Queer romance is a subgenre of the romance genre, being differentiated by the genre and sexuality of the main relationship explored within the novel. When starting this thesis, I was especially interested in who is writing and reading queer romance, what they look for in queer romance novels, how they feel during and after the reading process, and how (and with whom) they identify in terms of the characters in these novels. Research showed that of the popular queer romance novels, most are written by queer identifying authors. Representation is something readers keep in mind when choosing a novel, and when it comes to the portrayal of these characters, most often readers are left feeling as if they are experiencing the story and romance through a friend’s eyes. Generally, readers will only question representation of queer identities if they feel something is wrong with the representations.
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The "five novels I chose as my data set" are: Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston; Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas; Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake; A Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite; A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall.
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The "five novels I chose as my data set" are: Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston; Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas; Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake; A Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite; A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall.