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"The girls (inclusive) are fed up with reality. We are done with trying to
improve ourselves or using our leisure time to learn something new. Instead we
are reading smutty romance fantasy books in droves.
Recently I was succumbing to a stress spiral and my friend recommended and then
insisted I read a book that she enjoyed, and just like that my path into the
cult was secured.
I devoured five enormous books of one of the most popular romantasy series in
an embarrassingly short time, reading morning, noon and night whether it was
polite to do so or not.
Thinking I’d stumbled on something precious and unique, I remember sheepishly
telling my sister-in-law when she was unwell that there was some easy reading
that would be good for her recovery. She laughed when I mentioned
A Court of
Thorns and Roses. Obviously she had already read the whole series and many of
the spin-offs.
It’s not just her. Since my awakening, many people I never would have suspected
are in the thrall of the horny fairy books. I hadn’t “discovered” anything, I
had joined a thriving worldwide phenomenon.
What’s so addictive about these books? Why do I see people dragging around
novels the size of carry-on luggage to read in cafes and on the train?
There are the essential ingredients of course: fairies, swords, magical palaces
and rose gardens. But the real answer is: explicit sex scenes.
The author of several bestselling series Sarah J Maas, whose five-star reviews
on Goodreads reach well into the millions, knows exactly what the girls want.
We want detailed descriptions of outfits and interiors, hundreds of pages of
crackling sexual tension, and the notion that in the right circumstances we too
would be good at archery."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
