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AlysasPaiges

Former teacher 🍎 | love my books, bunnies, & BTS 💜 | 2025 goal 📚: 123/130 (some manga/manhwa not available on Goodreads/Pagebound)

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Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
The Cabinet of Curiosities (Pendergast, #3; Nora Kelly, #0B)
Inuyasha. VizBig Edition, Volume 1: Pulled Through Time!
A Sign of Affection, Vol. 1
A Far Wilder Magic
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Fortune Falls (Fortune Falls, #1)

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  • What Feasts at Night (Sworn Soldier, #2)
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  • What Feasts at Night (Sworn Soldier, #2)
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    Unfortunately, the commander – may shit pinecones in hell -

    May my cursing one day be as refined and eloquent as Alex Easton’s 🙏🏻

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    Unfortunately, the commander – may shit pinecones in hell -

    May my cursing one day be as refined and eloquent as Alex Easton’s 🙏🏻

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    Fortune Falls (Fortune Falls, #1)

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  • Opinions on Sex Scene Writing 🔞

    EDIT: To clarify, I’m referring to books where the writing style throughout the story seems to change when we get to the intimate/sex scenes. I know what to expect when picking up a “trashy romance” or erotica book and am not referring to those kinds of books in my post below! 😊

    I hate when I come to a sex scene and the author can’t get creative with their descriptions, especially if the scene is supposed to be a loving moment 😩 I’m not a prude by any means but I dunno, it’s just seems… idk, trashy writing when all they use are terms like f-cking and p-ssy or the description makes me feel like I’m privy to a bad porno 😭 I know it’s also a choice and some scenes/situations call for that type of writing, and I know some people like it!! For me, it ruins the scene or pulls me out of the story if it’s supposed to be a serious, loving moment. I’ve read some really well crafted sex scenes where things are well written, detailed, and clear, but we aren’t tossing “crude” vernacular around constantly. I don’t even know if I’m explaining this right 😂 What are your thoughts or preferences when it comes to the steamy scenes??

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  • Beach Read
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    Nov 14, 2025
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 3.5Quality: 3.5Characters: 3.5Plot: 4.0

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