In things I wish I could unlearn, I discovered that there is a book floating around being advertised as a BWWM abuse romance. eye twitch I could have lived my entire life three times over and not wanted to know this. There are so many things wrong with this, where to begin? This is a huge difference from “bully” romance in that there is more damaging connotation behind it. The fact that it is specifically advertised as a BWWM romance is triggering and problematic AF. Again let me state that, for obvious reasons, I have no problem with IR. My problem is that this book is outwardly being advertised with pride as a romance between a Black woman and white man that is abusive. The fact that it even got written and that it is out there getting recommended means that some twisted algorithm is beyond enraging and saddening. Bluntly put, being in an IR is hard enough without nonsense like this floating around the world, romance related or otherwise. While not as bad as it once was, in certain parts of the country, it’s still a dangerous thing. I don’t believe any type of love is superior to one or another. Love is love is love is love. But this is not the kind of love that Romancelandia needs or wants. This goes beyond any shade of dark romance. It borders on some really twisted, gross form of fetishization. There’s no making this book sound appealing at all. Here’s hoping that it, and the one I’ve mentioned before, just goes away. And, before anyone says that the critics to this book, which of course shall not be named, are being oversensitive, I pose the following question. Would anyone be okay with this if the races of those genders were reversed? sips tea I had been planning on leaving this type of recommendation for closer to Loving Day in June. But considering the recent developments in what is being pushed as IR as of late, I think it’s time to shine a light on better IRs out there that you can spend your time and money on. That’s not all! Click here for even more great adult interracial romance and check out these YA IR romance books, too.
