Something for Virgins and Veterans Alike
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“The premise is simple: each week, a longtime Romance reader and a Romance “virgin” read and discuss a Romance novel. They identify the tropes each book uses (Enemies to lovers? Fake relationship? ONLY ONE BED!?), what they enjoyed and what didn’t work for them, and, ever importantly, whether they’d bang the chosen story’s leads. The material is always treated with respect (see that, lit fic? Everything doesn’t have to be about you!) even if the book doesn’t quite hit the mark, and the hosts, Erin and Clayton, have a great rapport and are continually cracking one another up.
In addition to the book-focused episodes are a handful of discussions centered on a romcom they watch, and these are a blast. I’m not sure which I prefer: a heated debate over the lust-worthiness of Darcy vs. Daniel Cleaver in Bridget Jones’ Diary or their collective bafflement at the “twist” in Last Christmas, but they’re all worth a listen!
Learning the Tropes also has a super engaged Facebook group where listeners continue each week’s conversation, post book recommendations, and, in the case of the aforementioned Last Christmas bafflement, recommend a superior and more coherent heart donation plot movie, by which I am of course referring to the 2000 classic Return to Me which is the most charming thing ever.
Whether they’re questioning the painting skills of Red from Get a Life, Chloe Brown, or trying to determine whether an obscure Goodreads bookshelf applies to Love Lettering (oooh! Check out the mini-episode about Taylor Swift songs they did with author Kate Clayborn!), this is a must-subscribe for any appreciator of Romance.”
VanessaLKing via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/17/21
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“It’s the end of 2019, but am just discovering this now so thought I’d download a few eps on the Lisa Kleypas books to see if I’d liked it. Turns out, this pretty good. I like the premise of a veteran romance reader chatting with a newbie to romance, so will catch up on more eps.
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“I’ve been addicted to this podcast ever since I first discovered it. Hearing the varied perspectives of Erin and Clayton is the perfect dynamic for romance! They’re funny, thoughtful, and are even so considerate when a book doesn’t quite meet their expectations. I binged the backlog of episodes...”Read full review »
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10/07/20
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“Fun podcast with great reads and an interesting perspective.”
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