Everyone’s reading romance books. But mums are reading them the most
The story looks a bit like this: she is the youngest daughter of a hungry family, she is a prince whose kingdom suffers from a curse. Although she does not know, her love is the only thing that can save her kingdom from ruin. It could be the intrigue of a children’s fairy tale – or the intrigue of the For -Adults series of Sarah J Maas A courtyard of thorns and roseswhich was credited with having started a sexual revolution labeled.
“Romantasy”, the literary genre which merges fantastic stories with romantic plots reserved for adults, is the kind of leading book according to the market research company Circana Bookcan. It is also developing at a giant, with 1.9 million pounds sold since January 1. Hop on Booktok (the Tiktok community dedicated to reading books) and you will find renamed romance books: words like “spicy” and chili emojis are current positive reactions to a story, and there are hashtags dedicated to tropes like “friends there” and “marriage of convenience”. It is a fairly good shine for the category of the formerly offbeat romantic book.
“A seed was planted for the craze about 20 years ago with the Dusk Series “, explains Anne Royer, librarian of the New York public librarian.” Romance was not the main intrigue in this area or Hunger gamesBut these are the books that the millennials were raised. It is logical that they want a similar story, but with more adult content now that they are adults. »She adds that Maas A courtyard of thorns and roses (Acotar) was the third most verified book on the library last year.
It’s just another industry proving the common saying of “sex sells” true. But for many women – especially mothers – in the genre help them reconnect with themselves and escape everyday.
“There are so many sexual relations in this book,” says Leave them author and mother of three children Mel Robbins, who listened Acotar Like an audio book. “You literally blush. And what is so cool in dramatic audio is that I would have my headphones all day. I would wash the dishes, but I am not in my kitchen with my hands in my soapy water, I literally fly with Rhysand through the sky of Prythian. ”
