I like mystery’s. I read most other genres (not a huge fantasy fan), but I do actually read romances. I just really don’t like the poorly written romantic subplots that are shoved into other genres

Absolutely mysteries, at least they’re marketed as such

Huge Poirot, his matchmaking has never annoyed me. It’s part of his character, so it doesn’t come from left field, and it’s accurate to the time period.

I’m not a prude, and I don’t dislike romance. What I dislike is poorly written romantic or sexual subplots in stories where they don’t make sense with the plot, the emotions of the situation, or what the characterisation has been like so far. That particular issues seems to crop up a lot in mysteries and thrillers.

Haha, I’ve read pretty much all of her books. I don’t mind that getting married very quickly element, because from what I can gather from stories of that era, it’s accurate.

Exactly! If your going to do it, so it correctly. I read one mystery that had a great romance. It was build up, the characters grew, and it was like a refreshing break alongside the main, emotionally difficult, plot

Exactly! I’ve read maybe one mystery where the romance was not only a wonderful addition to the plot, but an important factor in the characters development. Every other one feels like they are writing two different things and then smashed them together