dark romance

noun

Definitions

  1. A book genre featuring romantic relationships in which characters act in unethical or…

    A book genre featuring romantic relationships in which characters act in unethical or abusive ways.

    • Contrary to fears that dark romance promotes violence or unhealthy relationships, many readers engage critically with these narratives.
    • What's calming for one person might be a nightmare for others, which is why dark romance as it's currently understood has often been a genre found easiest through authors who self publish.
    • Villains who love to the point of obsession, characters who bare the bloody wounds of their trauma, lovers who will kill to protect what's theirs — these are among the hallmarks of dark romance books.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for dark romance. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA