After temporarily shelving the series I was reading recently, I went for something different. A dragon rider story with a female-only order.
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Book review: Unbound (Songs of Chaos #2)
The first book in this series caught my attention with the level of detail and quite an unusual spin on the magic system. The second book continues the story well…
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In the past posts of this series, I shared my thoughts about male views on romance. Today, I’ll share what my goals were when writing romantic elements in my story and what points of the past posts these elements fulfill.
Continue readingBook review: Ascendant (Songs of Chaos #1)
After having mixed feelings about the previous series I was reading, I decided to pick something else. A book that promises an interesting twist on dragon rider fantasy.
Continue readingMen vs. romance – examples
In the past four posts on this topic, I talked about how men view romantic fiction. In this post, I’ll mention some of my favorite examples and why they work. Warning: this post contains minor spoilers for the respective books.
Continue readingMen vs. romance, part four
In the fourth episode of my analysis of the strained relationship between men and romantic fiction, I’ll look at what men might expect from romance.
Continue readingMen vs. romance, part three
In today’s post, I’ll look at some more aspects that might be problematic to men when it comes to romantic fiction – perfect partner and objectification.
Continue readingBook review: Dwarven Prince
The third book in the Vellhor saga continues where the first one left off. And it keeps the pace and story, as well as some of the issues the series displayed so far.
Continue readingMen vs. romance, part two
In this part of my analysis of the strained relationship between men and romantic fiction, I’ll look at some of the typical core features and why they turn men off.
Continue readingMen vs. romance, part one
In today’s post, I’ll look into why men the romantic fiction genre doesn’t seem to appeal to men. This will be based on some recent discussions I’ve seen and spotting connections between fiction and reality. Given that this topic is more complex than it might seem, I’ll tackle it over several posts in the coming weeks.
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