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I would agree with you on this one. The romance and sex scenes were definitely rushed, and had a taste of high-school teenage love in it.
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Not all books are explicit with their sex scenes. Harlequin will be the best books for that.
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I am a fan of romance, but not necessarily sexual content. I felt there was way too much of it in this book. It seemed like all these characters had on their minds was sex.
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AlexisLib wrote: 10 Feb 2020, 20:02 I thought the sex scenes were well written and I enjoyed them, but there were far too many of them. I was like, I get it, they have good sex and a strong emotional connection, let's get back to the plot about the painting. It's funny because in a different book, I got tired of the battle scenes and I thought it was more because I don't like battle scenes, but I do like sex scenes and even I had enough of them lol. I think authors often think they need to show every little nuance (for example, of their growing connection tied into the sex) but readers don't need to have that illustrated as much as authors think they do. Two or three scenes of the same thing are enough to show progression.
Yes I wanted so much more of the plot. It was still a good read overall but I wanted so much more detail of their actual adventure. Sex in books less is more unless I'm pulling an erotica off the shelf. :oops:
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serendipity 27 wrote: 19 Nov 2018, 11:52 I thought the romance scenes were okay, but what I didn't like was how they met. I thought it was weird and I couldn't really relate to it. I guess the scenes were rushed because they technically already knew each other in previous lives. I do wish the author could have included more scenes about the past since I love history.
100% this! I would have loved to know more about their past lives.
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I think that this book felt more like a romance than an action book and the numerous sex scenes added to that. If you were looking for more action they do feel out of place, but fit for a romance.
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AshEileen2013 wrote: 14 Aug 2018, 11:59 I absolutely don't mind reading sexual interactions, but did anyone else find these encounters rushed. I felt like I was reading a teenagers work in most of the scenes and for how short and snippy they were, there was way too much of it. I felt like the novel was more about the sex once we hit the middle than about the actual adventure in the book.
Well you are not alone on that, I also found this sexual content way too much for my liking. This story could have just continued without it. This part of the book have really got me so worked out to reading the book.
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Medhansh Bhardwaj wrote: 06 Sep 2021, 03:14 I would agree with you on this one. The romance and sex scenes were definitely rushed, and had a taste of high-school teenage love in it.
😅😅😅 Honestly, this a whole fact. I really found it difficult to finish the book off, I was getting impatient everytime I got to meet up the scenes. It was no longer interesting.
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I do not think that the encounters between Alex and Angela were rushed. I appreciated his decency in not taking advantage of Angela's vulnerability and loved their synergy and intense romance.
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I think the sex scenes in this book was perfect. It was not excessive yet it was immature or nonsense. The perfect word for it is passionate matures content.
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The book sacrificed quality for quantity in sex scenes but the rush scenes has a different vibe for teenagers.
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The book does include more sex than I thought it would but still managed to work with plot and romance development.
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I loved the sex scenes as it was so apt for the story. The sexual attraction dates back 3 generations, little wonders while the bond was so strong.
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I think the sex scene is a bit over the limit considering my expectation as I began reading this book. A book on a missing art, mystery, paranormal, I expect so much adventure and action which I could not get at some point.
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Post by Favy Moses »

I do love romance books especially young people in love can be interesting in the case of Angela and Alex, there are both very passionate and realistic.
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