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July 25, 2022

CONVERSATION: Fake Dating and Marriage of Convenience

JanineBook Reviews / Conversationsarranged-marriage / believability / fake relationship / forced proximity / high stakes / marriage-of-convenience / maturity / motive / tropes23 Comments

Janine: In our April open thread I lamented the omnipresence of fake relationships in contemporary romances so this seems like a good time to have a conversation about the trope. I’ve sometimes seen it discussed along with the marriage of convenience trope (readers compare them or group them under the ... more >

May 9, 2022

CONVERSATION: Exposition

JanineConversationsbad dialogue / dual-timeline / exposition / flashbacks / infodumps / nonlinear timeline / prologues11 Comments

Janine: Every book requires exposition (the conveying of background information) but sometimes it’s handled well and other times clumsily. Multiple techniques can be used and authors often employ more than one in the same book. I thought it might be fun to share our thoughts about them. For the sake ... more >

April 18, 2022

CONVERSATION: Time Travel, Part II — Thoughts on Outlander and Book Recommendations

SiriusBook Reviews / ConversationsOutlander / Romance genre / SFF / Time-Travel / tropes23 Comments

Our conversation on time travel continues with a question from Sirius about Outlander and our list of book recommendations and books to avoid. -Janine   Outlander   Sirius: Outlander (because I had to ask) – what are your takes on it and do you like how time travel was implemented ... more >

April 15, 2022

CONVERSATION: Time Travel Questions

SiriusConversationsbook discussion / book plots / Movies / Romance genre / SFF / Time-Travel / tropes31 Comments

Sirius had some questions for us—and you—about time travel stories. This discussion will run in two parts, with today’s focusing on the questions below and Monday’s reserved for discussing Outlander and for our book recommendations. -Janine Sirius: So this is one of my favorite topics in SFF. I have been ... more >

March 30, 2022

CONVERSATION: More Thoughts on Anachronisms and Inaccuracies

JayneConversationsanachronisms / authenticity / author's notes / believability / book errors / contemperroneous / names / sex / vocabulary27 Comments

Janine: In our last conversation post we discussed anachronisms. Some of the offshoots in our discussion were enjoyable so we hope that you will like them too. Here they are:   Author’s Notes   Jayne: If you don’t realize something is wrong or you couldn’t care less about it, does ... more >

March 14, 2022

CONVERSATION: Where Do You Stand on Anachronisms?

JayneConversationsanachronisms / authenticity / believability / book errors / book plots / Historical Fantasy / language31 Comments

Jayne: Our next topic for discussion is “anachronisms.” Do anachronisms bother you? Or not? Are any types worse than others? Language, culture, legal stuff, character actions, titles, anything else? Can you tolerate a certain amount or is there a point beyond which you throw up your hands and say “No ... more >

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