Today, let's welcome Vivien from Pages of Wonderland. She is here to tell us about all the different things we can encounter in the Romance Genre
Romance is unavoidable. It’s in Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Contemporary, Dystopian, and other genres. It’s everywhere. I’m not complaining. I love romance, but it has to be done correctly. I think it can make or break a book.
What You’ll Encounter:
-The Sexy Millionaire/Billionaire: Fifty Shades of Grey made millions of panties drop worldwide. You wanna know why? There was a millionaire/billionaire, tomato/tomato. A millionaire/billionaire can provide food, expensive wine, designer clothes, trips around the world, a really nice walk in closet, etc. They can make your fantasies come true with that annoying, arrogant grin and a swipe of their credit card. I’m typing this with so much disdain. They’re extremely arrogant and think they know what a girl wants (money). Then, the special snowflake, who doesn’t care about the money, comes around and turns his world upside-down.
-A Magical Creature: You might encounter werewolves, vampires, bear shape-shifters and things like that. It is, most definitely, Twilight’s fault.
Alpha Male: I loathe this trait, but it’s in every romance book, unfortunately. It’s always the male in the relationship that is domineering or the dominate in BDSM. I always feel uncomfortable and I pity the girl. I find this sort of relationship to borderline rape. I hate that the girls don’t speak up for themselves, realize and/or leave the relationship.
Arrogance: Every male love interest is arrogant. It’s overused. There are plenty of traits out there.
Love Triangles: It’s incredibly popular in YA romance. I see this a lot in Jennifer L. Armentrout’s writing. Ex. Covenant Series and The Dark Elements. I think it’s so popular because it makes teenage girls jealous, as weird as that sounds. There are two hot guys competing to get the girl. But it objectifies women if you think about it. The girl is this prize that you flaunt in front of the loser.
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ReplyDeleteI liked Fifty Shades of Grey but didn't continue the series because I doubted it would have the same pull.
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