Category Archives: tropes

things that make you go O_o

Posted on 02/10/2009 by Kris

As a result of my recent glut on yaoi, something I’ve noticed which is occasionally used in the first seme/uke sex scene is the phrase ‘Don’t worry. It only hurts the first time.’ Did you know there is a male … Continue reading →

Posted in probably tmi, randomness, things that make you go O_o, tropes, WTF, yaoi | 26 Comments

maybe it’s me, but…

Posted on 09/09/2009 by Kris

… do you ever read some crime sub-genre and at the Big Reveal expect the caretaker to be unmasked (literally) as the villain??

Posted in further randomness, genres, maybe it's me but, tropes | 18 Comments

the jock and the geek

Posted on 02/09/2009 by Kris

There’s been a lot of talk lately, including here, about the use and overuse of some plot devices in m/m romance. The one I want to talk about today is the ‘geek and jock’. We’re all (very) familiar with this … Continue reading →

Posted in serious randomness, tropes | 22 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

maybe it’s me, but…

Posted on 26/08/2009 by Kris

… I have mixed feelings about the May/December relationship in romance. Sometimes it works for me and other times it just plain squicks me out. When I read the above book last weekend, I was reminded of a great post … Continue reading →

Posted in Jenre, maybe it's me but, serious randomness, tropes | 22 Comments

maybe it’s me (again), but…

Posted on 26/07/2009 by Kris

… aren’t the things you take away from books weird sometimes? I interrupted my hibernation on the weekend to brave the masses and go and buy some groceries. As I drove past a house with a whole heap of washcloths … Continue reading →

Posted in further randomness, m/m, maybe it's me but, tropes | 15 Comments

maybe it’s me, but…

Posted on 26/07/2009 by Kris

… what do you guys and gals think about ‘the BIG misunderstanding’? I realise I bitch a lot like to post on different issues that have struck me about the books I’ve been reading. Despite this, and hard though it … Continue reading →

Posted in m/m, maybe it's me but, serious randomness, stormy glenn, tropes, Z A Maxfield | 28 Comments

maybe it’s me, but…

Posted on 01/07/2009 by Kris

… I seem to have issues with ‘the flashback’. I can’t put my finger on what it is I’ve got mixed feelings about exactly; however, I’m extremely critical (yeah, yeah, K Z, when am I not *rolls eyes*) of the … Continue reading →

Posted in maybe it's me but, reading, serious randomness, tropes | 29 Comments

maybe it’s me, but…

Posted on 19/06/2009 by Kris

Boy: “Look, honey. It’s Bob and Janice from last week’s swinger’s party.” Girl: “Shall we go say hello? I remember how much you got off on his muffled sounds.” … have you ever noticed how muffled sounds (via pillow, hand … Continue reading →

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maybe it’s me, but…

Posted on 25/05/2009 by Kris

… have you ever thought that because some of us like / love / devour (choose the word that best suits your habit 🙂 ) m/m fiction we are or could be considered to be a ‘fag hag’?? Or do … Continue reading →

Posted in m/m, maybe it's me but, randomness, tropes | 32 Comments