I adore the A to Z Blogging Challenge, but this year was just not kind to me over the course of April. A bunch of work and family stuff happened in rapid succession, which means that I was mostly distracted by being on the struggle bus - and almost completely fell out of visiting other blogs. Which makes me sad, because I saw and bookmarked so many great themes this year! I only completed ..read more

This year, my A to Z Blogging Challenge theme is Romance Tropes in Folklore! For each letter, I will pick a popular trope from romcom movies and romance novels, and see if I can find the same trope in folktales and legends. Because it's fun. Here we go.THE TROPEThat's it, I'm officially done :D I managed to get through April, and I scheduled all these posts by March 31st! I might be scraping a ..read more

This year, my A to Z Blogging Challenge theme is Romance Tropes in Folklore! For each letter, I will pick a popular trope from romcom movies and romance novels, and see if I can find the same trope in folktales and legends. Because it's fun. Here we go.THE TROPEThere are romances where one party has to wait for the other for a long time before they can be reunited in love. Sometimes, they have to ..read more

This year, my A to Z Blogging Challenge theme is Romance Tropes in Folklore! For each letter, I will pick a popular trope from romcom movies and romance novels, and see if I can find the same trope in folktales and legends. Because it's fun. Here we go.THE TROPEWho doesn't love a good romantic kiss scene? Pop culture is full of kisses that are memorable, or even iconic. THE FOLKLOREKissing ..read more

 This year, my A to Z Blogging Challenge theme is Romance Tropes in Folklore! For each letter, I will pick a popular trope from romcom movies and romance novels, and see if I can find the same trope in folktales and legends. Because it's fun. Here we go.THE TROPEA widow or widower finding love again after suffering the great loss of their first spouse is also a common trope in romance ..read more

This year, my A to Z Blogging Challenge theme is Romance Tropes in Folklore! For each letter, I will pick a popular trope from romcom movies and romance novels, and see if I can find the same trope in folktales and legends. Because it's fun. Here we go.THE TROPECome on, you know this one.THE FOLKLOREThe other option for V was Virginity, and I am not touching that because folklore does not handle ..read more

This year, my A to Z Blogging Challenge theme is Romance Tropes in Folklore! For each letter, I will pick a popular trope from romcom movies and romance novels, and see if I can find the same trope in folktales and legends. Because it's fun. Here we go.THE TROPEWhere there is romance, there is usually unrequited love (that sometimes goes beyond the bounds of what is acceptable). It's either part ..read more

This year, my A to Z Blogging Challenge theme is Romance Tropes in Folklore! For each letter, I will pick a popular trope from romcom movies and romance novels, and see if I can find the same trope in folktales and legends. Because it's fun. Here we go.THE TROPESerenading the one you love is an age-old form of courtship.THE FOLKLORESerenading the one you love is an age-old form of courtship.THE ..read more

This year, my A to Z Blogging Challenge theme is Romance Tropes in Folklore! For each letter, I will pick a popular trope from romcom movies and romance novels, and see if I can find the same trope in folktales and legends. Because it's fun. Here we go.THE TROPEThis trope features a pair of lovers that are reborn (sometimes over and over again) and always find each other. The idea is that they ..read more

This year, my A to Z Blogging Challenge theme is Romance Tropes in Folklore! For each letter, I will pick a popular trope from romcom movies and romance novels, and see if I can find the same trope in folktales and legends. Because it's fun. Here we go.THE TROPESo this one is a general type of romance where a soldier/guard/someone who serves royalty falls in love with the royal lady high above ..read more