Reading Contemporary Romance until I hate it 🥰 also a discussion about spice in books
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Reading contemporary romance until I hate it. Just kidding that’s not possible. But I did try to read a popular romance book that ended in a dnf.
Books Read:
The First Taste by Annah Conwell
How to Kiss Your Grumpy Boss by Jenny Proctor
How to Kiss You Enemy by Jenny Proctor
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
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You were one of the first channels I found talking about clean/ Christian romance books and for a while I didn't think any existed because everything seemed to have some sort of sexual content in it. Thank you for helping me find books that were in my comfort level.
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I read secular and Christian fiction. I took me over a year to figure out what I’m comfortable with and what the Holy Spirit convicts me off. I completely skip stuff like smut, skim if there cuss words, and etc. before I read a secular, not clean, has cuss words, and etc. I prayer over it And ask God for guidance with the book like if I should be reading this or not
I’m so glad you’re in the Romance space! We need more readers speaking up about the books that they love that offer alternatives to spice, open door etc. not to shame people who enjoy those books but to help readers who share a desire for clean fiction. To spread the word also and help those authors books be found and loved! And I think you’re a great person for the young adult reader to find to see, “wow! There are amazing women out there who love clean books and have good reasons for loving them.” It’s all a witness for the gospel.
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Love the discussion you had on spice sister❤ Your opinion is so well needed as I’ve said! ❤❤❤God wants you here in this space Amen!
Fully agree!! Appreciate this so much 🫶🏻
I second this comment!❤️
Fully agree it’s so challenging to navigate what’s appropriate & what we’re okay with reading without putting shame on others who have different standards, but also wanting to honor God. It’s a whole thing 😅 but I rly appreciate you talking about this & sharing clean romance options. It rly is so needed 🥰
It’s a whole thing that’s right 🙃
How to kiss your enemy was my favorite of that series but with all of them took me out with the brothers dialogue 😂😂 I liked all the romances but the brothers made this series for me
I also tried an Ali Hazelwood book for myself I was gifted a copy of Check & Mate and thought it might be better spice wise, because it is young adult. Let’s just say it was not. So much talk on sleeping around, orgys, and crazy stuff and it was high school based. So I think her books are a strong no from me as well. Thank you for sharing! ❤ so glad you’re in this space to help us navigate!
Love that you're liking the first taste! I love Annah and have now read all her books to zero 😂
I came here for the discussion about spice in books! Oceana, thank you so much for sharing your recommendations and your thoughts on spice in books! I feel like there are more people who look for books that are clean than we realize. I was watching a video from Book Chats with Shelley about the whole Booktok and spice situation and she mentioned something that i've also noticed. it's getting harder and harder to find popular books that have little to no spice and that's in every genre, including historical fiction and young adult! I'm thankful you are here to share clean romance recommendations because I'm always on the hunt for them.
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Thank you so much for keeping true to clean romance. You are one of few in the book reading space and very helpful to many people.
You are right that none of us is perfect, but the fact that you are working to walk with Him even in what you read speaks volumes to your heart posture towards Him. ❤
Also, don't worry because if the LORD is calling you to do something, He will guard you and keep you on the right path!
🥰🥰thank you!
I recently discovered that I can request books to be put on the shelves (physical, ebooks and audiobooks) in our library system, including Indie authors. We can do up to 3 a month. The only one that has been rejected was Heart of Red Blood of Blue, so far. And now our library has available Annah Conwell, Courtney Walsh's newer books and the Sweater Weather series. Some I requested and some they added after I requested one or two in the series. Annah Conwell's writing is so fun for me. The first 2 books in the Sweet Peach series were great! I am about 60 pages in The First Taste book now.
That’s awesome!
thank you for always saying if it’s clean or not! as a christian teenager, i love romance books a lot! it’s super hard to find a good romance book without any spice now. when i first started reading, i read a book and there was spice in it and it was just honest disturbing how much detail someone can put into a book for young teens. if i ever know that a book is gonna have spice coming up, then i either stop reading or i skip the scene
So so glad you’re in this space Oceana! I’m so thankful you give secular books a try too because it helps us know if we should pick it up or not. I really love hearing your honest thoughts 💛
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Thank you for sharing! It’s so hard to find clean reads these days.
Thank you for making your videos, absolute joy to watch!
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I know what you mean about writing for indie authors. I've definitely found my share of duds along the way, so it's always fun when you find a really great one! I see now that its just super hard when first becoming an author cuz there's so much more to writing than people realize! And getting good editing and feedback is expensive! Ah well..I'll definitely have to check out Jenny's books! I haven't read any of hers yet 😄
I appreciate knowing if there is spice in a book or not. I know what I don’t want to read and it’s no fun starting a book and enjoying it only to DNF it due to the spice content. I wish everyone would add that content to their reviews even on Goodreads.
I wish more people gave details about the content too!
You are totally in your element in this video 😊😊 loved it!❤Thanks for your honest thoughts about Love on the Brain
Highly recommend checking out more Katie Bailey books! I’m currently going through the same process you are with learning what I’m comfortable with and what authors I’m willing to just skip through certain scenes for. She always has the perfect balance with her books being closed-door but also having innuendo (which I like because I’m not here to read Amish romances or anything 😂)
I've read 2 katie bailey books and really liked them! I definitely plan to read more!
Yes! I totally love the pink sweater! And the matching headband and shorts! Yes! Super cute for sure! 😄 💕✨️
Jenny proctor books at the library YAY
I definitely dislike Ali hazelwood books. So many strong opinions both ways with her! Love your voice on the subject!
thanks for taking about all of this in regards to the romance genre, Oceana! When I found your channel I was SO EXCITED to find a book-tuber who had similar tastes/values as me and who I know I can trust your recommendations 😊
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Love hearing your thoughts and convictions. You are so gentle in how you share this, but so helpful in introducing people to clean romance. ❤👏🏼
Thanks Bethany💛
Iced coffee and cold foam in the vibe YES🎉
I'm so jealous that your library has all those Jenny Proctor books!
We each need to do what we feel is best for us and respect each other in our differences! Good video and discussion!
Yes! I am LIVING for this video! Bring on the clean romance!!!!!
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Loved the romance/spice conversation you had here! I feel a lot like you do with this too for my channel. Thank you for talking about it. Truly enjoy your videos, your energy, your light💗💗💗
🥰 thank you!!
I don't enjoy reading spice in any capacity, so I greatly appreciate you and your reviews. Have I read books with spice? Yes. Have I thoroughly enjoyed them? Yes, but it 100% was not the spice (which I skimmed over) that made me enjoy it. I've found that it's honestly just not necessary, so when I do find a good book without spice, it just makes it that much more enjoyable.
Me knowing you were so passionate about books on this last day😂😂😂😂ayeee
I appreciate your clean romances . You can only take so much smut.
I am loving your videos a lot lately, idk if it's because you're getting more comfortable and letting yourself be more you but I am enjoying these videos especially when you leave little silly moments. Cause honestly what's life without whimsy
aw thank youuuu that makes me so happy 🥰
I love videos like this from you!
I do agree with you and relate. I attempted to listen to the audiobook of Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood and wasn’t able to finish it.
An Oceana vlog! Yes!! 💕🥰
Loved the vlog! Thank you so much!
Annah Conwell is my all time favorite! Read golden goal next!!!
Read until your sick of it 😂😂
You are such a gem🎀
Girl you have to read the other books in the sweet peach series😍
Reflecting and praying ❤
Yes, this is going to be a great video!! 😀
At first I thought you said "How to Kiss your Grubby Boss" and I was like 🤨
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“Use a pen name” 🤣🤣🤣 5:00 ish
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As a married woman I have a different experience of spice and I don’t mind it in that context, either married or the couple has physical desire but understands it’s for the future. I understand how a single person would not want to read it though and it isn’t necessary for me to have it in a story for sure. It’s a good topic and you don’t come across as judging anyone if they have a different boundary than you. We have to know ourselves and what uplifts us vs. brings us down when we read.
sorry to disagree here: it's not matter of being married or single. Nowadays secular romance books are getting more and more disturbing. I'm not a prude. I read a "spicy" romance from time to time in the past, until I felt disgusted with what I was reading. I really told myself:"if I am reading another romance in the future, it's gonna be clean or nothing." I don't mind a detailed kissing scene but I sure don't need sexual lessons on sexual practises. I want to read about two people meeting and falling in love, about their cute moments and overcoming obstacles. Pride and Prejudice still makes my heart beat faster and there, there isn't even a kiss. Having said that, everyone is free to read whaterver one likes.
Thank you for your opinion! As a single woman I’m always interested if married women have a different perspective/comfort zone with things like spice in books. :)
@@Laura-nb3cq I don’t think we disagree that much. Like I said in my comment I like my spice to be in a marriage context or a “waiting for marriage but there’s desire” context. The clean stuff is fine but I think some Christian romances are so chaste that it’s unrealistic. Not to mention that ignoring sexuality can be harmful for some people who take that into their relationships/marriages as somehow being normal and it ends up being dysfunctional.
Thank You so much. You are truely a child of God. God bless❤
I do follow your content regulary and I 've added most of ur recommendations to my wishlist. By God's grace, I got a job offer this week. Now, I am eagerly waiting to buy these books one by one starting from Christian books. Thank you for inspiring me to stand for Jesus. Love all the way from India. Praying for you. ❤
Thank you☺️☺️💕
I have got to read Annah Conwell
Let’s gooo🎉
My Dear Friend, since you live with Cassandra, do you recommend books to each other more often? I'm impressed that you combine reading and watching TV I can't do that 😀 nice to see you both are ok 😀
Yes we have recommended books to each other! I have more for her than she does for me but the more she reads I’m sure there will be some she suggests to me too🥰
My Dear Friend I will soon be reading a book I bought with the trope you like in mind and I will check to see if it is clean and let you know 🥰🤩.
Looking so cute🎉🎉
Audiobook phase 🎉ME
Just something I have been curious about since I have been watching Christian book tubers over the last year. Why not just read Christian fiction and not have to test out non Christian fiction? It seems there a lot of options from Christian authors. I was so excited to discover channels that offered Christian fiction recommendations and I really appreciate the efforts you make to show books with faith content. I think this could be a discussion about movies that are watched also although I think there are less Christian options. Anyway just curious what others thought
Unfortunately, except for a few standouts, the writing is usual superior in secular fiction.
Most here prob don't have to have faith content in every book they read, but do want all the books to be clean at least.
this is a really legitimate question and I am going to make a whole video response answering it! so thank you for bringing this up :)
Now that I know you like Taylor Swift, I need to know your thoughts on the new album! (the clean versions, of course lol) 😂
Ok, I had to listen through them before knowing my answer! I like the songs but yeah lots of f-bomb songs that I have to skip. I just can't listen to music with f-words in it. I like My Boy Only Break His favorite Toys, So long, London, Who's Afraid of Little Old Me, and Robin. But other ones might grow on me!
@@OceanaGottaReadEmAll I like those too! But, yeah, I only listen to the clean versions of any of her songs. They just replace the f words with something else. You can tell they’re clean on Spotify because they don’t have an explicit symbol next to them. She releases clean versions for all her albums! :)
@@OceanaGottaReadEmAll I think my favorites are So Long London, I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, Down Bad, My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys, and the Bolter!
@@kaya.graceee wait there’s clean versions on Spotify?? I didn’t know this! I could listen to so many more songs of hers if I had the clean ones!
@@OceanaGottaReadEmAll yep! Big Swiftie here and it’s the only way I’ll listen to half of her songs. Especially considering one of my favorite songs is Betty… would NOT be listening to the regular version of that 😂
I’ll DM you the Tortured Poets album clean version on Instagram!