yuck."That book was actually my 1st foray into Erotica and I loved it! I loved all 3 of them, so needless to say, S&m would not bother me. However, Beastiality annoys me. I like shifter books, but not in that form.
Anita Blake after the 9th or 10th book turns into really bad porn. It begins to have no plot what so ever and the porn is badly written. I can actually hear the bam-chika-wow-wow theme when I read it. Gross!
Rape, incest, and pedophilia justified as okay are big turn-offs to me not just in books, but also in movies and TV shows.
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I agree with you, Heather. I'm far too jealous to share my hubby with another woman, especially while I'm in the same room! And my husband doesn't even like when another man gets too close to me, and we've been married for almost 25 yrs! lol So I don't think there will be any menages happening in my reality anytime soon. he he he
However, unlike you, I can't read what I can't imagine doing myself. Once again I think its attributable to my hopeless romantic nature.
Moreover, I'm too much of a realist to suspend my belief in order to believe 2 men will be satisfied for the rest of their lives sharing one woman. I know it happens in real life, but I think most people will agree that most men are far too selfish to put themselves in that situation! LOL