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 >
Sirius: If you do like shifters what are your favorite ones? Yesterday we ran the first part of our discussion on Shifters. Today’s post, the second part, is all about recommendations for shifter books. We hope you enjoy these! If you read them, we’d love to hear your thoughts on ... more >
Recently Sirius emailed the rest of us with questions to start a new conversation. The discussion went long enough that we are splitting it into two parts. The second half, which is chock full of book recommendations, can be found here. — Janine Sirius: Hi all, here are some questions ... more >
Janine: Recently we had an in-depth chat about the enemies-to-lovers trope, and I thought it might be fun to do the same thing with Kaetrin’s recent favorite, grumpy/sunshine. I put the following questions to all the participants on DA’s email loop. Is grumpy/sunshine a trope you are drawn to or ... more >
Janine: As a reviewer I think a lot about what I want to see in reviews. I try to notice what kind of information I appreciate most or least in other people’s reviews because it helps me craft my own. I think that what we value in reviews is a ... more >
NOTE: Today DA commenter DiscoDollyDeb has a post for us on the sexy (and not-so-sexy) book covers of 2021. Enjoy! –Janine Dear Readers, When it comes to romance novel covers, I have opinions—mostly of the type that could be whittled down to “Bring on the shirtless cover models with the ... more >