I think I read this one too close to Wendell's other one since this wasn't as enjoyable for me as the last one. A lot of it had to do with feeling like I had read it all before and in a way I had the topics discussed in this were also discussed heavily in her other one. Depite there being chapters it didn't seem like there was a legitmate thread to the novel and the chapters read more like longer blog posts. I really wanted it to expand more on why romance novels were written they way they were and what else contributed to their change and shift in the early 90's. Don't get me wrong they touched on them but I do not think it was as fleshed out as much as it could have been. Plus the banter and witty phrases like "surprise buttseck" became tedious rather quickly for me. Also the "interacive portions of the novel felt more like filler than really having or adding any value to the book.

Overall not terrible but not one I would re-read and if pressed I would recommend her other one (Everything I About Romance...) over this one since it seemed to have more depth. Not a terrible book but not great.