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Between Sheets and Hashtags: Are “Hot Books” a Form of Expression of Female Freedom?

Summary by Her Campus
Over the past five years, a silent but loud revolution on social media has been redefining what it means to read, desire, and express oneself as a woman. So-called “hot books,” romance novels with explicit erotic scenes, have gained ground in sales rankings, on Kindle’s most-read lists, and, above all, in the hearts (and imaginations) of thousands of young Brazilian women. More than just a fad, the genre has been consolidating itself as a cultur…
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Over the past five years, a silent but loud revolution on social media has been redefining what it means to read, desire, and express oneself as a woman. So-called “hot books,” romance novels with explicit erotic scenes, have gained ground in sales rankings, on Kindle’s most-read lists, and, above all, in the hearts (and imaginations) of thousands of young Brazilian women. More than just a fad, the genre has been consolidating itself as a cultur…

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Her Campus broke the news in on Friday, July 4, 2025.
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