personally im over very crass, poorly written sex scenes. especially in fantasy! if an author has built this gorgeous, well written world, i expect the sex scenes to be held to that same standard. if they arenāt I find they take me out of the story and I just cringe (I.e when they use a lot of crass language, no chemistry, feels sudden for no reason)
so here are some books that Iāve found the sex scenes are written as beautifully as the rest of the book, or arenāt cringe!
created by emilyjean
last updated March, 2026
A couple of these I havenāt personally read yet and am going off of assumption because I needed enough books to start the list, so some things may be revised! but please leave suggestions in the comments below as Iāll just be adding here as I finish books that fit the bill š¤
also please allow some nuance as obviously everyone has different tastes/opinions on what may be well written or not. my personal choices are coming from a seasoned fantasy reader (and reader in general) who considers herself decently picky about which books she finds well written š