In this week’s episode of First Dates & Soulmates, Meg and Nikki are doing a deep dive of one of the most popular romance tropes, enemies to lovers. In this episode, you can expect:
* What exactly IS the “enemies to lovers” trope? Including Nikki’s five different types or subcategories of the trope
* The history of the trope
* Class, power, and privilege within the trope
* What Meg and Nikki like and dislike about the trope
* Several books that feature the enemies to lovers trope (and ones that are SUPPOSED to, but don’t quite hit the nail on the head)
This episode developed what became the Enemies to Lovers Framework — First Dates & Soulmates' taxonomy of the five types of enemies to lovers and what each one needs to earn its ending.
Articles Referenced This Episode:
Sara Kabir’s article for The Daily Star: “The Irresistible Allure of Enemies to Lovers”
Kimberly Bond’s article for Dazed: “Enemies to Lovers: Why do we fall in love with people we hate?”
Books mentioned in this episode:(Find them on Meg + Nikki’s Amazon page here)
* Against A Wall by Cate C. Wells
* The Barbarian's Vow by Keira Andrews
* The Villanous Things Series by C. Rochelle:
* Beautiful Bastard Series by Christina Lauren
* The Marchesi Family Series by Silvia Violet
* Deals with Demons Series by Stacia Stark
* The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
* Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
* Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James
* Perilous Courts Series by Tavia Lark
* Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
* The Gargoyle and the Romance Writer by Chole Archer
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