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My topic I chose was the growing popularity of a subgenre story type of enemies to lovers. I chose this because these books drew me in as a reader. I have always loved reading how the behavior and connections of the characters drive the plot and the choices made throughout the book. Now in my paper I covered mostly fantasy titles/series, but there are growing titles in the contemporary field of books as well. I will go through briefly of each one I mentioned in my paper.

I use Pride and Prejudice as a starting point here, and that's because this in my opinion was one of the best representations of enemies to lovers. Darcy and Elizabeth have notions about each other, only to see how wrong they were. The first author is Sarah J Maas, author of Court of Thorns and Roses and Throne of Glass series. Both series have female characters caught with men who do unspeakable things to hinder their trust, but as they get to know each other that develops something more. However, these are more fantasy series, which are very plot driven by choices the characters make. 

With Ali Hazelwood, we see more modern and contemporary themes. These primarily take place in Academia or in careers where women are not in a majority of the time. These have comical dialogue, and the couple is challenged by each other to either work or live with each other. These circumstances, help the growing connection of loath to love to seem easy; it's almost like a romantic comedy being played out. All of these have been growing in popularity and will only continue to do so.






References

Armentrout, J. (2020). From blood and ash. Blue Box Press

Austen, J. (2007). Pride and prejudice. Vintage Classic 

Maas, S. (2015). Court of thorn and roses. Bloomsbury


Comments

  1. Megan RichardsMarch 4, 2023 at 3:22 PM

    Bree, I love enemies to lovers. I didn't even consider Pride and Prejudice until you mentioned it, good 'Origin' choice. I love the examples of Ali Hazelwood and the ACOTAR series, I typically enjoy friends to lovers, but I loved these examples and noticed they've gotten popular, so good choices on your part.

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  2. Brooke DeBoestMarch 5, 2023 at 1:07 PM

    Hi Bre, I thought this was a great choice in topic. I read a lot of YA fiction, and I have noticed this trend for relationships across multiple young adult genres not just romance. For example, it seems to be really popular in dystopia and fantasy wold settings as well. In the past, I haven’t been much of a romance reader, but recently I’ve been trying to read more and have come across a few with this relationship pattern. Thanks for sharing!

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