I'd love to see a comedy/satire romance where the hero just throws his hands in the air and gives up on the stupid broad after he's explained himself, the situation, etc. Yet in it's usual form, hero = needs improvement, heroine = goddess, the reviews are often saturated with, "Oh she melted his heart, made him human!" WTF? If you make the hero have a huge heart, more like a heroine being all "emotions and sunshine" then cast the heroine as the traditionally grumpy/stand offish one, the reviews are always quick to point out how the heroine doesn't deserve the hero. What makes it more hilarious, is if you swap the roles. I know this sounds like I'm bashing on historicals, but honestly, even contemporary romances do this same damn thing when there's action/suspense/drama/thriller involved, etc. told them to, doesn't make you "independent and strong". Blatantly ignoring sound, reasonable, logical advice "just because" the hero/etc. Having a "fiery temper" and "smart mouth" and "sassy attitude" doesn't cut it.
Same with authors trying to make the heroine "independent" and "strong" but all they really do is show have stupid she is. Yet he's a POS and more scary because she could, "fall in love with him". Hero: Yet the hero, who is usually some kind of gods gift to women in all ways, looks out for her, stops attacks, stops when she says no, defends her, etc. Because, "They're and going through and because they didn't mean it!" Sometimes because she's embarrassed but usually because she, "doesn't want to get them in trouble". grab her arms and put bruises on her, hit her, lock her in her room, tear her down verbally, try to sexually assault her, etc.Īction: She half-a*s fights back (until rescued usually), then decides to go quiet and not tell anyone else about what happened. bad, she STILL lets the slimy Uncle/Cousin/Step-Whatever/etc. I mean character derivative ones.Īuthor: "The heroine is innocent, with a big heart, warm and compassionate."īook: Despite all she's been taught about proper behavior, propriety, morals, good vs. There's so many tropes, and I don't even mean the major plot ones. How did I NEVER see this before?! It's like a comedy to laugh and scoff at, I swear! Most heroines are TSTL, "Too Stupid To Live". I blame the authors, in part, for fashioning heroines who are SO F*CKING STUPID. The female MC (main character) usually ends up annoying the ever loving HELL out of me.
Historical, contemporary, sci-fi, doesn't matter. Now that I'm old, I have a REALLY hard time with M/F novels. I'm old, so for most of my years, the only thing available was M/F and I just ate it all up. Yes, I'll admit, this is a favorite genre of mine.
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