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<blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 8972939" data-attributes="member: 16069"><p>That would require a long answer, I'd have to go through the list of the books that I have read and possibly read the reviews again to remind me, I don't have the time for that.</p><p></p><p>However, here's some of what I have observed so far, with specific regard to romance in FR.</p><p></p><p>1st up, the FR cannon loves a bro-mance, the classic for me is the odd couple- Jarlaxle & Artemis in every book they are in, but specifically (I think- this is me trying to remember here) in the Sellswords series, the pair are Stan and Ollie, they're Tango & Cash, they're them two very good looking Hollywood folks that are both assassins and are also, get this- married to each other (Brad Pitt & Angeline Jolie). You know the film- Mr & Mrs something, apologies but I don't even possess a TV. Mr & Mrs Smith, I just looked it up- it sounds a hoot. Anyway, Jarlaxle & Artemis have got it.</p><p></p><p>2nd up, there's a lot of failed romances, ones in which the same sad pattern of person A not telling beloved B a variety of things- who they really are, what they really want, or else what's really going on here. This is most often to in order to protect person B, and mostly in these novels this goes both ways. A is not telling B something big, and vice-versa, It's a little tiring, but inevitable- there are times when I have (this is genuine) found myself shouting at the book.</p><p></p><p>"Just bloody tell her, you..."</p><p></p><p>The Moonshae's (again, from memory) had a lot of this. The Wulfgar-Catty-Driz thing, which gets a little more complicated each time, with the edition of a fourth, and then a fifth person to the group. It's... well, mostly played out already. It's the least intersting thing, most of the time, in a lot of Salvatore's books. Although, Catty seems to get strong when she needs to- and that's no bad thing.</p><p></p><p>Last up, because I have to get on with life- I really do.</p><p></p><p>There are good romances, with strong male and female characters- in which it feels and sounds a lot like love, and the falling out of love, and when love turns into obligation, and... y'know grown up romance, not just the wooing but what comes after too.</p><p></p><p>A good example of this imho is... and I'm going to have to go and fetch the list and read back, my memory... the Last Mythal series, Richard Baker. I enjoyed the romance in these books, because it's believable, convoluted, has a bit of burn, and... it's got some added shimmer because these are Elves, and they all live forever- so it's kinda important- it feels important. I also like that it's the female lead that, well... leads. At least that's what I've got parceled away in my memory. Keep in mind for every Forgotten Realms novel I read I reward myself by reading a non-FR novel (to get the balance right), so... just my remembering.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for asking.</p><p></p><p>Cheers goonalan.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonalan, post: 8972939, member: 16069"] That would require a long answer, I'd have to go through the list of the books that I have read and possibly read the reviews again to remind me, I don't have the time for that. However, here's some of what I have observed so far, with specific regard to romance in FR. 1st up, the FR cannon loves a bro-mance, the classic for me is the odd couple- Jarlaxle & Artemis in every book they are in, but specifically (I think- this is me trying to remember here) in the Sellswords series, the pair are Stan and Ollie, they're Tango & Cash, they're them two very good looking Hollywood folks that are both assassins and are also, get this- married to each other (Brad Pitt & Angeline Jolie). You know the film- Mr & Mrs something, apologies but I don't even possess a TV. Mr & Mrs Smith, I just looked it up- it sounds a hoot. Anyway, Jarlaxle & Artemis have got it. 2nd up, there's a lot of failed romances, ones in which the same sad pattern of person A not telling beloved B a variety of things- who they really are, what they really want, or else what's really going on here. This is most often to in order to protect person B, and mostly in these novels this goes both ways. A is not telling B something big, and vice-versa, It's a little tiring, but inevitable- there are times when I have (this is genuine) found myself shouting at the book. "Just bloody tell her, you..." The Moonshae's (again, from memory) had a lot of this. The Wulfgar-Catty-Driz thing, which gets a little more complicated each time, with the edition of a fourth, and then a fifth person to the group. It's... well, mostly played out already. It's the least intersting thing, most of the time, in a lot of Salvatore's books. Although, Catty seems to get strong when she needs to- and that's no bad thing. Last up, because I have to get on with life- I really do. There are good romances, with strong male and female characters- in which it feels and sounds a lot like love, and the falling out of love, and when love turns into obligation, and... y'know grown up romance, not just the wooing but what comes after too. A good example of this imho is... and I'm going to have to go and fetch the list and read back, my memory... the Last Mythal series, Richard Baker. I enjoyed the romance in these books, because it's believable, convoluted, has a bit of burn, and... it's got some added shimmer because these are Elves, and they all live forever- so it's kinda important- it feels important. I also like that it's the female lead that, well... leads. At least that's what I've got parceled away in my memory. Keep in mind for every Forgotten Realms novel I read I reward myself by reading a non-FR novel (to get the balance right), so... just my remembering. Thanks for asking. Cheers goonalan. [/QUOTE]
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