Then, it took the lead-up to a very terrible battle in season two (that’s all that was out at the time) to find out there were several books.Īll this to say that I stumbled into historical romance by accident and wished I’d done so sooner. It took me several episodes to even find out it was a historical romance story. I started (watching) Outlander not knowing it was a romance, but it was about a British WW2 combat nurse transported back almost 300 years in the past. I’d encourage non-romance readers to consider picking up a romance book. I've learned absolutely nothing about romance from reading books about Scottish clan law. In some cases, they learned the info for the first time, and in other cases, it stuck better while reading because there was an emotional, narrative connection to that time and place. While people shared things they learned from all walks of life and interests, one recurring theme was how reading a romance novel made them better informed about history. This issue is not limited to self-published novels, romance novels, or even books, but we have to keep these things in mind. For example, Ashley from Bookish Realm brought up #Hater (the second book from The Hashtag Chronicles) by Cambria Hebert as one of her worst-read books from 2019 because the author did little to no research on how football works. EK Johnston March 11, 2022ĭespite the positive sharing, I’d be remiss if I didn’t remind people that sometimes writers get things wrong, especially if there is less oversight (like self-publishing). This is why every time I ask a research question, I hope it gets RTd to Romancelandia.

Recalled by Cambria Hebert