by Shruthi Selvarajan | May 29, 2023 | Relationships
From ‘sliding into someone’s DM’s’ to swiping right on a dating profile, the digital era has changed how romance blossoms. There is nothing quite like modern-day romance. This new avenue into dating has not been ignored by romance writers either. There are several...
by Shruthi Selvarajan | May 26, 2023 | Relationships
Two young women speak up about their experiences navigating age-gap relationships and how fiction strongly influenced their romantic ideals. It was a cool November when Hana Ong, 21, walked into her classroom at Hiroshima University. It was the first day of a new...
by Sophie Olejnik | May 25, 2023 | Relationships
From enemies to lovers to age-gap relationships, when it comes to romance we all have our preferences. But some tropes are just plain ridiculous and can actually normalise and perpetuate harmful behaviours. We’re asking you to rank these 10 romance tropes from...
by Sophie Olejnik | May 24, 2023 | Relationships
Relationships between students and teachers have compelled readers for generations, ever since mediaeval French philosopher Abelard’s letters to his student Heloise. In fiction these taboo, secretive, relationships can make for an exciting read. In real life, however,...
by Yasmin Wakefield | May 22, 2023 | Relationships
Thanks to ‘BookTok’, dark romance is becoming more and more popular. But what’s the sub-genre about? And what are the best books to start with when entering the dark side? What is dark romance? If you like your books to contain flawed characters and...
