“Romance stories aren’t just about love; they show human relationships.”
– Anonymous, overheard in Waterstones Piccadilly.
A lot of people, including writers and academics, avoid the romance genre like the plague, arguing that the characters are shallow and the stories are frivolous. But those people disregard the large number of stories that portray the richest and most challenging aspects of relationships.
The reviews here highlight the stories I find to be the most thought-provoking and evocative, with deep characters and well-written prose, as well as those I think miss the mark.
There’s more to romance than meet-cutes and happy endings.
Love,
the Lovesick Critic
xo