Category: Romance
Emma by Jane Austin
My girlfriend and I went on a Jane Austin kick lately, watching all the movies that aren’t Pride and Prejudice. We ended up watching two different versions of Emma, the 1996 version with Gwyneth Paltrow and the 2020 version with Anya-Taylor Joy. They felt so different I decided to re-read the book to see which […]
Continue reading Emma by Jane AustinPromises to Keep by Genevieve Graham
I have a Little Free Library on my front lawn, and every once in a while somebody will drop off something interesting so I’ll grab it to read for myself. Recently somebody left a half-dozen historical romance books so I thought I would check them out. Promises to Keep was one of them. I hadn’t […]
Continue reading Promises to Keep by Genevieve GrahamHaunting Adeline by H D Carlton
Oh boy, this book. Where do I even start. OK, so two things. The first thing, rape fantasy is NOT uncommon. At all. It serves a function, especially for people who are raised in a culture where sexuality is not always treated in a healthy manner. (In other words, all of us.) Fantasizing about rape […]
Continue reading Haunting Adeline by H D CarltonThe Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
So here is a confession – I’ve never really thought of myself as somebody who enjoys romance before. I read a few of my mother’s Harlequins as a teen and didn’t think much of them. I have always loved science fiction and fantasy. At some point I started reading fan-fiction for my favourite shows and […]
Continue reading The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks