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Genre Starter Kit
Romance Starter Kit
5 books to begin with, in the order to read them.
Hope, delivered with craft. A guided first step into romance: where to begin, how to read it, and what to try next. About 56 hours of reading.
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- Books
- 5
- Reading time
- About 56 hours
- Formats
- PDF, web guide, content pack
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- Why Read Romance
- How to Read Romance
- Your Reading Path
- Adjacent Reading
- Keep Going
Welcome
Why Read Romance
Romance is the genre of earned happiness. It places two people under pressure, in a world that resists them, and shows how they change each other. Done well it is among the most emotionally precise fiction there is.
Hope, delivered with craft.
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Practical
How to Read Romance
- Choose by tone first: tender, witty or slow-burning.
- Enjoy the banter; it is where the characters reveal themselves.
- Let yourself want the ending. That wanting is the whole point.
Pairs with: A blanket, a good chair and nowhere to be.
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