I'm not really reading at the moment, we're in the mountains for our 20th anniversary! We did listen to Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree on the road trip, my second time, Brett's first.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

@willaful @romancelandia @romancebooks Oh gosh, I try never to go back to those older books. I tried to re-read a Betty Neels (who I loved) & I couldn't. But at least it wasn't as bad as the old Presents ... talk about misogynistic. All they did was teach you that a man could be verbally & emotionally abusive, but you can fall in love with them anyway.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

@Eve @willaful @romancelandia @romancebooks seriously. And that's not even books from the 80s or 90s, the 00s too

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

@lenoreo @willaful @romancelandia @romancebooks and we won't mention the bodice rippers/rape culture ... yes, I loved those books too, we were conditioned to - Luke and Laura anybody?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

@Eve @lenoreo I still find them cathartic reads at times, though my tolerance is definitely not what it once was.

@romancelandia @romancebooks

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

@willaful I have to be in a very specific headspace for them, for real.

And even then, it can be iffy whether I can finish them.

@Eve @lenoreo @romancelandia @romancebooks