Anonymous #1 3w

Author’s chosen term unfortunately

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Anonymous porple_ballet_shoes 3w

I guess. My least favorite example is how Alchemised has gotten grasped by Booktok as a dark romance but it is NOT in the slightest. When the author has specifically said otherwise. But yeah, I feel like the term is overused and a buzzword now for most authors to market their books. But social media has also been using it to create trends with things they know nothing about

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Anonymous #1 3w

I just can’t tell what is what anymore. I was trying to find like a ghost story/mystery with a hint of romance (no evil men/women, just a cute subplot among a thrilling story). And since I hear dark romance mostly I just skip the books, all I can ever picture is Haunting Adeline. I would vomit. Kudos to anyone that can read stuff like that

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Anonymous #2 3w

This is what I want. I want something that has me biting my nails but the romance lightens the mood. I can never find this, I don’t want to read about abuse.

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Anonymous #4 3w

Abuse between mc and love interest

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Anonymous #3 3w

No it isn’t. The death of literature will be banning books, not people reading them. Even if I don’t like them, readers are allowed to have preferences.

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Anonymous #4 3w

And tbh some of what I described is still out there. Especially by LGBTQ+ authors (take Harley LaRoux for example—they write great consensual erotic horror romance). I write and publish “cozy dark romance” where there are themes of crime and paranormal rituals but the romance is very soft and wholesome. I also don’t think that adults reading bully romance is the end of lit though, when book banning is here. There have always been taboo preferences and it’s literally fine, I just don’t like it.

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Anonymous #2 3w

Yeah i think it’s amazing that there’s something out there for everyone. I’ll have to look for these books you’re talking about though, that sounds like a good time to me

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