Renay, I think this is one of the best things you've written. I think you've found a wonderful way to write about books you love.

And, of course, word on the devaluation of romance stories. They shouldn't be the only stories and there's nothing wrong with not caring for them, but for them to be devalued in specifically sexist terms—because they're "girly" or for girls (never mind that a teenage girl learning to love another human being is a beautiful thing)… my hackles raise.