Robin M. (robinmy) -
Helpful Score: 6
Hilarious guide to romance novels. The women behind the Smart Bitches, Trashy Books romance blog cover everything from the history of the romance novel, to heroes and heroines, cringe-worthy plot devices, rape in romance, clinch covers and the future of the genre. The book includes little games and a "choose your own adventure" section. Very funny.
Helpful Score: 6
Some seriously strong French, but HILARIOUS. It's refreshing to not feel like a freak for reading romance. Ironically, during my lit classes, I'd tucked Harlequins in my text books (I still got good lit grades, prolly *because* I was reading romance). So this no-holds-barred book will make you laugh and think and, heck, those authors can not only write non-fiction, their attempt at fiction (Mad-Lib style-choose-your-own-adventure, esp. Man Of Your Dreams) was pretty stinkin' good!
