So you’re reading this 300-page romance book or a three book series and you’re on the very edge of your seat waiting for these damn characters to finally admit their feelings and then … it happens. It’s a heady mix and ups reader’s anticipation for when the characters finally make out or admit their feelings. What’s that common idiom? Love and hate are two sides of the same coin? Well when you combine hate and budding romance, you’re left with a lot of tension - sexual, romantic, dramatic. When you have two characters that really despise each other, getting all up in each others business, it can get … tense. I’ve always been the type of person who wants believability in their romance, which is why I hate insta-love - but enemies to lovers drags out the romance to the point where the reader is screaming and/or crying on the floor. Because the love interests hate each other so much, oftentimes it can take a good 50-60% of the book (or even multiple books) for them to even kiss! It’s a powerful build-up and, not to forget, it’s super believable. Ohhhhhhh, the slow-burn in enemies to lovers romance is incredible. In spite of her deeply-rooted dislike, she could not be insensible to the compliment of such a man’s affection, and though her intentions did not vary for an instant, she was at first sorry for the pain he was to receive till, roused to resentment by his subsequent language, she lost all compassion in anger. I do have a soft spot for friends to lovers, but, let’s be honest, enemies to lovers wins out every single time.īelow is a list of reasons why enemies to lovers is the superior romance trope. I wanted to talk about the reasons why I love the enemies to lovers trope and why I think it’s the best romance trope out there. Oh boy, I’m blushing just thinking about it. It’s usually reluctant - one or both of the characters fight their growing attraction - but as the walls break down between them, they succumb to their feelings and finally - finally - allow themselves to fall in love. There’s just something about two people who hate each other - really despise one another - who spend time together and slowly - so slowly - begin to develop romantic feelings. If you’ve been following my blog for any amount of time, I’m sure you realise that I adore the enemies to lovers romance trope.
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