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Conversations

February 14, 2023

CONVERSATION: Reading Slumps

JanineBook Reviews / Conversationsgenres / reading slumps / subgenres / tropes37 Comments

Janine: In our December conversation, 2022 in Review, Jennie mentioned that she’d experienced a bad reading slump last year. I don’t feel great about the number of books I’ve finished in 2022 and after hearing other peoples’ numbers, I feel even worse! I know it’s not a competition, but in ... more >

January 17, 2023

CONVERSATION: Looking Ahead to 2023

JanineConversationsanticipated / Hope / New Year's resolutions33 Comments

Hi everyone, I’ve got a new conversation topic for you. Last month we talked about how our reading went in 2022. Now let’s talk about 2023. Do you have any New Year’s resolutions when it comes to your reading (i.e. read X number of books, read more of a genre ... more >

December 20, 2022

CONVERSATION: 2022 in Review

JanineConversationsauthor discovery / Best of 2022 / book trends / DNF / genres / reading slumps / reading trends / statistics / year in review49 Comments

Janine: Every reading year is different. There are years when we read more books and years when we read fewer. Some years we make a great discovery–an author we’ve never read before and whose books we love. Other years are a drought. Some years a genre trends in a direction ... more >

December 6, 2022

CONVERSATION: Meet Cute or Meet Horrible?

JanineConversationsmeet cute / meet-disaster22 Comments

Janine: Sometimes the first meeting between two protagonists is cute (they are walking their dogs toward each other and the leashes get tangled–I think I’ve seen that somewhere) and sometimes it’s horrible (she thinks she’s catching he’s breaking in and greets him with a baseball bat). Which do you enjoy ... more >

November 9, 2022

CONVERSATION: Holiday Romances

JanineBook Reviews / Conversations / Need A Rec!Christmas / Diwali / Easter / Halloween / Hanukkah / holiday novella / holiday romance / holiday setting / Juneteenth / Kwanzaa / Passover / Ramadan / recommendations / Rosh Hashanah / Valentine's Day / winter / Yom Kippur18 Comments

Janine: ‘Tis the season for books set during the winter holidays, and I’d love to know your thoughts on the holiday settings in romances and in other books. Generally speaking, do books set during the holidays draw you? What do you like least and/or best about them? Which holidays do ... more >

October 21, 2022

CONVERSATION: Redemptions that Worked or Failed for Us

JanineConversationsapology / family-reunion / recommendations / redemption / tropes50 Comments

Yesterday we held a conversation about redemption and reparation in the genre. Today we talk about the book redemptions that worked or didn’t work for us.   Janine: What are some examples of books where redemption or reparation felt sincere, meaningful and satisfying? What are examples of books where you ... more >

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