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[CC] Hey there! I'm Kazen and welcome to Always Doing. I love reading romances that play with expectations, so here are six that break the mold in the best way.
๐ Romance 101: Welcome to Romancelandia ๐
Series playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgRWG5f5bTb9iI6OSMZaep-QZ_h-4xUgo
๐ Common Romance Terms Explained - youtu.be/oL6KkpgWoNs
๐ Stepback to Instalove: Romance Terms Explained - youtu.be/RNqSvMPPHho
๐ Romance Subgenres Explained - youtu.be/B4FriGO5k0k
๐ "Blank to Lovers" Relationships - youtu.be/3EHsc_2OyTM
๐ Cinnamon Roll Characters - youtu.be/3ArNBDQXC3U
๐ Romances that Break the Mold - this video
...and more videos to come!
Videos mentioned:
Review: Big Bad Wolf by Suleikha Snyder
youtu.be/99A2yvd0Xt0
Review: For the Love of April French by Penny Aimes
youtu.be/6s4eMgjgerI
Review: A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
youtu.be/x6kk3P3XIH8
Books mentioned (*books I read as a review copy):
Wrapped by Rebekah Weatherspoon (Fit #3.5)
goodreads.com/book/show/37645241-wrapped
Radiance by Grace Draven (Wraith Kings #1)
goodreads.com/book/show/24473763-radiance
For Real by Alexis Hall (Spires #3)
goodreads.com/book/show/40726183-for-real
Big Bad Wolf by Suleikha Snyder (Third Shift #1)*
goodreads.com/book/show/53279743-big-bad-wolf
For the Love of April French by Penny Aimes*
goodreads.com/book/show/56129469-for-the-love-of-april-french
Too Hot to Touch by Katy James (Firebirds #2) (July 12th from Carina Press)*
goodreads.com/book/show/59799677-too-hot-to-touch
Content notes:
Wrapped: anxiety
Radiance: fight scenes, injuries, discriminatory speech
For Real: references to death and grief, BDSM play including D/s and bondage, references to racism and homophobia
Big Bad Wolf: racism, violence, death
For the Love of April French: BDSM/kink including impact play; mentions of surgery; misgendering; a short, mini panic attack on the page
Too Hot to Touch: discussion of past caregiving, cancer (side character, in remission), homophobia, bi-erasure, forced outing, misogyny, sports-related injury, forgetting to eat, brief mention of past panic attack
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Music by Peyruis : soundcloud.com/peyruis
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Friend and follow - I'd love to talk books with you!
Goodreads: goodreads.com/kazen
Twitter: twitter.com/everalwaysdoing
Blog: alwaysdoing.wordpress.com
Instagram: instagram.com/everalwaysdoing
[CC] Hey there! I'm Kazen and welcome to Always Doing. I love reading romances that play with expectations, so here are six that break the mold in the best way.
๐ Romance 101: Welcome to Romancelandia ๐
Series playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgRWG5f5bTb9iI6OSMZaep-QZ_h-4xUgo
๐ Common Romance Terms Explained - youtu.be/oL6KkpgWoNs
๐ Stepback to Instalove: Romance Terms Explained - youtu.be/RNqSvMPPHho
๐ Romance Subgenres Explained - youtu.be/B4FriGO5k0k
๐ "Blank to Lovers" Relationships - youtu.be/3EHsc_2OyTM
๐ Cinnamon Roll Characters - youtu.be/3ArNBDQXC3U
๐ Romances that Break the Mold - this video
...and more videos to come!
Videos mentioned:
Review: Big Bad Wolf by Suleikha Snyder
youtu.be/99A2yvd0Xt0
Review: For the Love of April French by Penny Aimes
youtu.be/6s4eMgjgerI
Review: A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
youtu.be/x6kk3P3XIH8
Books mentioned (*books I read as a review copy):
Wrapped by Rebekah Weatherspoon (Fit #3.5)
goodreads.com/book/show/37645241-wrapped
Radiance by Grace Draven (Wraith Kings #1)
goodreads.com/book/show/24473763-radiance
For Real by Alexis Hall (Spires #3)
goodreads.com/book/show/40726183-for-real
Big Bad Wolf by Suleikha Snyder (Third Shift #1)*
goodreads.com/book/show/53279743-big-bad-wolf
For the Love of April French by Penny Aimes*
goodreads.com/book/show/56129469-for-the-love-of-april-french
Too Hot to Touch by Katy James (Firebirds #2) (July 12th from Carina Press)*
goodreads.com/book/show/59799677-too-hot-to-touch
Content notes:
Wrapped: anxiety
Radiance: fight scenes, injuries, discriminatory speech
For Real: references to death and grief, BDSM play including D/s and bondage, references to racism and homophobia
Big Bad Wolf: racism, violence, death
For the Love of April French: BDSM/kink including impact play; mentions of surgery; misgendering; a short, mini panic attack on the page
Too Hot to Touch: discussion of past caregiving, cancer (side character, in remission), homophobia, bi-erasure, forced outing, misogyny, sports-related injury, forgetting to eat, brief mention of past panic attack
โ โโ โโ โโ
Music by Peyruis : soundcloud.com/peyruis
โ โโ โโ โโ
Friend and follow - I'd love to talk books with you!
Goodreads: goodreads.com/kazen
Twitter: twitter.com/everalwaysdoing
Blog: alwaysdoing.wordpress.com
Instagram: instagram.com/everalwaysdoing
