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Tag: 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: Love Triangles

In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m going to talk about LOVE TRIANGLES. Specifically, love triangles gone wrong. Which is most of them.

February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 by Cara McKinnon

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