long, but hilarious, thread on the phrases in romance novels that drive readers crazy?
Considering it goes on for 700 comments and still running, I haven't read them all. But some of my favorites are:
"man-root"
"burning sword of his manhood"
a character having violet eyes (A peeve of mine for sure. I have never seen anyone with violet eyes.)
bodies turning to "molten lava" during sex
"laving" of nipples
"going blind" during sex (one reader writes, "all I can do is hope she isn't actually suffering a retinal detachment")
"releasing his boiling tribute into her"
Yikes. I better stop there before this post becomes unsuitable for minors.
I've just finished proofing the (electronic) galleys for The Ghost Downstairs (yes, I'll tell you once I have my release dates), so it's time for some lightweight material. What better for the occasion than this
Considering it goes on for 700 comments and still running, I haven't read them all. But some of my favorites are:
"man-root"
"burning sword of his manhood"
a character having violet eyes (A peeve of mine for sure. I have never seen anyone with violet eyes.)
bodies turning to "molten lava" during sex
"laving" of nipples
"going blind" during sex (one reader writes, "all I can do is hope she isn't actually suffering a retinal detachment")
"releasing his boiling tribute into her"
Yikes. I better stop there before this post becomes unsuitable for minors.
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It's boiling?!
OW. For everyone's sake. FREAKIN' OW.
and anything about "flowers" bugs me. "flower of womanhood" or "buds"
This also explains the "tribute" (seriously? tribute?) and the "bones turning to molten lava" and the burning swords everywhere.
I think the title of this wondrous work is Love in the Lava and that there are also many many descriptions of spectacular eruptions.
I also think that I will never become a published author if this is the best that I can come up with. :) Congratulations, btw, and I'm eagerly awaiting your book!
/And even more when my wife's does.
Sounds like a nasty superpower that drives a person to join the X-Men, actually.
That almost sounds tasty. Hmm. Disturbing.
/"Oh, as usual, dear."
I tend to ignore eye color unless the description is unnecessarily poetic, because whatever the description is, there's probably someone out there who can match it.
True on those other eye colors, though. Mine are green/brown, with lighting and clothing shades bringing out one hue over the other variously. And my husband's are almost unclassifiable. If you look close, they're made up of patches of gray/blue and patches of green/brown. The overall effect is greenish.