Book review

‘Would You Rather’ Isn’t Another Silly Romance Novel, And I’m Here For It

Can a silly game lead best friends to long-lasting love, or will it leave their friendship in shambles?

“Smurfy couple” by GoodNCrazy is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

I don’t read romance novels. Except for when I snuck-read Lady Chatterley’s Lover as a tween or teen.

But Lady Chatterley was more about my erotic and sexual education from the safety of a book.

Previously, I considered romance novels silly, kinda like the cover image above.

Allison Ashley is a modern-day romance writer. Her publicist reached out to me and offered an advance copy of Ashley’s newest book, Would You Rather.

I hesitated. It’s a Harlequin book, after all.

And, I don’t — didn’t — read romance novels.

Like any curious person or writer researcher, I started with a Google search.

Would you rather dress up as The Smurfs for that costume party, or stay home and read a romance novel?