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Category: Romance Pet Peeves

Romance Pet Peeves: Ménage à Deux

In which Cara rants about how much she hates it when a threesome romance turns out to be a regular couple with a sexy extra. If it says ménage à trois romance, readers will expect three people to fall in love!

March 21, 2018March 5, 2018 by Cara McKinnon

Romance Pet Peeves: Failure to Communicate

In which Cara rants about stories that would have taken a tenth of the time if the characters would just talk to each other.

October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 by Cara McKinnon

Romance Pet Peeves: Alphaholes

Before I begin this blog, let me direct you to a few pieces of information: Sarah MacLean’s article about how she re-wrote Day of the Duchess after the… Read more “Romance Pet Peeves: Alphaholes”

August 16, 2017August 17, 2017 by Cara McKinnon

Romance Pet Peeves: Hymens and Virginity

In which Cara rants about how virginity is a social construct, not a medical state, and how poorly some romance books deal with female virginity and myths about hymens.

June 28, 2017June 7, 2017 by Cara McKinnon

Romance Pet Peeves: The “Other Woman”

In which Cara rants at length about how a woman who is not the heroine, but who happens to have had sex with the hero, should not be portrayed as a villain.

May 31, 2017May 6, 2017 by Cara McKinnon

Romance Pet Peeves: Excessive Euphemisms

Euphemisms in sex scenes: how much is too much?

April 26, 2017April 26, 2017 by Cara McKinnon

Romance Pet Peeves: I’m Hot, You’re Hot, Let’s Be Hot Together

Sexual chemistry does not equate to romantic chemistry, and romance tropes will not save a bad romantic pairing.

February 28, 2017February 28, 2017 by Cara McKinnon

Romance Pet Peeves: Separation As Conflict

I recently read a book that really bugged me, and after mulling it over I’ve figured out why. I decided to make a blog post about it,… Read more “Romance Pet Peeves: Separation As Conflict”

February 8, 2017 by Cara McKinnon

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