This week, I read The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center. It is an excellent example of the Romance genre. Emma Wheeler desires to be a screenwriter and has the chops to do it, but family tragedy prevents her. Her agent secures her a job writing with her idol in the screenwriting universe, Charlie Yates. She took the bold step of going to LA to find out that her agent hadn'hadn't her everything. Like, Charlie Yates didn't know she was coming. The book is humorous and sparkly, with highs and lows that made me wonder how it would all work out. Delightful.
I listened to The Rom-Commers on audio, and at the end, Katherine Center made a passionate case for the benefits of Romance books. She cited several scientific studies and a TED Talk. I have been a Romance Snob and long ago repented. A romance book usually involves challenging events and obstacles that must be overcome. Because it's instance, the reader is promised a happy ending—justice is served, true love is discovered, and rifts are mended.
I'm looking forward to reading more from Center.
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Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente is a weird book that lives up to its title. Decibel Jones and the Absolute Zeroes, a washed-up band no longer, together become the unwilling representatives for Earth in the universe's version of Eurovision/Hunger Games. The bottom line is that if they don't place high enough, Earth will be destroyed. The book had a fun concept but it went on many wordy tangents that slowed the pace waaaaaay down so it got to be a slog. I almost gave it up but persevered. If you liked The Hitchhiker to the Universe, you will like this. It feels very British in its humor and plot.
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