What is wrong with romance novels today? [1193 votes total]
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Not enough romance — I don’t feel the couple fall in love (96) |
8% |
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Not enough sexual tension — couple falls too quickly into bed (112) |
9% |
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Not enough time spent getting to know hero and heroine as fully rounded characters (121) |
10% |
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Issues faced by the hero and heroine aren’t big enough to make me care whether they overcome them (52) |
4% |
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No sense that this hero and this heroine are destined for and can only love each other (63) |
5% |
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Hero is too wimpy, not alpha enough (36) |
3% |
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Hero is too alpha and domineering (21) |
2% |
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Hero has no integrity and/or doesn’t stand for anything (22) |
2% |
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Hero runs from his feelings and is afraid to love (34) |
3% |
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Heroine does stupid things to advance the plot (139) |
12% |
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Heroine doesn’t take charge of her destiny (34) |
3% |
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Heroine is a virgin (24) |
2% |
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Heroine is too experienced sexually (26) |
2% |
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Sex scenes have no emotion, just a recitation of physical acts (85) |
7% |
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Too many sex scenes (39) |
3% |
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Not enough sex scenes (30) |
3% |
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Cover art doesn’t portray novel correctly (114) |
10% |
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Too many novels are part of a series — the author fails to focus on the main couple because she’s introducing the next book (71) |
6% |
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No variety in settings and genre (too many English Regencies, too many paranormals) (74) |
6% |