All the books I used to know

I did something the other day I haven't done in years and years. I went to the library. I'd forgotten how much I love the library. So many books. So free. My two favorite things. I'll have to get up my courage and go talk to the local libraries about maybe putting a copy of Amaranthine on the shelf. Not sure what their policy is, but hey a new book donated to them can't be bad.  But anyway, I was at the old romance rack and of course I picked up a couple of good historical romance. The broody Earl and the spirited, not so beautiful, kind of old, poor, and everyone thinks she's a shrew type of books. Not really my type. I'm more for the fantasy myself. Poor? ok. not the most beautiful in town? sure. Too smart for her own good and rubs everyone the wrong way? ya. But all three? yikes. Who wants to marry that person? You gotta give your hero and heroine something that's lovable. Flaws definitely. No one is perfect. Perfect is boring, But all around bad is boring too, and really hard to read for 400 pages because it's just not believable. Astral certainly isn't perfect. She's rash, overly emotional, naive and poor as dirt with no family. But she's pretty, and kind, and she laughs, and has an unshakable loyalty. I think one of the major flaws of historical romance novels is the heroine or the hero is either too perfect or too flawed, and both come away as unlikable.

There are two other major flaws that I'll talk about next time. See you soon.