"What makes the sort of intense situations in romance books satisfying and alluring is the removal of uncertainty. No matter the differences between the people, or their struggles, you know that in the end they're going to be in love and happy, and that it's going to last forever for them." I shrugged and put the book back down onto my lap, the grief waking inside of me, sharp talons clawing at the inside of my throat and heat pricking the corners of my eyes. "There's no guarantees in the real world,"
