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Episode 187: I Finished A Book: Second Chance Romance Holds Hands with Literary Fiction
Second chance romance may be the closest contemporary romance gets to literary fiction. After a big reading month, I spun my book club wheel and made the case, using two recent reads, Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell and No Matter What by Cara Bastone, alongside two all-time favourites, Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan and Seven Days in June by Tia Williams. We talk foreshadowing, the scripts romance hands women about bodies, why older characters hit differently, and how much “happily ever after” you actually need.
What we talk about
Plot-driven vs. character-driven: why second chance romance…
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