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Natalie, you always have the best thoughts and insights on romance! I love the idea of literary romances, and I appreciate you sharing some of the ways certain phrases make you bristle. I definitely have these too, and this will make me think twice about my words, especially palate cleanser. I find my reading is at its best when I am going from one genre to another to another to keep my brain fresh, so they all are really palate cleansers for the other 🤪

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Thank you! I definitely think a romance *can* be a wonderful light diversion when you need it to be that in your reading life but it can do so many other things too! I also have a lot of thoughts on the cute way a lot of contemporary romance is packaged, no matter its content, but that's a topic for a whole other newsletter, haha.

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I love the idea of literary romances, I too wish that was a thing! And yes to Maya Erskine. After watching the Mr & Mrs Smith reboot we went back and rewatched pen15 and it's all just so good!

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The books are definitely out there! I think it'd just be a shift in the way we talk about them.

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I see you read At First Spite this month too, such a good subplot! 😂

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A book with thoughtful, moving mental health representation and monster romance playing a significant role?! I love her range.

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Deanna, World Champion!!!!!! ❤️

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I had to watch all of the jumps and throws through my hands, I was so nervous! May have alarmed my neighbors with the shouts of delight when she won, haha.

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