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Originally Posted by Deskisamess
It's not childish to not want sex scenes in your books. You can have adventure and romance without sex scenes. Everyone has their preferences in their reading likes and dislikes.
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I agree completely. (I used to be embarrassed over liking romances, it took me some time to internalize that it should be no more or less embarrasing than liking any other genre.)
I thought of another book which you might like: The Spirit Ring, by Lois McMaster Bujold. It takes place in a renaissance Italy with magic, where a young man and a young woman get caught up in dangerous political/magical/military intrigues. The chapters alternate between the male and the female lead. The main focus is on the plot, but the romance is also an important part of the story.
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Originally Posted by InNeed
If there is another thing that both of those series share, it's the somewhat dense male lead. I really enjoy seeing the mc get confused about how the whole thing works, miss some hints along the way, get fought over without realizing it, and just come out of the story mature enough to understand that he's not as unpopular as he thought he was.
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It doesn't quite fit this, but Thur, who is a miner from a small village, has less experience with the wider world and with love than Fiametta, daughter and unofficial apprentice to an (in)famous alchemist and sculptor.
Another book which may fit the somewhat dense male lead who doesn't understand his own strengths is Cotillion, by Georgette Heyer. This is a historical romance, not fantasy, so you might not be interested. There's no sex in Heyer's books.
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Originally Posted by Cotillion, by Georgette Heyer
“You think I’ve got brains?’ he said, awed. ‘Not confusing me with Charlie?’
‘Charlie?’ uttered Miss Charing contemptuously. ‘I daresay he has book-learning, but you have—you have address, Freddy!’
‘Well, by Jove!’ said Mr Standen, dazzled by this new vision of himself.”
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