You'll notice today isn't a movie review. Quite simply, I haven't seen anything new lately to comment on. It's a low point for film. It'll start picking up here soon as we get into holiday season.
So . . .
I really appreciate Free Friday Nook Books. I don't whine about the variety of genres offered. It's a free book. I don't understand the complainers out there. I often try out a book outside of my usual preference because it's free.
Recently a romance novel was being offered by an author I wasn't familiar with. The premise looked good, really good. So, I followed my usual protocol of reading the reviews, skipping the lengthy ones that were likely to be full of spoilers. I was looking for two things: foul language and sexy scenes. Several reviewers commented on the steamy scenes that got their hearts racing and how much they enjoyed them.
I sat there with a decision on my hands. Click to buy or click to close the link and there appeared the little romance angel and devil on my shoulders.
The devil rationalized I could just skip over those parts and that the rest of the book would probably be quite good. It certainly didn't sound as steamy as Fifty Shades of Grey, which I didn't read btw.
The angel then had her say. Do you really want to spend precious minutes of your life reading something 'unclean' aka 'with the bedroom door open'? Aren't there better things you could read? There are plenty of writers who write clean romance like you that you could read instead. If you're going to write clean romance, then you should stick to reading clean romance. Follow the For the Strength of Youth standards. Be an example to your children and the young women you teach.
You see, once I read something it tends to stick with me.
I closed the browser window and left the steamy romance to those who enjoy them. I'll stick to clean.
Thanks anyways Barnes and Noble. I'll check back with you next week.
Good choice. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post! Though we all have to make our own choices, I applaud you for sticking to your values and being an example. I agree that 'stuff' sticks with you. Our minds have great capacity to recall any junk stored in there, sometimes at odd moments and places. It's better to fill it up with good stuff when there are a lot of great, clean stories out there. That's what I say.
ReplyDeleteI have a few authors I absolutely love whose stories include some steamyish scenes - and yes, I do enjoy them :) I think, as a reader who is also Christian, you have to make your own choices about what you're okay having in your library. I avoid heavy, extremely graphic stuff, as well as anything in the erotica genres. I rely on friends who have similar reading tastes to figure out which authors meet my heat-rating guidelines.
ReplyDeleteI have a few authors I absolutely love whose stories include some steamyish scenes - and yes, I do enjoy them :) I think, as a reader who is also Christian, you have to make your own choices about what you're okay having in your library. I avoid heavy, extremely graphic stuff, as well as anything in the erotica genres. I rely on friends who have similar reading tastes to figure out which authors meet my heat-rating guidelines.
ReplyDelete"Buying" the book, even if it's a free download, shows there's a demand for that sort of thing. My personal choice is to avoid the steamy stuff and instead focus on the many good clean romances that are out there, because that's what I'd like to see more of..
ReplyDeleteI accidentally clicked download on a book and THEN saw the mention about it being for mature. I returned it right away.
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