SBTB Media Archive:
Genres, Archetypes, and Themes

Welcome to our in-progress list of archetypes and genres. If you’re looking for just our reviews of military romance, or only those titles that feature secret babies or amnesia, you can click the appropriate tag and presto! All our recent content, topically sorted for your browsing pleasure. We’ll be building on this archive in the future, so if you have suggestions, please email me!

❤ Genres ❤ Archetypes ❤ Themes ❤

Genres

• Middle Grade
• Chick Lit
• Memoir
• Picture Books
• Art
• Contemporary Romance
• Teen Fiction
• Crafting
• Audiobook
• Cookbook
• Children's Literature
• Contemporary/Other
• Classic
• Erotica/Erotic Romance
• Fantasy/Fairy Tale Romance
• Coloring Book
• Comic
• Gothic
• Historical: American
• Horror
• Humor
• Historical: European
• Historical: Other
• Graphic Novel
• Inspirational
• LGBTQIA
• Military
• Literary Fiction
• New Adult
• Manga
• Mystery/Thriller
• Paranormal
• Regency
• Novella
• Nonfiction
• Romantic Suspense
• Time Travel
• Not a Book
• Poetry
• Western
• Women's Fiction
• Romance
• Science Fiction/Fantasy
• Steampunk
• Urban Fantasy
• Young Adult
• Top 100 Banned Books

❤ Genres ❤ Archetypes ❤ Themes ❤

Archetypes

• Actor/Actress/Celebrity
• Alien/Monster
• Alpha
• Athlete
• Beta
• Billionaire
• Blue Collar
• Character with a Disability
• Chef/Foodie/Bartender
• Cop/Sheriff
• Cowboy/Cowgirl
• Criminal/Mafia
• Diverse Protagonists
• Doctor/Nurse/Veterinarian
• Escort/Courtesan/Sex Worker
• Fae
• Firefighter
• Highlander/Scot
• Jewish
• Military
• Motorcycle Club
• Neighbor/Roommate
• Pirate
• Politician
• Rockstar/Musician
• Royalty
• Single Parent/Guardian
• Spy/Assassin
• STEM
• Step Sibling
• Teacher/Professor
• Viking
• Witch/Wizard
• Writer/Author/Librarian

❤ Genres ❤ Archetypes ❤ Themes ❤

Themes

• Reality TV
• Grumpy/Sunshine
• Age Difference
• Amish
• Amnesia
• Angels/Demons
• Anthology
• Arranged Marriage
• BDSM
• Bodyguard
• Cheating
• Class Differences
• Cozy
• Crush
• Dark
• Dragons
• Dystopian
• Enemies to Lovers
• Epistolary
• Fairy Tale
• Fake Relationship
• Fated Mates
• Fish Out of Water
• Friends to Lovers
• Friends with Benefits/No Strings Attached
• Forced Proximity (stranded, safehouse, etc)
• Heroine Disguised as Man
• Holiday
• Love Triangle
• Marriage of Convenience
• Married Couple
• Menage/Poly
• Mistaken/False Identity
• Mythology
• Nursed Back to Health
• Off Limits Sibling or Friend
• Older Couple
• One Night Stand
• Opposites Attract
• Plot Moppet
• Political
• Renovation Romance
• Retelling
• Road Trip
• Second Chance
• Secret Baby/Surprise Pregnancy
• Slow Burn
• Small Town
• Sports
• Taboo Relationship/Forbidden Romance
• Time Travel
• Trauma
• Vampire
• Ward/Mentorship
• Were/Shifters
• Workplace