Hello,
Thank you for reading my blog! I hope you have enjoyed my little corner of the Romantic Literature Genre. I have certainly enjoyed sharing my reviews and thoughts. If you are interested in reading on, the blog has moved to the following address
https://www.musingsonbooksandmore.co.uk/
I hope you will come and visit the new blog and I look forward to chatting all things Romance!
A topic close to my heart! I love Romance - with a capital R - from the very beginning of the story to the hard won Happy Ever After (HEA). I live for that! I live for the variety of stories, for the ability to live different lives through the medium of storytelling (that's true for all stories really). In an world that's full of so much uncertainty, the certainness and the structure of a Romance novel can be really comforting! I find it sad, that Romance gets so much cynicism and on occasion, derision, towards it as a writing discipline/ genre, and that both Authors and readers are not always shown the respect and kindness they deserve. I really noticed this when following much of the discourse around the Heated Rivalry TV adaptation discussion, where communities unfamiliar with Romance were beginning to find out all about it. I always subscribe to the theory, that most problems can always be solved with more information. So here is my humble attempt at an introduction to what the Romance Genre is, why it matters and ending with a hearty defence. Not that it needs me to defend it. Romance has been around for centuries and it will probably continue to be around for even more. For who can resist the power of a Happy Ever After? As always, these are my own opinions and everything is shared in good humour. I hope you enjoy this!
A complete review of Moderating Love by Jax Calder eBook. 4.8/5 stars. The same review posted here can be found on GoodReads, Fable and Amazon.
A minute on characters being in their 40s. This is definitely a topic that hits close to home. I am always surprised at how 40+ characters are written in novels. Particularly in age-gap novels, I wouldn't say the portrayals are that realistic and sometimes that aren't flattering at all. Am I being over-sensitive? Liberties are often taken when writing, MCs are rarely that feisty in real life, nor are Villains that mean or dark. Is it ok, that being 40 in book often equates to lots of hardships and being at death's door? As ever, these are my personal opinions and are meant in good humour.
A complete review of Denim and Diamond, by Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland, eBook. 4.8/5 stars The same review posted here can be found on GoodReads, Fable and Amazon.
I am a bit of lurker on Reddit as there are several really good book subreddits and recommendations, so it's a good place to visit. This is a new feature where I pick a recommendation from Reddit and review it. Starting this off is, Hungry for Love by Louise Lyons.
A complete review of Hungry for Love by Louise Lyons eBook. 4/5 stars. The same review posted here can be found on GoodReads, Fable and Amazon.
I am very excited to have the opportunity to do my first ever Advanced Reader Copy Review and for one of my favourite Authors!
An Advanced Reader Copy review of Betrayed by the Plot, eBook, by Alexandra Hale. 4.8/5 stars. The same review posted here can be found on GoodReads, Fable and Amazon.
Please note this is an honest review of advance reader copy received
from the Author – Thank you to the author for sharing this with me.
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