With Valentine's Day coming up, I've decided to gird my loins and prepare for all of the obnoxious articles that poke fun at Romance. How, you ask? Well I'm aiming for comfort. I plan on grabbing my softest throw blanket and coziest socks and burying my nose in a book.
I refuse to read one word about Fabio or Fifty Shades of Grey. Not because I hate them, but because I swear every single article written about Romance novels always includes Fabio (who hasn't been relevant in decades!) or Fifty Shades (Try a new book!) Or better yet try not bagging on Romance! Ugh, I'm worked up again. Okay back to being cozy. As we all know from my post on Hygge I am all about being cozy.
My cozy no-negativity starter pack:
(Links are to amazon in case you want to create your own)
Enjoy your Valentine's Day and grab a book to read:) Books always make everything better. Here's my latest- DREAMS OF THE PAST a short story with a guaranteed happy ending and not a derogatory word about romance anywhere.
Happy Reading!
I like your cozy bag. Cool idea. Those hooks are enticing! Great ones. Hope you have a relaxing day. Snuggle down and read or write those wonderful books.
ReplyDeleteThanks! :)
DeleteI really like that starter pack! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks! I've already seen Fabio mentioned once so I will be cozy as all get out and nose in a book!
DeleteThis is the perfect list!
ReplyDeleteLOL thanks-drink of choice, great book, and ignore all negativity!
DeleteIt drives me crazy also when people (who probably have never read a real romance novel) make fun of them,
ReplyDeleteUgh it seriously makes me so angry! I have to settle down lol no negativity this week!
DeleteFun fact - a flight attendant friend of mine dated Fabio. Romeo, Cupid, he was not.
ReplyDeleteLOL I'm not surprised.
DeleteGreat list...I, too get tired of the jabs at romance by people who have no idea what they’re talking about. I have concluded they’re sour hearted loveless losers who can’t appreciate that love is what drives humanity.
ReplyDeleteI think they think they're funny and witty and have never read beyond the tip of their noses. They seriously pat themselves on the back for being clever. It's ridiculous.
DeleteIt's dishearteningly lazy when a new generation of know-nothing-about-romance journalists drag out every worn out clique like bodice ripper.
ReplyDeleteUgh. But they read a romance novel in the 80s and they're so well read (sarcasm font inserted)
DeleteI always look at the cheesy insults to our beloved genre as lazy journalism. Why write something new when they can mine the same old crap. Actually, Fabio was a very nice man according to some authors I know. He was merely an iconic representation of the late 1970s. 50 Shades of Gray? My problem with that is that it should not be labeled romance. It's general fiction erotica. I shudder to think of all the teen girls who read that and think that's how a relationship should be.
ReplyDeleteVery good point!
DeleteGreat post, Laura! I even wonder if any of the writers of these articles have ever read a romance novel. I doubt it!
ReplyDeleteNot one written in the last decade, that's for sure
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