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11/9/2018 10:30:44@bardsongShantasticI see that tomorrow's #rombklove is on unlikeable heroines. I have thoughts. So many thoughts. It's a good thing I… https://t.co/6JMgrTFlJM1060759068195807232
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11/9/2018 12:05:08@CrankyOtterCrankyOtter#RomBkLove 9: Unlikeable Hero/ine Sketchy romance heroes becoming likeable is a common trope. The prompt is for un… https://t.co/zXsmrYW4Vg1060782825249689600
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11/9/2018 12:12:52@CrankyOtterCrankyOtter#RomBkLove 9: 2/2 I literally don’t remember starts-bad heroines I’d recommend as I like ‘em now or hated ‘em. Tr… https://t.co/2ozlBhlbKS1060784770169425920
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11/9/2018 12:18:58@CrankyOtterCrankyOtter#RomBkLove 9: extra detail In contrast to yesterday’s caveat, Grace Burrowes is ALL OVER the Consent Issue. Her h… https://t.co/d2d1jY7TtX1060786304483577856
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11/9/2018 12:22:48@e_savovaEllie ReadsIt's Unlikable Heroines day for #rombklove and I can't wait to meet and celebrate all the badass women in romance w… https://t.co/4y1BPfW7V71060787271941656576
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11/9/2018 12:43:13@bookish_yogiRachel Burton#RomBkLove Day 9 Unlikeable Heroines: the only heroine I can think of that I consistently disliked and never warmed… https://t.co/QitSlKjAnt1060792409586630658
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11/9/2018 12:43:49@bookish_yogiRachel BurtonI do love that book but I have issues with it #RomBkLove1060792561177108481
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11/9/2018 13:27:30@GeriReadsGeri Reads stories with HEA!#RomBkLove Day 9: Unlikable Heroines. I have several titles for this prompt but Not Another Family Wedding by jacki… https://t.co/YZYm45z3OU1060803553449644032
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11/9/2018 13:40:40@GeriReadsGeri Reads stories with HEA!How can I explain that I actually liked all my unlikable heroines. 😂😂😂 #RomBkLove1060806866379268096
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11/9/2018 13:47:55@GeriReadsGeri Reads stories with HEA!And this got me thinking, and y'all are welcome to chime in with your thoughts here, what makes a heroine unlikable… https://t.co/1o0ZhGJggt1060808690771550208
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11/9/2018 13:47:56@GeriReadsGeri Reads stories with HEA!It also makes me wonder why unlikability is something that we only attribute to our heroines and not our heroes? #RomBkLove1060808696165363712
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11/9/2018 13:48:33@MiaMcAndrewsAu1MiaMcAndrewsHaven't been able to think of any titles for the last few days of #RomBkLove, but I'm loving seeing what other peop… https://t.co/GbBP505vbK1060808852214595585
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11/9/2018 15:29:41@Kaetrin67KaetrinBy far the best unlikeable heroine I’ve read in recent memory is Eluned from Fair, Bright & Terrible by Elizabeth K… https://t.co/bs7gTZdR2F1060834301372063744
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11/9/2018 15:33:14@lillie_80Lillie#RomBkLove The traits that make a heroine “unlikable” are the same ones people love in heroes and make them call hi… https://t.co/ee91BoCLk61060835195014860800
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11/9/2018 15:33:30@lillie_80LillieSabine from Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole. She’s selfish, greedy, vain, a thief, and will do whatever it tak… https://t.co/1i444iArPt1060835263579066368
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11/9/2018 15:33:49@anacoquiAna Coqui@GeriReads All of this is why I picked this prompt. Heroines get a lot more grief for having sexual pasts, emotion… https://t.co/xqgvw4eP9c1060835340116738048
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11/9/2018 15:33:53@lillie_80LillieJoan from Burn Down the Night by Molly O’Keefe. Girl is a hot damn mess and she knows it. #RomBkLove1060835358898831360
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11/9/2018 15:34:33@lillie_80LillieRaven from Drawn Together by Lauren Dane. She seriously screws up in a previous book in the series, owns her shit,… https://t.co/ElknJmRHa51060835525794451456
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11/9/2018 15:34:57@anacoquiAna Coqui#RomBkLove Day 9: Unlikable Heroines. Rom readers are hardest on them. Which hard-to-love heroines are faves? https://t.co/8jyq9GWoRI1060835627099475968
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11/9/2018 15:35:10@lillie_80LillieKeeley from The Darkest Touch by Gena Showalter. The Red Queen. Princess of Petty. Vicious, violent, uber powerful… https://t.co/fVUCssv9Hk1060835681776353280
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11/9/2018 15:35:41@lillie_80LillieEmma from A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole. She’s weak and afraid but likes herself most of the time. Watchin… https://t.co/guWQr3f7bV1060835809887219712
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11/9/2018 15:36:07@lillie_80LillieNadia from Viking’s Flame by Holley Trent. Prickly, cranky, fighty. She’s awesome. #RomBkLove1060835922273550337
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11/9/2018 15:36:17@GrowlyCubGC#RomBkLove my fave unlikeable heroine is Serena from JoBev's Forbidden1060835960680787969
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11/9/2018 15:36:33@lillie_80LillieAryal from Kinked by Thea Harrison. Bitchy. Rude. Tough. Has an ego equal to her male counterparts. Centuries old a… https://t.co/37KG7UHHNJ1060836029932978176
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11/9/2018 15:37:21@lillie_80LillieLila from Wicked Abyss by Kresley Cole. I love love love her. And the biggest reason why is a massive spoiler. But… https://t.co/OosbydeLry1060836232496844800
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11/9/2018 15:38:07@lillie_80Lillie#RomBkLove A bunch of Cole’s heroines make my list. Her heroes are…fine. Most of them are alpha dicks at times but… https://t.co/cjO0fZ7ttr1060836424973512705
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11/9/2018 15:38:51@mektasticMekaI shy away from books with the phrase 'unlikeable heroines' because I have trouble reading unlikeable if there isn'… https://t.co/22Mj3F1EYU1060836608553840641
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11/9/2018 15:39:48@mektasticMekaI am also willing to be wrong. I have a very difficult time reading books where I kind of want to yell at everyone.… https://t.co/j7E4jo3V281060836847180427264
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11/9/2018 15:40:59@alexisdariaAlexis Daria 💕🇵🇷#RomBkLove Day 8: I like light paranormal romance with elements like mythology, mermaids, witches, or superheroes.… https://t.co/UnDopKFrJZ1060837143734562816
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11/9/2018 15:44:15@e_savovaEllie ReadsStarting off with Olivia from A Conspiracy of Whispers by Ada Harper - prickly, independent, undercover assassin in… https://t.co/ePG7795dSa1060837965927235584
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11/9/2018 15:45:10@JanetETennesseeJanet Webb"@GeriReads: How can I explain that I actually liked all my unlikable heroines. 😂😂😂 #RomBkLove" I understand that @GrowlyCub1060838198694346757
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11/9/2018 15:45:31@mektasticMekaMy other question that I want to pose is what makes a heroine 'Unlikeable'? Is it because she defies stereotypes of… https://t.co/EdKVoX9uVR1060838284618678272
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11/9/2018 15:47:00@mektasticMeka@GeriReads Haha, I didn't see what you wrote before I wrote my questions. Sorry. For me, an unlikeable heroine is s… https://t.co/KP3nWIVvyy1060838659245527041
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11/9/2018 15:48:05@mektasticMeka@GeriReads I find that I have to give the litmus test of 'would I yell at the hero for doing this?' and if my answe… https://t.co/n0LjKHbaVY1060838931225169920
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11/9/2018 15:48:58@lillie_80Lillie@anacoqui @GeriReads Or if they are sweet and perfect, they are called a Mary Sue and still criticized. I'm very cu… https://t.co/t221Hag90F1060839156077772800
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11/9/2018 15:51:03@mektasticMeka@GeriReads I think I deal with recognizing internalized mysogyny that I've had to confront while reading books and… https://t.co/hoqcwm2Vbz1060839679048638465
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11/9/2018 15:54:38@anacoquiAna Coqui#RomBkLove https://t.co/2tbr7mFZCp1060840579775508485
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11/9/2018 15:55:35@Kaetrin67Kaetrin@GeriReads Unlikeable to me means prickly and/or having a forceful/demanding personality. It doesn't actually make… https://t.co/xJBukHkZCr1060840820033544192
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11/9/2018 15:58:16@anacoquiAna Coqui#RomBkLove https://t.co/vIV1FKe4MO1060841496860078080
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11/9/2018 15:58:22@lillie_80LillieI'm over on #RomBkLove talking about a subject I feel passionately about, on zero sleep. This is probably a mistake. 😂1060841520926986240
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11/9/2018 15:58:51@anacoquiAna Coqui#RomBkLove https://t.co/9Tzp5OUW3X1060841641643257856
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11/9/2018 15:59:16@anacoquiAna Coqui#RomBkLove https://t.co/o9Rb6JKXUy1060841745892757504
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11/9/2018 16:00:53@anacoquiAna Coqui@lillie_80 That is what one of these heroines would do! :) #RomBkLove1060842153746804736
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11/9/2018 16:01:19@anacoquiAna Coqui#RomBkLove https://t.co/f6irSDAMDO1060842262555430913
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11/9/2018 16:02:56@bentchbitesH[ustling]. Bentham 👑#RomBkLove Day 9: Unlikeable Heroine. • Y’all already know I’ll rec Love Your Frenemies today bec it’s the best! LO… https://t.co/7TIBna2SVo1060842668861915137
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11/9/2018 16:03:50@Kaetrin67Kaetrin@GeriReads I'm a hero-centric reader but I think internalized misogyny plays a major role. That's said, if I real… https://t.co/4UcReAMySd1060842896071393280
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11/9/2018 16:04:26@lillie_80LillieAnd when I say I'm passionate about it, I have the T-shirt! #RomBkLove https://t.co/ta3lywYjLa1060843045439094785
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11/9/2018 16:06:44@anacoquiAna Coqui#RomBkLove This is part of why I love Lauren Dane’s Raven. She makes her play for a hero she has history with in… https://t.co/V8qJAqzNoN1060843627147153408
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11/9/2018 16:06:59@Kaetrin67Kaetrin@lillie_80 @anacoqui @GeriReads I'm not sure I see a Mary Sue as the same thing as a cinnamon roll. Mary Sue's to m… https://t.co/BIcjZs5Tb41060843690124427264
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11/9/2018 16:07:12@lillie_80LillieYes. yes, yes. #RomBkLove https://t.co/aXu18hIUG31060843742331129858
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11/9/2018 16:07:19@anacoquiAna Coqui#RomBkLove https://t.co/HfvfWRpvyq1060843772773314560
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11/9/2018 16:08:13@Kaetrin67KaetrinHear hear #RomBkLove https://t.co/SG3OqKke7Y1060843996845494273
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11/9/2018 16:09:39@anacoquiAna Coqui#RomBkLove https://t.co/1Y3ESTZjPx1060844359640326144
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11/9/2018 16:10:08@racblogBrieAnd I want goodreads reviews to stop pissing me off! LOL /end #RomBkLove1060844481136783361
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11/9/2018 16:20:36@awutheringlifeCarolinaToday's #RomBkLove discussion is all about unlikable heroines. There have been very few heroines I've found unlikab… https://t.co/ReHPzGCUxJ1060847115092586497
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11/9/2018 16:21:20@Kaetrin67Kaetrin@lillie_80 @GeriReads @e_savova @anacoqui The problem is that there's no universal definition. Heck, Romancelandia… https://t.co/Hpfk6vEGcS1060847298807091200
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11/9/2018 16:23:13@ThereseBeharrieTherese BeharrieTHIS! I can think of heroines who aren't traditionally likeable. I can't, however, think of one heroine *I* haven't… https://t.co/4WKMqeRlxU1060847773229170689
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11/9/2018 16:24:34@Kaetrin67Kaetrin@mektastic @GeriReads @e_savova @lillie_80 @anacoqui Maybe. Perfection can be boring for me. Mary Sue equals "bland… https://t.co/sHEEriKnpb1060848111482884096
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11/9/2018 16:25:21@lillie_80Lillie@GeriReads @e_savova @Kaetrin67 @anacoqui Absolutely. I want the full spectrum oh heroines, from sweet as pie to bitchy as hell. #RomBkLove1060848308892119044
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11/9/2018 16:25:34@Kaetrin67Kaetrin@GeriReads @lillie_80 @e_savova @anacoqui Agree. #RomBkLove1060848364353347585
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11/9/2018 16:26:46@ThereseBeharrieTherese BeharrieIf I don't like a character, it's because they're racist or sexist or just terrible in some way. Never because they… https://t.co/JTkqMw4X0j1060848665600909315
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11/9/2018 16:26:55@Kaetrin67Kaetrin@lillie_80 @GeriReads @e_savova @anacoqui Oh me too. I'm for all types of heroines except ones who are so badly wri… https://t.co/HiebHN1k851060848705220227073
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11/9/2018 16:28:36@anacoquiAna Coqui#RomBkLove https://t.co/sYe4xSlTID1060849127859347456
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11/9/2018 16:29:02@Kaetrin67Kaetrin@lillie_80 @GeriReads @e_savova @anacoqui *And doormats. I can't do doormat heroines. #RomBkLove1060849236005203968
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11/9/2018 16:30:36@evie_dunmoreEvie Dunmore#RomBkLove Unlikeable heroines - when well written, I find every character can be compelling, even if they would no… https://t.co/pysQdgcjaI1060849633780490240
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11/9/2018 16:31:01@anacoquiAna Coqui#RomBkLove another “unlikable” Heroine I love. https://t.co/9ndQaIMQP01060849737283309568
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11/9/2018 16:31:03@lillie_80Lillie@Kaetrin67 @GeriReads @e_savova @anacoqui Eh, some of my favorites have started out as being seen as doormats then… https://t.co/QgX5TV9b831060849746099744768
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11/9/2018 16:31:13@Kaetrin67Kaetrin@anacoqui She was just completely unlikeable to me! LOL. I actively wanted Rhett to leave her and find love with so… https://t.co/UEk8skQGdY1060849786776018945
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11/9/2018 16:33:08@Kaetrin67Kaetrin@GeriReads @lillie_80 @mektastic @e_savova @anacoqui No way is Kate Daniels a Mary Sue!! #IWillDieOnThisHill #RomBkLove1060850269255159808
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11/9/2018 16:33:48@anacoquiAna Coqui#RomBkLove https://t.co/sJ58e5JpmJ1060850436872245250
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11/9/2018 16:33:56@minavesguerraMina V. Esguerra#RomBkLove Day 9: Unlikable Heroine Sliding into this day's theme with a rec for one of my titles. I took a previo… https://t.co/Xp0KnzYZdC1060850469365379072
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11/9/2018 16:34:00@anacoquiAna Coqui#RomBkLove https://t.co/pjN8dMwP6z1060850488743223296
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11/9/2018 16:34:13@anacoquiAna Coqui#RomBkLove https://t.co/bdKlRi8UB81060850539972435968
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11/9/2018 16:34:22@Kaetrin67Kaetrin@lillie_80 @GeriReads @e_savova @anacoqui That's ok. But if they're a doormat all the way through I get stabby. #RomBkLove1060850577947549697
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11/9/2018 16:34:27@mektasticMekaMe as today's #RomBkLove started: (hesitantly) "I don't know how I feel about unlikeable heroines. Maybe something… https://t.co/T2XCXAGgPf1060850599250382848
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11/9/2018 16:34:31@anacoquiAna Coqui#RomBkLove https://t.co/YwhqATtJ3Q1060850615394426881
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11/9/2018 16:35:43@kateclaybornKate Claybornre-upping this thread in honor of today's #RomBkLove, bc it says most of what I want to say about "unlikeable" hero… https://t.co/kwL1Zt2iFD1060850921230557184
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11/9/2018 16:35:47@lillie_80LillieI'll fight over Sienna. While she's not my #1 Singh heroine, she is fabulous. #RomBkLove https://t.co/4TqOSQm06H1060850936804007936
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11/9/2018 16:36:09@SandrAntonelliDr Sandra Antonelli@Kaetrin67 @anacoqui Well, Kaetrin, you know my thoughts on GWTW as romance with an HFN... I find Scarlett’s ‘tomor… https://t.co/ypZuQ2OUW21060851026830344193
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11/9/2018 16:40:44@anacoquiAna Coqui@RhodaBaxter wrote a very interesting vulnerable other-woman heroine in Belonging. She is drowning her grief in dri… https://t.co/oFvEtRhzRC1060852180566097921
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11/9/2018 16:41:19@mostlybreeBree (&🐕)This is why this conversation is so complicated! I mean I have NEVER forgotten the review that said "I guess I just… https://t.co/xJas3xdSHX1060852330067906560
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11/9/2018 16:41:33@anacoquiAna Coqui#RomBkLove https://t.co/DKamFFRtL61060852389224288258
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11/9/2018 16:41:58@bentchbitesH[ustling]. Bentham 👑@awutheringlife Noting all of these recs down! #rombklove https://t.co/KTwTugee5l1060852492164952065
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11/9/2018 16:43:42@angelajamesAngela James@lillie_80 Yeah she is! #RomBkLove1060852930163736576
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11/9/2018 16:44:19@anacoquiAna Coqui#RomBkLove https://t.co/gXqWYsSDmj1060853083360686080
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11/9/2018 16:44:25@SandrAntonelliDr Sandra AntonelliDoes Too Stupid to Live (TSTL) count as unlikable because, holy crap, I have a list of those heroines... #RomBkLove Love1060853107981148161
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11/9/2018 16:45:50@angelajamesAngela James@anacoqui @GeriReads Kate Daniels is an unlikable heroine? NUH-UH! #RomBkLove1060853465314979841
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11/9/2018 16:46:50@anacoquiAna Coqui@SandrAntonelli TSTL is another of those terms that men rarely get called in romance. Yet it is often applied to he… https://t.co/siguWylZoD1060853719091290112
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11/9/2018 16:47:42@SandrAntonelliDr Sandra Antonelli@anacoqui I can apply TSTL to heroes too. #RomBkLove1060853933353033730
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11/9/2018 16:49:46@SandrAntonelliDr Sandra Antonelli@anacoqui You are right; TSTL is usually applied to females, even when the hero is stupid. #RomBkLove1060854455816511488
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11/9/2018 16:51:37@bentchbitesH[ustling]. Bentham 👑And I would like to add that Kimmy's that type of person I would not like v much in the real world, even if i love… https://t.co/hq81kjH1661060854919484194818
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11/9/2018 16:51:41@angelajamesAngela JamesToday's #RomBkLove topic is unlikable heroines. When I say I don't like a heroine it's generally bcuz author has wr… https://t.co/oh4S5XaVnE1060854939512201217
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11/9/2018 16:53:49@anacoquiAna Coqui#RomBkLove https://t.co/qusaJeTarc1060855472968925184
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11/9/2018 16:55:03@awutheringlifeCarolinaAnd that's it for now! I have to head to work. I might come back and continue this thread in between classes. #RomBkLove1060855782747574273
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11/9/2018 16:58:31@mostlybreeBree (&🐕)So later today I'm going to post my list of TOTALLY LOVEABLE (but frequently misunderstood) heroines. #RomBkLove1060856658040107008
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11/9/2018 17:00:29@anacoquiAna Coqui@angelajames @GeriReads Just the way terms like TSTL and Mary Sue get weaponized against heroines all the time. #RomBkLove1060857153014194177
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11/9/2018 17:01:49@SandrAntonelliDr Sandra AntonelliWhere are you @AinsliePaton, I’m up late and #RomBkLove is all about unlikable heroines! Enjoy your holiday.1060857488143114240
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11/9/2018 17:03:27@angelajamesAngela James@anacoqui @SandrAntonelli I'm pretty equal opportunity with TSTL but I'm also more likely to dislike heroes in gene… https://t.co/LffkFAwCRO1060857899008880641
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11/9/2018 17:03:53@Author_DLWhiteBreasted BoobilyI don’t read much contemporary romance. I think black / indie romance is FULL of what people would call #unlikeable… https://t.co/8fJ0D479dR1060858008534691840
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11/9/2018 17:04:25@kj_charlesKJ CharlesKimmy is a *really* unlikable heroine. She's not misunderstood, or traumatised, or nice deep down. She's proper fla… https://t.co/8lIkxrq3qJ1060858142681153536