@darktippedrose: Sounds like youve read a lot more romance than me. One I particularly liked - I did like the characters, their connection and the build up but tbh I think the sx scenes were just brilliantly described! Another one I recently read, I liked, but that was more to do with the fantasy (/magical realism?) aspect of it. The ending just seemed to be 'lets just make this a quick predictable happily ever after though'.

There are so many on kindle for quite cheap and it's a big market so more room for rubbish ones!

What you say about a big emotional or physical connection - yes, I'd like that in a book too - maybe because Id like it in real life.

@amethyst1: I grew up on my mom's historical romance novels. All those "spears" tearing the heroines asunder hehe. They were basically my sex education.

As for sex scenes, I beg to differ. Some are good and some are just horrible. I don't like my imagination to do all the work.

But I've been reading romance for a while, so my standards are higher. I like alpha males, and alpha male sex.

@darktippedrose: Well I was just referring to one particular book regarding the sex scenes in it. Obviously not just any book containing them is good or to my taste!

Oh my god. I loved that Series. First book ever - 1000 pages hehe. I'll have to reread those books. I haven't since before college. David Eddings is also quite Awesome. You should try Seraphina and the Black Cloak. AWESOME.

Part horror, part fantasy, part supernatural, part historical. So awesome.

There is a new author named Patrick Rothfuss who is amazing. His first book in the Kingkiller Chronicles is called The Name of the Wind. I don't like how critical of poets he is throughout his writes, because I am one, but otherwise the writing, the wisdom and beauty of his scifi stories is utterly unique.

awesome. I'll check him out soon on Goodreads