I have to admit that I’m more drawn to books that have a romance thread in them, than those that don’t, but I’m less drawn to the romance only genre.
I did go through a phase of reading Harlequin romances in my twenties. While they weren’t necessarily the best reading quality, they were a fun, light, and quick read.
But it also didn’t take long for me to grow bored with them. And they certainly weren’t memorable. I can’t even tell you the name of one book or character from those days.
Then I transitioned into better quality romance, such as those by Julie Garwood. The Clayborne brothers sticking with me the most. None of her books disappointed.
I find it interesting that in my own young adult years I was more drawn to adult romance novels than young adult romance novels.
I now find that I’m drawn more to books with some kind of fantasy/paranormal/magic base that includes romance threads. A fantasy novel without romance on some level is less interesting to me. I enjoy many of the fantasy YA books, though I’m not a fan of the spicier variety, and the YA genre in general frustrates me because of the vast range of character ages.
The difference in ages in the YA genre is probably an article for another day, but I wish NA (New Adult) had taken off and stuck, because really, it’s the YA novels with young adults who come through as being in their 20’s that I enjoy most. I feel that the writers of these YA novels are definitely building in some ageless traits that simply make the characters quite impressive!
I’ve been trying to consider if I’ve had any book crushes over the years, but I can’t honestly say that anyone in particular jumps out at me. Though there have unquestionably been several that caught my attention!
What about you? Are you for or against romance being woven into stories of non-romance genres? Have you ever had a book-character-crush that you care to share?
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