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Originally Posted by sufue
I differentiate between what I think of as "romance set in other worlds" and what I think of as "science fiction/fantasy with romantic elements" by imagining whether my husband or other of my guy friends would like the books, or if they would find the romantic byplay between various characters to interfere with their enjoyment of the rest of the storyline. For almost all of the Ilona Andrews series, I think they fall on the side of "husband would be impatient" with them, so to me they are "romance set in other worlds".
But I certainly wouldn't argue too hard with folks who disagree...
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Honestly, I think that is a great rule of thumb.
I have only read the first two in the Innkeeper series and I would say almost zero romance there. Hopefully they keep it to a minimum in book three. I guess I'll soon find out. I had not read any of the rest but started Iron and Magic a couple days ago. Not hard to see where that is going, I get a laugh out of the bickering. I also intend to sample Kate Daniels. No so sure about the rest.