‘Fairy porn’: is this booming erotica genre an insult to Wales?
Some of these raunchy fantasy novels borrow heavily from Welsh mythology - prompting concerns about misrepresentation
Name: Fairy porn novels.
Age: Centuries old, but recently having a moment.
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