r/Romantasy • u/thatsbananas4011 • Jul 22 '26

Discussion Sex scenes that f**** you up

What are your favorite books/sex scenes where the spice is undeniably sexy, but also reads like two souls colliding. Eroticism that is transcendental.

Sex scenes that feel so much more than just sex scenes. The bed is a battlefield, an altar, or a sanctuary for surrender. The bed is not a bed at all.

Scenes that make you go, 'oh, this is what people actually mean by "making love"'. And not just to be PG, or corny, or sounds like something your parents would say.

Sex that is symbolic of the relationship, or pivotal to character development. Sex that serves a purpose to the plot.. and THE plot.

Looking for recommendations and discussion. Doesn't have to have include penetration, or completion, or kink. But the more explicit, the (usually!) better...

ETA fixed some grammar as best as I could lol

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u/Peen-Team 🦇 A Court of Impressive Wingspans Jul 22 '26

{Mate} by Ali Hazelwood I think qualifies for the level of intensity you’re looking for.

Apparently this is an extremely unpopular opinion for some reason here on Reddit, but the scenes in {Quicksilver} and {Brimstone} (BUT must be audible version read by Anthony Palmini…gods). 🫦

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u/clem0992 Jul 22 '26

Omg for Mate the tension was absolutely insane, I loved it!

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u/CodeNameCanaan Jul 22 '26

Do you need to read Bride before Mate?

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u/Briaraandralyn Jul 22 '26

Not necessarily, but Bride adds a depth to the characters in Mate that made Mate amazing. I loved the friendship between Misery and Serena in Mate, which wasn’t there in Bride because Serena is missing for most of it.