Emily Mulligan explores the engrossing world of romantasy books, where girls meet fairies, winged creatures, or boys, fall in love, or break curses. These stories, filled with dragons, rose gardens, and strong characters, offer an escape from reality, allowing readers to indulge in enchanting tales without feeling the need for self-improvement.
‘Girl meets boy/fairy/winged creature and falls in love or tries to break a curse. It’s classic stuff. But it’s engrossing,’ Emily Mulligan writes.‘Girl meets boy/fairy/winged creature and falls in love or tries to break a curse. It’s classic stuff. But it’s engrossing,’ Emily Mulligan writes.We want dragons, rose gardens and strong characters who are absolutely getting laid but whose relationships with men don’t define themhe girls are fed up with reality.
I devoured five enormous books of one of the most popular romantasy series in an embarrassingly short time, reading morning, noon and night whether it was polite to do so or not.Thinking I’d stumbled on something precious and unique, I remember sheepishly telling my sister-in-law when she was unwell that there was some easy reading that would be good for her recovery. She laughed when I mentioned A Court of Thorns and Roses.
What’s so addictive about these books? Why do I see people dragging around novels the size of carry-on luggage to read in cafes and on the train? The romantasy books I’ve read, now that I’ve gone down this garden path, all feature strong women with big personalities and other skills and pursuits. They are absolutely getting laid, don’t get me wrong, but their relationships with men never define them. This point is so basic it is ridiculous to even have to make it but most movies still do not clear this bar.
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