Category Archives: themes

oh. my. romance trope.

Posted on 05/04/2015 by Kris

Holy fucking shit. I just realised why I read romance. Like, right now just now. It’s in my genes.  Seriously. I was bred for it. No joke. For I am the product of a shotgun marriage! BEAT THAT TROPE, BITCHES! … Continue reading →

Posted in fucking funny, further randomness, i'm bored, me, themes, tropes, true shit, twu luv | 4 Comments

old dog, new tricks?

Posted on 26/05/2012 by Kris

Can you believe I’ve had my blog for nearly 4 years?  Maybe I can make a commitment after all. Who knew. Anyways, something I’ve been noticing for a while now, is how the reading habits of the people I’ve come … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Jenre, reading, tam, themes | 34 Comments

maybe it’s me, but…

Posted on 03/07/2011 by Kris

As I was busily lurking my way through Reading Bloglandia the other day, it suddenly hit me…I have absolutely no fucking idea what ‘category romance’ actually means.All this time, I’ve been nodding and typing ‘yes’ whilst being completely and utterly … Continue reading →

Posted in maybe it's me but, romance, themes, tropes | 14 Comments

maybe it’s me, but… (vaguely nsfwish)

Posted on 20/06/2011 by Kris

Gratuitous hand-in-undie shot. I’m pretty sure dick adjustment is the new fisting in m/m.Thoughts?

Posted in m/m, maybe it's me but, themes, tropes | 22 Comments

maybe it’s me, but…

Posted on 20/09/2010 by Kris

I know I talked about noticing the abundance of ectoplasmic cum ghosts in m/m romance lately, but this seems to have been taken over by stories featuring grieving heroes moving on to find new love after the death of a … Continue reading →

Posted in m/m, maybe it's me but, romance, themes | 30 Comments

maybe it’s me, but…

Posted on 23/08/2010 by Kris

Is everyone completely obsessed with that Ghost Hunters TV program or what? I don’t know about you, but there seems to be a lot of ghost stories, especially those featuring dead lovers, in m/m romance at the moment. Me? I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in characters, m/m, themes, WTF | 32 Comments

things that make you go O_o (nsfw)

Posted on 19/07/2010 by Kris

Question for you: Who here prefers the phrase ‘fucking him raw’ to be metaphorical as opposed to being literal? Cos I gotta tell you that when I recently read it in both a yaoi manga and an m/m romance… well, … Continue reading →

Posted in m/m, probably tmi, themes, WTF, yaoi | 35 Comments

best ofs: friends to lovers

Posted on 14/06/2010 by Kris

I adore the ‘friends to lovers’ theme in m/m. ADORE. IT. There is something so delicious about secret wankings yearnings over friends which really floats my boat. These are three of my fave stories: Out Of My Mind by M … Continue reading →

Posted in best ofs, elle parker, M L Rhodes, m/m, themes, urban/aile | 49 Comments

the issue of infidelity

Posted on 01/02/2010 by Kris

image from wiki commons When I was putting my thoughts together for my tasting of Shades of Gray, I realised that the personal bias I have against infidelity was somewhat lessened by the author using the theme within the context … Continue reading →

Posted in brooke mckinley, me, serious randomness, themes | 38 Comments

maybe it’s me (again), but…

Posted on 27/08/2009 by Kris

… ever closed the cover on your gazillionth ‘rescue me from the stalker’ romance and thought to yourself either (a) there’s a heck of a lot more psychos in the US world than you originally thought, or (b) you’ve miscalculated … Continue reading →

Posted in maybe it's me but, randomness, stalkage, themes, tropes | 26 Comments