As most of you know, I am not a fan of the way romance is treated in literature today. I like a story about a cute couple as much as anyone, but when things like rape and unhealthy obsession are portrayed as totally normal and romantic, and the book is full of so many graphic... Continue Reading →
Blog: Here’s an Example of a Good Enemies to Lovers Ship: Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet.
I've talked quite a bit on the romance genre recently and while I've given a lot of examples of bad romantic relationships in books and given advice on how to actually write a healthy relationship, I don't think I've really given an example of what a good relationship looks like. To be fair, good relationships... Continue Reading →
Review: Pride and Prejudice is the Best Romance Novel I Have Ever Read
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen deserves every bit of praise that it has gotten. Published in 1813, Pride and Pejudice is the 2nd most read book in Britian, beating out even Harry Potter and just behind Lord of the Rings. Because of its success as a novel, it has gotten two movie adaptations and... Continue Reading →