KJ Charles
@kjcharleswriter.com
She/her. British European. Purveyor of opinions, rude words, and romance novels, historical and fantasy. "Erotically charged"--Good Housekeeping. I ignore unsolicited advice. http://kjcharleswriter.com
Me? Bad People? Never. /looks shiftily at WIP/
January 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Me? Bad People? Never. /looks shiftily at WIP/
That is what Terry Pratchett described as a vile accuracy.
January 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
That is what Terry Pratchett described as a vile accuracy.
Okay that is *awful*, props
January 9, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Okay that is *awful*, props
I went for it in lockdown. It was like a book a day.
January 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
I went for it in lockdown. It was like a book a day.
I adore all her historical romances (Wild Sweet Love and Raven are just perfect books) but can I also commend the Blessings series, which is basically small town soap opera crack and I inhaled ten books in a row.
January 9, 2026 at 12:28 PM
I adore all her historical romances (Wild Sweet Love and Raven are just perfect books) but can I also commend the Blessings series, which is basically small town soap opera crack and I inhaled ten books in a row.
That would be a shame all round. sigh.
January 9, 2026 at 11:03 AM
That would be a shame all round. sigh.
I would really like it if a publisher actually did some research into how many people this actively attracts vs how many it repels. I suspect there's a very specific (BookTok) niche of readers trained to embrace it.
January 9, 2026 at 10:56 AM
I would really like it if a publisher actually did some research into how many people this actively attracts vs how many it repels. I suspect there's a very specific (BookTok) niche of readers trained to embrace it.
That's really unfair on the author, who had no say in what the publisher put in the metadata.
January 9, 2026 at 10:41 AM
That's really unfair on the author, who had no say in what the publisher put in the metadata.
did you get hit by the fad for tagging the cited author on SM so the publisher would tweet "for fans of @freyamarske" or whatever? I assume it fizzled out after enough authors sent death threats.
January 9, 2026 at 10:15 AM
did you get hit by the fad for tagging the cited author on SM so the publisher would tweet "for fans of @freyamarske" or whatever? I assume it fizzled out after enough authors sent death threats.
Total gold rush nonsense. "Yes! We can hoover up everyone who's googling for 'cosy fantasy grumpy/sunshine heartwarming'!" say publishers, apparently under the impression that that's how readers ever find books.
January 9, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Total gold rush nonsense. "Yes! We can hoover up everyone who's googling for 'cosy fantasy grumpy/sunshine heartwarming'!" say publishers, apparently under the impression that that's how readers ever find books.
yeah, no, I hate that.
January 9, 2026 at 10:08 AM
yeah, no, I hate that.
Yeah, in the metadata, shows up like this (title blurred bc it's not the unfortunate author's fault that publisher marketing depts have gone feral)
January 9, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Yeah, in the metadata, shows up like this (title blurred bc it's not the unfortunate author's fault that publisher marketing depts have gone feral)
A second chance...to die.
January 9, 2026 at 9:59 AM
A second chance...to die.
Honestly, my condolences to the author. I'd go *spare*.
January 9, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Honestly, my condolences to the author. I'd go *spare*.
It is a fantastic book and you should read it BTW
January 9, 2026 at 9:49 AM
It is a fantastic book and you should read it BTW
WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS TO MS BEV
WHY
and wow 'blistering' is not a word I want attached to romance novels because my mind goes in a fully medical direction
WHY
and wow 'blistering' is not a word I want attached to romance novels because my mind goes in a fully medical direction
January 9, 2026 at 9:49 AM
WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS TO MS BEV
WHY
and wow 'blistering' is not a word I want attached to romance novels because my mind goes in a fully medical direction
WHY
and wow 'blistering' is not a word I want attached to romance novels because my mind goes in a fully medical direction
let me add that whenever the guff says "the TikTik sensation" the book goes off my possibles list as though it had bubonic plague
January 9, 2026 at 8:41 AM
let me add that whenever the guff says "the TikTik sensation" the book goes off my possibles list as though it had bubonic plague