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Wealth and Poverty in Romance
Before I started reading Courtney Milan’s This Wicked Gift, I had never picked up a romance where a character was literally counting pennies. Until then, money just hadn’t seemed very relevant to the characters in romances.…
the ask@AAR: What percent of your romance reading is re-reading?
I’m always slightly irked at the number of books Goodreads says I’ve read each year. In 2024, the app says, I’ve read 52 books but that’s incorrect. I’m sure I’ve read at least twenty-five more books…
Coming Soon – The Books We’re Most Looking Forward to Reading in September 2024
We would love to hear which books you’re looking forward to in the coming weeks. Here are a few Kayne has pulled together. Enjoy! Releasing the week of 2nd Sept 2024 Broken Bird by Gregory Ashe (September 2)…
the ask@AAR: Do you need your characters to be likeable?
I’ve read several book reviews lately praising the unlikable lead (which is not the same as flawed). The implication in these reviews is that the traits that make someone likeable are, in a word, dull. Mean…
BookTok: Saviour of Reading or the Doom of Literature?
If you are a reader and you’ve lived on Planet Earth for any time over the last few years, surely you know about BookTok. Even if you aren’t a social media junkie or a TikTok expert,…
the ask@AAR: How have your reading habits changed over the past decade?
Much to my amazement, I now regularly read non-fiction. (I blame Barbara Tuchman.) After decades of struggling to finish fat, detailed non-fictional works, I find, at my nightly reading, I’m drawn towards such works. I’m on…
Travel Romances to Escape Into
I’m ready for a vacation – maybe a road trip, a quiet beach, a country estate, or a trip to see the wonders of a National Park. It’s time for some romance book travel! I’ve included…
