Hey y’all, welcome to the Kissing Books newsletter. I hope your spirit is doing well. I’m PN Hinton, your guide through the roller coaster of a ride that the world of romance can be. If it is your first time reading this newsletter, I’m glad that you’re here. If you’re a regular reader, welcome back; it’s always good to see you.
This last week was challenging for me because I actually had to deal with someone mansplaining to me, as in he said a basic word and then proceeded to give me the definition of it. Y’all…I’m an English Major. I probably know more $50 words than he ever will. I know it happens and I’ve seen and heard of it happening to others, but it was my first time. What was even worse was that it happened in a place where I had to reign in my response instead of lighting into him like I wanted. But wow…the rage I felt caused me to actually almost see red.
In things currently bringing me joy, I got a Paramount+ subscription and am revisiting childhood favorites, primarily Are You Afraid of the Dark? I also finished Meet Cute Club and found it delightful. I was also able to start I’ll Come Back For You and the level of excitement I have for this cannot be measured.
Romance Reflection
You know one thing I love? The Romancelandia Twitter trends. You know the ones I mean. Most recently it has been the “Anyone who thinks romance novels have unrealistic plots should know that…”. Before that it was the one about “if romance novels taught me anything.”
I like these for many reasons. First, it’s genuinely an interesting way to find out a little more about someone. I’m one that believes that when it comes to social media, you only know what the person allows you to know. And that’s okay. Everyone has the right to a bit of privacy. So I appreciate the little glimpse into their lives.
It’s also a great way to cleanse my timeline from all the other negative things that are there when I scroll through. I know a lot of people like to say Twitter is the most toxic platform of all but let’s be honest here; they’re all equally toxic. It’s not a contest and even if it were, one social media platform being less toxic than another one is akin to coming in second at a contest for making a garbage sandwich. At the end of the day, it’s still a garbage sandwich.
Plus, it’s just fun. Sometimes you do things just because they’re fun. As adults we get caught up in the constant need to always be busy so we don’t always take the time to just have fun. And there’s nothing wrong with that no matter what age you are. So bring them on! Who knows maybe I will actually chime in on one soon when I feel I have something relevant to bring to that table.
Book Riot Romance
If you’re looking for more queer rom-coms (and honestly, who isn’t?) here are ten swoon-worthy options.
Here is a roundup of recommendations that play on the best friends to lovers trope.
Around the Web in Romance
Here are a few more romances for adaptation consideration. What I do like about this list is that there are notable authors of color here, which is something that is desperately needed since the only adaptations we have now are by white authors.
Here is an absolutely stunning thread of Oscar outfits as romance novel covers!
Check out this gorgeously stunning Rebel Carter cover reveal.
This is an amazing piece about how LGBTQ romances are finally getting the recognition that they deserve.
There is a Queen Charlotte spin-off/prequel in the works and they’ve cast India Amarteifio as young Charlotte and Arsema Thomas as young Lady Danbury. Golda Rosheuvel and Adjoa Andoh are set to reprise their roles as well, along with Ruth Gemmell.
Don’t forget you can get three free audiobooks at Audiobooks.com with a free trial!
New Releases
Here are some of the new releases I found for this week. As always, remember that these dates may change for various reasons, but that these were the dates showing up at the time that this newsletter was being written.
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Love Me Now by Isabel Hansen (4/4)
Blood Thinners by Heather Novak (4/4)
Indigo: Blues by Adrian J. Smith
The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa (4/5)
Cold Cases and Bitter Enemies by J.M. Dabney (4/5)
Business Not as Usual by Sharon C. Cooper (4/5)
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Sari, Not Sari by Sonya Singh (4/5)
Know You by Heart by Tif Marcelo (4/5)
A Southern Street King Earned Her Love 2 by Porscha Sterling (4/7)
Famous in a Small Town by Kylie Scott (4/7)
Boulder Bear by Stephanie Stern (4/8)
Love on Replay by Monica Walters (4/8)
And that’s all I have for y’all today. I hope that your week has started off on the right foot to help set the stage of the rest of the week. I’ll be back on Thursday with a fresh newsletter and, until then, you can always follow me over on Twitter under @PScribe801. Happy reading!