Archive - Between the Pages with Rachel D. Oak

August 2025

I Had to Break Up With My Own Book (And It Hurt Like Hell)

Dear deleted chapters: it's not you, it's me

Aug 28 •

This Trope Makes Me Want to Delete My Brain

if it's reading this or jumping off a building, I'll see you at the bottom 🫡

Aug 26 •

Romance Book Covers Are Gaslighting Us (Again)

A brutally honest deep dive into the crimes of over-sexualized Fabio clones and infantilized “cutesy” covers (and why publishers keep tricking readers)

Aug 25 •

17:53

This Trope Could STAB ME and I’d Still Defend It

💍 Arranged marriage tropes are my roman empire

Aug 19 •

I Can’t Believe We’re Swooning Over Criminals (Zade Meadows, Twisted series & morally beige men)

From morally grey book boyfriends to full-blown felons, when does dark romance cross the line?

Aug 16 •

22:20

You Don’t Have Writer’s Block. You Have Brainrot

and the internet wants it that way

Aug 14 •

Fanfiction > Every Bestseller You Love (And You Know It)

how Wattpad girlies with usernames like “d3athbykisses” are still eating the publishing industry alive

Aug 12 •

Calling Out Plagiarism… Then Selling AI??

BookTok’s messiest week and what it says about online book culture.

Aug 10 •

15:43

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