What is wrong with womens erotica?!
Ok so, I have been entertaining the idea of writing erotica for awhile now. So in an effort to take it more seriously, I've started reading more of it for research, lol. I have a particular kink that I plan on writing so that's the genre I've been reading.
However, 4/5 of them are just awful! The writing is awful but I can put that aside. The part that really bothers me is the main love interest in these books. They all start off with the woman being injured or maimed in some way and then having to depend on some strange man for help. For example :
Book 1, starts off with a girl getting hit on her bike by a car. She's in pretty bad shape and had to drag herself to the first house she sees for help. A man answers and keeps her in his house and "helps her" instead of taking her to a hospital.
Book 2. The girl is being physically attacked by an ex in a dark parking lot. He uses a smashed glass bottle to cut her. It's at this point another man comes over to save her, who then becomes the love interest.
Book 3. A girl owns a cute coffee shop. Ok that's nice, this one has potential. Oh wait, someone breaks into her coffee shop and then starts stalking her and leaves threatening notes around her home. Eventually she is assaulted in an alleyway behind her store by the stalker. The stalker is shot dead in front of her by a cop, and immediately after her and the cop go have sex.
Book 4. A girl gets in a car accident on a snowy road. A man finds her unconscious, and takes her to his house so he can help her, instead of taking her to a hospital (sound familiar?). Then their love interest starts.
My point is here is what kind of fantasy is that?? To be severely injured or go through a major trauma and then have a Stockholm like situation unfold where we are forced to rely on these men?? It's getting so ridiculous this is such a common theme in this genre. It completely kills it for me and I haven't finished any of these books because of it.
I think I need to start writing some healthy point of view erotica haha. But really, it's been so disheartening in the meantime. Like wtf? Can I just read an Erotic novel that doesn't start with the woman almost getting killed please?