Jennifer Prokop
@jenreadsromance.bsky.social
Romance critic & freelance editor. Half of Fated Mates. Angel Reese Fan. She/her.
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it's a fair point, and something american romance readers have decried for a long time. But basically you can't sell ads on facebook or amazon if the books look like classic romance covers, so they started doing this. here's what the original cover looked like.
December 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
it's a fair point, and something american romance readers have decried for a long time. But basically you can't sell ads on facebook or amazon if the books look like classic romance covers, so they started doing this. here's what the original cover looked like.
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
December 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
Yeah, listen I am not saying it's cheap, but it includes these things, which is also a pretty significant expense!
December 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Yeah, listen I am not saying it's cheap, but it includes these things, which is also a pretty significant expense!
it looks like this. I don't think I am going to add alt text bc there's really no way to capture the scale and complexity, I'm afraid.
December 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
it looks like this. I don't think I am going to add alt text bc there's really no way to capture the scale and complexity, I'm afraid.
look at these SHAMEFUL search results.
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
look at these SHAMEFUL search results.
here's the whole comment. imagine thinking that romance and romantasy and YA are the only books written in first person. that's WILLLLLLLLD.
December 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
here's the whole comment. imagine thinking that romance and romantasy and YA are the only books written in first person. that's WILLLLLLLLD.
i have to tell you, this is nasty work.
December 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
i have to tell you, this is nasty work.
This has to be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen on threads and honestly YES. I’m tired of being in a reading group with people who lack basic skills.
December 1, 2025 at 6:03 AM
This has to be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen on threads and honestly YES. I’m tired of being in a reading group with people who lack basic skills.
me, when i see people posting that they have newly discovered just how vast the romance genre is. welcome new friends! please respect the space. LOL.
November 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
me, when i see people posting that they have newly discovered just how vast the romance genre is. welcome new friends! please respect the space. LOL.
I DIDN'T DO IT, AND THAT'S GROWTH.
November 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I DIDN'T DO IT, AND THAT'S GROWTH.
okay well TODAY please give me credit for ignoring the person who QTd me and said I had a bad faith read of the Hollywood Reporter review and that the nature of HR the book was that it was a slow burn.
AND BY CREDIT I MEAN APPLAUSE bc I am really struggling with that one. I was like...
AND BY CREDIT I MEAN APPLAUSE bc I am really struggling with that one. I was like...
November 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
okay well TODAY please give me credit for ignoring the person who QTd me and said I had a bad faith read of the Hollywood Reporter review and that the nature of HR the book was that it was a slow burn.
AND BY CREDIT I MEAN APPLAUSE bc I am really struggling with that one. I was like...
AND BY CREDIT I MEAN APPLAUSE bc I am really struggling with that one. I was like...
Me: don't fight with people who say dumb shit on here.
Also me: OR, you could do the bluesky equivalent of brutus and script Ohio their endzone!
Also me: OR, you could do the bluesky equivalent of brutus and script Ohio their endzone!
November 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Me: don't fight with people who say dumb shit on here.
Also me: OR, you could do the bluesky equivalent of brutus and script Ohio their endzone!
Also me: OR, you could do the bluesky equivalent of brutus and script Ohio their endzone!
Here's a paragraph where the author isn't willing to state that the obvious and clearly established conflict is these are young men closeted in a deeply homophobic league where there are no openly queer athletes.
November 30, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Here's a paragraph where the author isn't willing to state that the obvious and clearly established conflict is these are young men closeted in a deeply homophobic league where there are no openly queer athletes.
A CHASTE KISS.
November 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
A CHASTE KISS.
but this? shut the fuck up. guess what, my man, gorgeous young 22 year olds like to fuck. And queer people deserve love stories that are sexy and horny. a "chaste kiss" please be for real.
November 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
but this? shut the fuck up. guess what, my man, gorgeous young 22 year olds like to fuck. And queer people deserve love stories that are sexy and horny. a "chaste kiss" please be for real.
LUCKILY FOR ME, I can refer to my brand new dictionary on this matter.
November 29, 2025 at 1:54 AM
LUCKILY FOR ME, I can refer to my brand new dictionary on this matter.
Me, unsubscribing to every single possible email communication. Please forget I exist.
November 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Me, unsubscribing to every single possible email communication. Please forget I exist.
and "in poetry we see language at high temperature" is also quite lovely.
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
and "in poetry we see language at high temperature" is also quite lovely.
with help from my mother, we turned the lower part of my wedding dress into a Christmas Tree skirt.
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
with help from my mother, we turned the lower part of my wedding dress into a Christmas Tree skirt.
here's an example. If I click on genre and then romance new arrivals, there's a few PRISTINE Julie Garwood paperback firsts. It's just super fun and I think you'll have a nice time browsing.
November 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
here's an example. If I click on genre and then romance new arrivals, there's a few PRISTINE Julie Garwood paperback firsts. It's just super fun and I think you'll have a nice time browsing.
a hotly anticipated sequel, ostensibly about a local bird watcher, but really about a person with no gag reflex.
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
a hotly anticipated sequel, ostensibly about a local bird watcher, but really about a person with no gag reflex.
In London, a man must marry to inherit a huge fortune. A week before his wedding on the night of his wife-to-be's bachelorette party, he goes out drinking with his buddies and falls in love with a down-on-her-luck waitress.
November 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
In London, a man must marry to inherit a huge fortune. A week before his wedding on the night of his wife-to-be's bachelorette party, he goes out drinking with his buddies and falls in love with a down-on-her-luck waitress.
come on. this one writes itself, now doesn't it.
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
come on. this one writes itself, now doesn't it.
The lead singer of a Billy Idol cover band falls in love with the owner of a local farmer's market.
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The lead singer of a Billy Idol cover band falls in love with the owner of a local farmer's market.
A Hollywood director on the verge of divorce hopes to save her marriage by opening the relationship up to include the gorgeous star of her newest film.
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A Hollywood director on the verge of divorce hopes to save her marriage by opening the relationship up to include the gorgeous star of her newest film.