I Read The Dramione Book. It Was...
Added 2025-07-14 10:44:11 +0000 UTCOK, I guess? That said, I now have a fancy signed-by-the-author hardback of a book I don't actually like that much, so...not sure what to do with that XD
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/NZpUjb1cK_8
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Extremely late reply here sorry. But I had a similar experience. I'm still annoyed that a book I was listening to warned for former partner violence but not for the death of a character's father (parental death). Yes the 'surprise' death of cancer was a plot point, though I clocked that the father was sick early on, and wanted to get the reveal over with (I wasn't a huge fan of the book). But then the author spent 3 whole chapters and around 30 minutes talking about the guy's father dying and aftermath of the death. And I feel like that should have been a warning. Cancer happens to be a trigger of mine (I did not deal with when my mother was diagnosed and luckily she's in remission but it still affected me a lot) and I did not appreciate the 30 minutes I spent listening about the father's death. It really got to me. I imagine the death of a parent would get to many readers/listeners, regardless of if cancer played a part. The audio aspect didn't help, while I could skip a paper or ebook it's harder to skip portions of an audiobook without feeling like you're missing something. So yeah. While I appreciate content warnings in books, it sucks when an author only warns for part if not all of what should receive a warning.
Susannah
2025-10-16 16:57:30 +0000 UTCEnemies to lovers is particularly hard to do in a one off novel, imo. In a long series (of books or otherwise), there's time for a dynamic to grow and evolve. In a fanfic, the enemies part is (usually) already established in the source material. But a one off original book has to cram an awful lot of development in there, so it's very common to fail to set up the enemies part in favour of just declaring "they're enemies!" and jumping on to the "to lovers" half. Case in point, Caroline Lindley fell into this very trap (but Jill is a better writer than that)
Natalie Arnold
2025-07-16 09:33:48 +0000 UTCI'm reminded of this post on Tumblr that rails against the trend of turning really good fanfics into original published novels. The key takeaway is that fics are so immersed in the world of other people's work that it can be hard to extricate their plots and settings entirely. Hearing you talk about the Dramione dynamics in the original fanfic reminded me of all that. I do remember you used to do book reviews, and I'd love to see you do more!
Alex W.
2025-07-15 14:11:50 +0000 UTCContent warnings are becoming more common now as a courtesy to readers as sensitivity/respect for mental health grows :) I appreciate them, personally, because it's REALLY hard on me when a book I'm loving smacks me with, say, a child death right in the middle! Yes, I'm still salty, Maggie Stiefvater. This is a fantastic analysis, btw! There's a reason you're an excellent character writer. :)
StephanieGail
2025-07-14 17:27:04 +0000 UTCI would love more book reviews from you. This one was entertaining even though that's not a book I'd be inclined to check out.
Karl Gallagher
2025-07-14 17:25:01 +0000 UTCI’ve seen content warnings intermittently, particularly in newer, indie romance and romantasy books. I don’t strictly need them for my own safety, but I find them kind of refreshing.
Eva Schiffer
2025-07-14 16:51:13 +0000 UTCThat was such a great bit, too XD
Jill Bearup
2025-07-14 16:46:43 +0000 UTCSo, no monastery heist featuring a talking skull in The Inevitable Urge to Write Really Long Titles? Damn it.
Rebeca
2025-07-14 16:14:50 +0000 UTCI’ve heard of it, and tried it at one point. It…did not gel.
Jill Bearup
2025-07-14 15:19:00 +0000 UTCSpeaking of Harry Potter fan fiction, I assume you've read Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. Highly recommend if not. It's sort of HP the Enders Game version.
Mark Armbruster
2025-07-14 14:52:38 +0000 UTCTotally agree! The World of the Five Gods series is excellent - start with "The Curse of Chalion" if you want deep character development and great world building. Start with the novella "Penric's Demon" (also in an omnibus of 3 novellas, I think) for a more lighthearted take on the same world. What I especially love about Bujold's work is how the characters grow and change over the series arc and the series include crossovers with just about any genre you care to name, including (in the Vorkosigan saga alone) romance, space opera, coming of age, psychological thriller, comedy of manners, spies, mysteries, and military intrigue.
Crochet4Joy
2025-07-14 13:05:09 +0000 UTCBujold's stories are great because her heroes are, indeed, likeable. Now you love Miles and fam, why not read her fantasy stuff? There's not inferior book / novella in the bunch.
Moriel London
2025-07-14 12:44:04 +0000 UTCBut is it art?
Anders
2025-07-14 12:23:34 +0000 UTC"Just ... impale me now" The story of Carol Falconhurst and her hot enemy Easton Pabry
Ekij
2025-07-14 12:08:54 +0000 UTC
