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jaceyAfter all the fuss about 50 Shades - which I refuse to read on the grounds that I'm not enticed by Twilight fanfic with the serial numbers filed off - I figured I should try some erotic fiction and plumped for a random title as recommended on Book View Cafe.
Result? A slight historical fiction story about a highwayman and an innkeeper's daughter. Yes there was a plot and yes there was sex, neither element particularly outstanding, but though it was competently written and reasonably well researched historically I found myself with little enthusiasm to read more of the same.
I'm trying to work out why. Maybe, though there was (plenty of) explicit sex I didn't find it particularly erotic. I found it sexy but not sensual. And I think that's something that's entirely down to personal perceptions.
Result? A slight historical fiction story about a highwayman and an innkeeper's daughter. Yes there was a plot and yes there was sex, neither element particularly outstanding, but though it was competently written and reasonably well researched historically I found myself with little enthusiasm to read more of the same.
I'm trying to work out why. Maybe, though there was (plenty of) explicit sex I didn't find it particularly erotic. I found it sexy but not sensual. And I think that's something that's entirely down to personal perceptions.
