E27 Trope Spotlight: Friends to Lovers

This episode, we’re talking about the in’s and out’s of the Friends to Lovers trope. We cover what we think makes for a great friends to lovers story, what really really doesn’t, and throw in a ton of examples. (Only half of which are Kdramas.) What's Sparking Joy ran a little long this episode, so it won't hurt our feelings if you want to skip to the end (19:36). Lit discussed this episode: The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir (webnovel & Cdrama version), Next in Fashion, Love Between Fairy and Devil, I'm The Villainess, So I'm Taming The Final Boss, The Romance Between Tiger and Rose, Avatar the Last Airbender, Soundtrack #1, Happiness, Law Cafe, Reply 1988, A Love So Beautiful, Fight For My Way, Le Morte d'Arthur, Hospital Playlist, The Kiss Bet, Veronica Mars, The 100, Bluebox, Hometown Chachacha, The Graceling Series: Winterkeep, Pride & Prejudice, Emma, Brooklyn 99, Semantic Error, Something in the Rain/Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food, Dealing with Dragons, Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku, Nevertheless,..., Mass Effect 2, When Harry Met Sally, The Good Place, Romance is a Bonus Book, Someday or One Day, Crash Course in Romance, Your Name, The Story of Ming Lan, Ella Enchanted Don't forget to subscribe to Sex. Love. Literature! You can find us on Twitter and Instagram @SexLoveLit. The SLL Theme music is “Pluck It Up” by Dan Henig. What’s Sparking Joy BGM is "Candy-Coloured Sky" by Catmosphere |  https://soundcloud.com/ctmsphr; Released by Paper Crane Collective;  Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com; Creative Commons  Attribution 3.0 Unported License;  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US