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Stay Un-Alive (Antagonist April #3)

Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse

English - April 27, 2022 04:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
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Previous Episode: Because I Love Her, Had to Killer (Antagonist April #2, Manacled with Fangirl Jeanne)
Next Episode: Psycho Killer, Come Kiss Me (Antagonist April #4, Darkly, Madly Duet with Fangirl Jeanne)

Readers weigh in on killers in romance novels (AKA people who un-alive other people) and I challenge myself to see if the distasteful elements in the Darkly, Madly duology (discussed next episode!) showed up in less-egregious ways in texts I did enjoy. Also, more thoughts on power, gender roles, and the desire to conquer a protector.

Responses from Antagonist April social media prompts:

Books with MCs who killKiller PollWhy Bad People Do Bad Things
 

Fangirl Jeanne’s tweet thread on the power fantasy, discussed in this episode

 

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