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The Unwritten Rules Every Romance Reader Somehow Knows
Nobody teaches you how to be a romance reader. There isn’t a handbook. Nobody sits you down and says, “Welcome. Here are the rules.” And yet… after reading enough romance novels, we all start behaving in exactly the same way. It’s almost like joining a very cosy secret society where the membership fee is one…
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How Do You Know When It’s Time to DNF a Book?
Let’s talk about the guilt. You know the one. You’ve read 18%. Maybe 27%. You’ve picked the book up four separate times, and every single time you somehow end up checking the weather, reorganising your bookshelf, or wondering whether now might be the perfect moment to clean the kitchen. The book isn’t terrible. It just…
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The Five Stages of Starting a New Romance Novel (We’ve All Been There)
There are two types of people in this world. People who say, “I’ll just read one chapter before bed.” And romance readers. Because we all know “one chapter” is less of a plan and more of a beautiful little lie we tell ourselves. It usually starts innocently enough. You’ve finished dinner, the dishes are done…
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Why We Keep Falling in Love With Fictional People (And Honestly, I’m Not Worried About It)
Let’s get something out of the way first. If you’ve ever closed a book, stared dramatically out of the window, sighed for absolutely no reason, and thought, “Well… now no real man will ever compare.” Welcome. Your membership card is in the post. Romance readers have been “falling in love” with fictional characters for generations.…
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What Your Favorite Romance Trope Says About You (According to Someone Who Has Definitely Overthought This)
Romance readers are fascinating people. Give ten of us the exact same book recommendation, and we’ll all ask completely different questions. “Is it enemies to lovers?” “Is there only one bed?” “How slow is the slow burn?” “Does he fall first?” “Please tell me nobody dies.” We’re all looking for different things, and I don’t…
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Why the Right Person Notices the Things Everyone Else Misses
You know what’s funny? We spend years wondering whether someone will notice if we lose ten pounds, get a new haircut, buy a nice dress, or finally learn how to do eyeliner without looking like we’ve just survived a minor electrical incident. Meanwhile, the people who end up changing our lives usually notice something completely…
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Why We Fall in Love With People Who Make Us Laugh
There are attractive people. Then there are people who make you laugh so hard you accidentally snort your coffee. If you’ve ever experienced both, you’ll know something funny (pun absolutely intended): the second person usually wins. It’s one of the strangest things about attraction. Someone can walk into a room looking like they stepped off…
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7 Romance Books for Readers Who Love Powerful Women
There was a time when romance heroines were often written as people things happened to. Thankfully, those days are fading. Today’s romance readers want women who make decisions, start trouble, save themselves, build businesses, protect families, run kingdoms, lead covens, and occasionally set entire storylines on fire. Power looks different in every book. Sometimes it’s…
Sonia M. Rompoti, MSc, Bsc 