My Controversial Romance Book Views
Romance is one of the bestselling genres in fiction. And rightfully so… it’s an amazing genre to forget the real world for a little while and lose yourself in. But as somebody who reads it only a little, I honestly have some pretty controversial opinions when it comes to romance. So, in honour of February being the month of love, I thought I’d share them with you.
Romance Books Shouldn’t Be Longer Than 400 Pages
Now, I’m not talking Romantasy here. I’m talking Contemporary Romance. If I hear about a romance book and then I find out it’s 500/600 pages… I’m out. Why on earth does it ever need to be that long? If it’s a contemporary romance, there is nothing going on (in my opinion) that requires THAT many pages. Just… why?
Spicy Books Have Ruined The Romance
I can almost feel the glares and the people grabbing their pitchforks… but hear me out. I’m not saying ALL spicy books and I’m not saying that there needs to be zero spice, but I feel like recently with the rise of spicy books, some authors are rushing through the cute moments to get to the spice. We are kind of losing the emotional connection and the emotional side of a relationships because we are just focusing on the spice. Is sex important in a relationship? Absolutely. But so are other things and in many spicy romance books, I just miss the cute goofy parts of the relationship. The super sweet falling for you moments. I want these to make a comeback!
Closed Door Romances Are Adorable
Keeping with the spice theme, I actually adored closed door romances. I see so many people hating on them, but when you have that emotional connection to the characters and relationship, I just don’t think you need to know all the details. And it makes these books accessible to younger readers. I know we have YA books for that but honestly I didn’t start reading YA until I was in my 20s. So many younger readers want to read adult books, and closed door romances are perfect for that.
The Third Act Breakup Needs To Go!
This final one is probably not controversial at all. The third act breakup… why? It’s a romance. We know they’re going to have a HEA so at this point it’s just causing aggravation for nothing. It usually includes some stupid miscommunication that could have been avoided with a simple conversation… so let’s just stop!
What are your controversial opinions?
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I’m Kayleigh, a teacher and blogger who is obsessed with all things bookish. I love reading YA books of all genres and I am happiest when sharing my love and passion for books.
3 Comments
Hope Griffin Diaz
I agree with everything you said. Especially page length. I read a 450 page book last year that I considered DNFing. I’m glad I didn’t. The Epiloge made it worth it it. But, the book still could have been 350 pages. Easily.
mehsi
Great post! I agree to all points, but especially the last one, because burn the third act breakup part. I HATE it when books have that, especially since it is always because of dumb reasons. And yes, they will get their HEA so why all this angst near the end.
thewhisperingofthepages
I absolutely agree with all of this. Especially the length. If I’m reading a romance it’s because I want a quick easy read!!