Ensuring that you consistently show your MC’s ‘emotional wound’ in place of repetitive internal narration is guaranteed to level up your manuscript.
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New adult romance with razor-sharp banter and sizzling hot sexual tension
How to show an emotional wound
The biggest analytical take away from Honey and Spice is how Babalola shows the MC’s ‘emotional wound’ through personality, dialogue, the decisions she makes, the actions she takes. Kiki is not repeatedly explaining to the reader through internal narration how she must feel in control.
Showing the ‘need to control’ through kissing
The first kiss heroine Kikiola Banjo and her hero, Malakai Korede is like a sexy battle and it is hot. Kiki’s desire for control is shown through her determination to best Malakai–but then, Kiki loses herself in the joy and temptation of that kiss. And that makes her very uncomfortable.
Adorable banter
On audio, I kept having to rewind and relisten to certain lines, cackling in delight. I bought a physical copy of the book so I could read it and properly immerse myself in the written words.