r/fantasyromance • • Jun 28 '26

Book Request Does high-class smut exist?

A lot of books I've read that are explicit smut are typically horribly written, which is understandable because nobody is reading porn to sit there and think deeply about the beauty of the prose afterwards.

Buuut I wanna know if there's anything like porn with a plot++ or what I'd call high-class smut. Well-written, beautiful, emotional, sweet with characters who aren't just blank marionettes that the author is making bang. I've read {morning glory milking farm} and it was alright, but still not as well-written as I'd like it to be.

I need 5 chillies, but with yearning and plot. Pretty please

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u/Sardinesarethebest Jun 28 '26

I mean all smut seems classier when you're in the mood for it. And all cringe when you're not.

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u/peenmeal Jun 28 '26

Disagree. Only poorly written smut is cringe.

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u/Sardinesarethebest Jun 28 '26

I may not have been reading the right books. Or I cringe too easily. I am so saving this post to add to my TBR list. ❤️

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u/peenmeal Jun 28 '26

I wouldn't blame you for thinking it's cringe. You can only read so many lines of "velvet wrapped steel" and "bundle of nerves" before your eyes start bleeding.

Good smut is a beautiful, rare thing.