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Looks like I'm on almost the exact same page as you in this book! (2nd reading for me - listening to the audiobook)

Tolong infokan apakah adegan hotnya disensor?

Febritri wrote: "Tolong infokan apakah adegan hotnya disensor?"

I'm reading fairly quasi-explicit sex scenes, but definitely not the 'erotic book' market stuff. Book files as "YA" but these two main characters are in their early 20's so this is a true late-teen/solid-20's kind of book.

I'm going to google search:
"how explicit are the sex scenes in rwrb book"

From commonsensemedia:
Multiple scenes of sexual activity between two 20-something men. Descriptions of blow jobs and intercourse are passionate and detailed but not pornographic -- no descriptions of genitalia, etc. They use condoms for intercourse; Alex's mom mentions importance of condom use. Much innuendo and joking about sex among 20-somethings. Story of teen friends watching porn together while pleasuring each other. Another story of friends faking a hotel room tryst for the tabloids by making amorous noises behind closed doors.

From a goodreads question:
https://www.goodreads.com/questions/1...
Vincent Scarfo I would say this is for a 16+ audience. I have no idea what people are talking about with the "graphic" sex scenes, because they used a lot of language that implied sex without explicitly talking about the sexual acts. I feel like these folks would be shocked if they read an actually graphic sex scene. Unless maybe they find gay sex to be more graphic than straight sex?

From bookofthegay:
I’m going to be honest, I don’t read a lot of books with this amount of smut, maybe the occasional sex scene. I don’t even really like reading sex scenes (of any orientation). They make me uncomfortable, I’m just here for the plot. But my friends, bad sex scenes are a whole other beast. And RWRB is rife with them. These are pretty explcit sex scenes, but we never see the word dick, cock, penis, or even any euphemisms that for anatomy. This made the sex secenes feel very immature. I’m not sure if this was a choice from the publisher, trying to make the book more PG, but it didn’t read well. You can say penis, it isn’t a bad word, in fact using it helps make sex something that we can talk about in a puritanical culture that likes to oppress sexuality.

From decider:
Anyone who’s read Casey McQuiston’s best-selling 2019 romance knows that Red, White & Royal Blue sex scenes are crucial. The moments of physical intimacy between First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz and His Royal Highness Prince Henry are steamy and explicit, yes (and, no doubt, a major reason McQuiston’s debut novel was so addicting). But those scenes are also key character moments that provide valuable insight into this relationship. Without sex, Red, White & Royal Blue would be an entirely different story. And that’s why it’s so gratifying that the Red, White & Royal Blue movie—which began streaming on Amazon Prime today—gets the sex scenes right.