![]() So sure of himself, and of being able to attract her, and despite her seeing the obvious hotness in him, her own self-respect and self-preservation kept her at arms length. He’s such an obvious cocky player, and arrogant to boot. Or I want to immensely dislike him, ’cause he’s a total jacka$$ (like in Beautiful Disaster). Sure it was a quick and mutual crush, but circumstances kept them apart BIG time, and OMG THAT was a slow delightfully painful burn. Or I want that painful yet obligatory resistance (and I mean truly resist, for really good reasons), by either member of the potential couple. Like in Thoughtless… slow burn and emotional agony all the way through, or Love, In English. Or the feelings might be mutual and yet she’s still not allowed to be him for whatever reason. Or like in Motorcycle Man, when she realized all he wanted her for was one night, after months of crushing on him…) *gasp* and grrrrrrr to all of these books, and OMG can KRISTEN ASHLEY do pining, being alone in love… and slow burn right, or what? Pine for him, and live in lengthy emotional agony when he doesn’t even really notice her (like in Sweet Dreams, when not only was she not his type, he made it known, or like in Mystery Man, when she suspected she was possibly… one of many. So all that to say, when I read a potential love story, I want her (or him!) to: Because even if “insta-love” is real, there is always that lengthy, insecure time when everything is up in the air, and I need to live that with her. And since I’m reading a love story, I need to ache, pine, and exhilarate with her… slowly. See through her eyes, and feel with her emotions. ![]() Since I’m not the character, and I need to be, to become fully invested in her story, I have to feel her “living” before they become “one”. However… when it comes to reading a book, I need more. Your heart stutters, stops and speeds up… and that’s it. Seeing someone from across the room, or meeting the “friend of a friend” and it just clicks… HARD. I believe that truly happens in real life, too. Now don’t get me wrong… I’ve enjoyed plenty of insta-crush, or even insta-love books (I’ve read many like that… where mates and/or souls just know each other and it’s an instant romantic connection). And it brings me back to my own big crushes, love and heartache. I find my all-encompassing love and happiness with her. I ache with her, I giggle with her, I break with her. Where I feel how she feels, even to the point of forgetting that I am not the heroine. The slow burn is the quality in a love story that makes it, so that I become fully invested. I like it the slow burn of getting to know the hero and what makes him tick because then it’s so much sweeter when the characters get together. □ LOL!!! *snort* □Īshley: …my favorite angsty-romance trope is the ‘jerk-face’ trope (is that a trope? – I don’t know but that’s what I’m going with). Kathleen: Love a slow burn, it’s nice all of you are creating a good to be read pile for me □īev: I want to see slow burn, swoon, hea/hfn, & maybe a good grovel… I just love a slow burn and stories that really take the time to build the relationship. ![]() Jessica: A slow burn done right is one of my favorite things ever. I feel like the blog could totally use a slow burn list!! I’ve read all the above mentioned… Or eyes.Īshley: Maryse how did you know Those were are all on my have read list □. ![]() Maryse: Of course I feel like telling her “ Thoughtless” AND “ Beautiful Disaster” AND “ On The Island” AND “ Love Unscripted” were all slow burns, but I have a feeling she already read ’em. □ So… any new (or old!!) recommendations? Must have rocked your socks off and must be slow burns… We want tummy aches and butterflies! I’m ALL ears. Lapis: What do you think about making a list of slow burn romances? I just read Kulti and I’m in crazy need of more books like that one. I just read Kulti, and I forgot how much I love the building of a relationship. It’s simply what I (and many of us) prefer.Īshley: I need help! I need a slow burn book. But what makes a romance book go from “good” to being one of my absolute favorites is ALWAYS the slow burn (*if* it has one, that is). We are SO in love with taking our time with book love, aren’t we? It’s the #1 thing so many of us love in romance novels, and come on… we know that the main couple will inevitably fall in love (no surprise there). THIS LIST HAS BEEN HUGELY UPDATED MAY 20th 2020!!!
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