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The Language of Romance
Learning the lingo is one of the great pleasures of diving into a new genre, but it can also be daunting to be a newcomer in a land of many tropes. In romance, perhaps the most vocabulary-rich of the popular genres, many of the terms are self-explanatory—”age gap” and “enemies-to-lovers” are exactly what they say on the tin—but some require a little insider knowledge. In the context of romance, a cinnamon roll isn’t a breakfast pastry, and a toaster oven is not an appliance for baking cinnamon rolls. Even the most seasoned reader is bound to learn something from this A-Z guide to romance tropes, themes, and terminology.
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