haha - loving this thread
I guess it depends on what sort of sex scene you want to write and what matches the flavour/style of your MS... also, the build-up to the moment definitely helps - the tension throughout the MS. And depends if you want hard-core romance or realistic?
Here's some of my fave YA sex scenes(ones I thought were written well):
The Piper's Son - Melina Marchetta (not out in the states yet)
Tom Mackee and Tara Finke. best ever. so evocative and sexy and has that emotional but horny thing going. from male POV
In awe of this one
sooo good!
On the Jellicoe Road - melian Marchetta
was different - a lovely stream of conciousness style, not an overly romantic one but perfect for the characters and the book.
Love You hate You Miss You - Elizabeth Scott
Sudden and hot - I think this one is so effective from the build-up and the state the characters were in when it happened.
I Know It's Over - C K Kelly Martin
Another male POV. This book has a fair few in there
Some are just honest and painful first-time sex... really well done, IMO. Not all love and oooh-ahhh romance, but two horny teenages who care deeply for each other having realistic sex.
Going Too Far - Jennifer Echols
This one is steamy and hot and a few pages of fun foreplay-ish making out. haha. doesnt say anything remotely like...and the penis...
Twenty Boy Summer - Sarah Ockler
For a sweet, light beach sex moment. A nice summery one.
I did not like the sex in
If I Stay. Too romantic-ky, gimmicky for me. I was smirking. hahaha. Probably not what the author had intended. Love the book though.