Romances That Make Or Break A Novel | Book & Trope Discussion
We love romance – most of the time. But sometimes the romance story gets in the way of our enjoyment of a novel. Alternatively, sometimes they save novels from winding up in our DNF pile. So, let's talk about love and romance and books!
**Content Warning** In this episode, we discuss novels with a variety of themes, including domestic abuse, incest, rape, sexual assault/harassment, and toxic relationships. Please be advised if these topics may be triggering to you.
The bookworms are back, and this time they are discussing romances that make or break books. First, though, Marissa and Megan review the books they've read in the past two weeks, including The Poppy Wars by R. F. Kuang, Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao, Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen, Elizabeth Lim's Spin the Dawn, and others.
Next, the two avid readers dive into the question of the podcast: can romance make or break a novel? Marissa starts off by explaining her own take on this question and how it lends to her reading experience. From there, the readers bring up a variety of books from Cassandra Clare's City of Bones, Sarah J. Maas' Throne of Glass, Morgan Rhodes' The Falling Kingdoms, George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones, Cora Carmack's Roar, and others. Then, we move on to common romance tropes that ruin (or make!) a novel for us, including Accidental Pregnancies, A Love Interest Cures Trauma, and others.
From there, we wrap it up by discussing what books we're looking to read next, and we finish it off by drawing our next podcast topic.
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We talk in detail about most of the books in this episode, but definitely expect spoilers for:
The bookworms are back, and this time they are discussing romances that make or break books. First, though, Marissa and Megan review the books they've read in the past two weeks, including The Poppy Wars by R. F. Kuang, Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao, Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen, Elizabeth Lim's Spin the Dawn, and others.
Next, the two avid readers dive into the question of the podcast: can romance make or break a novel? Marissa starts off by explaining her own take on this question and how it lends to her reading experience. From there, the readers bring up a variety of books from Cassandra Clare's City of Bones, Sarah J. Maas' Throne of Glass, Morgan Rhodes' The Falling Kingdoms, George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones, Cora Carmack's Roar, and others. Then, we move on to common romance tropes that ruin (or make!) a novel for us, including Accidental Pregnancies, A Love Interest Cures Trauma, and others.
From there, we wrap it up by discussing what books we're looking to read next, and we finish it off by drawing our next podcast topic.
Want your question featured on our podcast? DM us your question on Insta and we'll add it to the book jar.
We talk in detail about most of the books in this episode, but definitely expect spoilers for:
- City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
- Sabriel by Garth Nix
- Dinner with a Vampire by Abigail Gibbs