That's it. You've REALLY ticked me off.
I'm going to drop the F-bomb...
FORGIVENESS (or just forgive)
Not all books have forgiveness in them. Almost every romance book you'll pick up with have some aspect of forgiveness. Mainly because in every romance novel, there is that black moment, when the H/H get ripped from each other right before their happily ever after.
Maybe it's an old lover come back to claim was isn't theirs.
Maybe it's a lie the hero told at the beginning of the story that is finally catching up with him.
Maybe it's a secret the heroine didn't want to tell the hero in fear of losing him.
Maybe it's because the dude ended up with that darn egg and ran off with it!
It's human nature to make mistakes, and in romance novels, the characters generally make a lot of them. No, they aren't stupid, they are human. And if you read contemporary romance, you'll realize that a lot of the stories nowadays are a lot like real life. So mistakes are a plenty. In fantasy, sci-fi, paranormal romance, people can and do make mistakes, too. Not matter the situation, someone, somewhere, in the book will need to forgive...or be forgiven.
Some stories revolve totally around forgiveness. Because it's something BIG. Sometimes it's the little acts that need forgiving. But somewhere in pretty much every story, there are acts of forgiveness and people that need forgiven. Again, it's an aspect that gets us deeper into the story, into the characters minds and hearts. It compels us.
Can you think of a good story that involves a heavy dose of forgiveness? Seventeen Again (with Zac Efron) comes to mind. Toss in a little redemption with that one, too. :-)
~JD
I'm going to drop the F-bomb...
FORGIVENESS (or just forgive)
verb (used with object)
1.
to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.);absolve.
2.
to give up all claim on account of; remit (a debt, obligation,etc.).
3.
to grant pardon to (a person).
4.
to cease to feel resentment against: to forgive one's enemies.
Not all books have forgiveness in them. Almost every romance book you'll pick up with have some aspect of forgiveness. Mainly because in every romance novel, there is that black moment, when the H/H get ripped from each other right before their happily ever after.
Maybe it's an old lover come back to claim was isn't theirs.
Maybe it's a lie the hero told at the beginning of the story that is finally catching up with him.
Maybe it's a secret the heroine didn't want to tell the hero in fear of losing him.
Maybe it's because the dude ended up with that darn egg and ran off with it!
It's human nature to make mistakes, and in romance novels, the characters generally make a lot of them. No, they aren't stupid, they are human. And if you read contemporary romance, you'll realize that a lot of the stories nowadays are a lot like real life. So mistakes are a plenty. In fantasy, sci-fi, paranormal romance, people can and do make mistakes, too. Not matter the situation, someone, somewhere, in the book will need to forgive...or be forgiven.
Some stories revolve totally around forgiveness. Because it's something BIG. Sometimes it's the little acts that need forgiving. But somewhere in pretty much every story, there are acts of forgiveness and people that need forgiven. Again, it's an aspect that gets us deeper into the story, into the characters minds and hearts. It compels us.
Can you think of a good story that involves a heavy dose of forgiveness? Seventeen Again (with Zac Efron) comes to mind. Toss in a little redemption with that one, too. :-)
~JD
2 comments:
Since I don't read romance, I think I see the redemption aspect most.
I hadn't thought of this before, then I pondered my current work and guess what's all over it? Forgiveness. There you go!
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