No, that's--no, WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!

[jadedmusings]

I'm reading Narcissus in Chains because I am committed to getting through all the Anita Blake novels. I am told this is the book where it really goes off the rails and rolls into not-as-sexy-as-it-thinks town, but for now it's a pretty "normal" Anita Blake book, with just a bit more sex than there's been in previous books. It's not horrible and some of it has been, if not hot, then at least pleasurable to read. (Note: I am only 200 pages in and not even half-way through the 630 pages. I expect this to change. And I do know it will get worse.)

But of course, there's one thing I must comment on.

Dear Mrs. Hamilton,

Bath soap/body wash is NOT an adequate form of lubrication! That shit burns like a mother fucker, not to mention it can dry out pretty quickly and, you know, not really lubricate. I'm not even going to try and wonder whether or not said soap was anti-bacterial and why, if it was, that it's a bad thing to introduce to the vaginal environment.

I'm all for whatever floats your boat and suspension of disbelief, but lubrication requires a bit more realism for this reader.

A Reluctant Fan of your Work,

Jade

Comments

[nagaina]

ohgod

Whenever I read about someone using soap as a lubricant, I feel the urge to open my email client and send the author a link to Minotaur's Tips For Slash Writers.

[jadedmusings]

I would have accepted saliva or even saying the water from the shower they were in helped get things going*, but the soap just made me make the D: face.

And now I have some googling to do, thank you. =D

* = It's a bit of a stretch, however, compared to the soap it's way better.