#every other rec is georgette heyer like thx but no thx

[mermaidsirennikita]

There's a historical romance discussion space I'd really like to engage with, but can't, because it feels like every other post is bemoaning a lack of historical accuracy from "lazy authors", while at the same time repeating inaccuracies over and over in the community....

and somehow these devotees to accuracy seem to have never heard of KJ Charles, who writes incredibly well-researched books that happen to be about queer couples, or Beverly Jenkins, who has literal bibliographies citing historical records and resources... while writing exclusively Black historical romance