I have to say that this has always been a method I've particularly not enjoyed in fiction. It really has to be done well, otherwise it simply becomes boring exposition.
Maybe I just haven't seen many good examples of it so far.
Or it reminds me too much of TV shows where the character informs the audience "Oh, look, here's Brian" when we can see perfectly well for ourselves that Brian just walked in the door.
OTOH, if it's going to be done effectively, our authors are the ones to do it.
Maybe some of them will change my mind in the future. <g>
Interesting too to read that romance readers expect introspection as I'd been of the impression that - in common with most published novel genres - introspection was something to avoid when writing a modern romance novel. Learn something new.... <g>
LabRat
