Comments on: Blood Magic and Apocalypses: A Romance Novels Round-Up

By: Litha (Victorian Soul)

Litha (Victorian Soul) — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 04:25:00 +0000

Rag and Bone sounds like it will tickle my creepy bone (I have a need for darker/creepy reads some days). Some of Courtney Milan’s stuff I adore, but like you, I do feel like she pushes it a bit far sometimes. I always have to wait for her books to go on sale and then binge read them… it’s a problem (especially when many of them go on sale at once- it happens, but not often). I polished off To Sir Phillip With Love and When He Was Wicked (Bridgertons 5-6) by Julia Quinn at the beginning of March, and naturally I liked those ones. I don’t think I’ve ever *not* liked a Bridgertons book before, though.
~Litha Nelle

By: Heather O'Roark

Heather O'Roark — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 14:30:00 +0000

In reply to Jenny @ Reading the End. Wow thank you! I appreciate the recommendations and will definitely check them out.

By: Juhi

Juhi — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 22:45:00 +0000

In reply to Jenny @ Reading the End. I abandoned both The Suffragette Scandal & Trade Me in between. Both the stories have a feminist ethos but it felt to me as if the background started overtaking the story rather than being used in service of the story! Which kind of made me not pick them up again once I had to put them down.

By: Jenny @ Reading the End

Jenny @ Reading the End — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 17:47:00 +0000

In reply to Lisa. It is! And I think the author deals well with the possibility of violence against women in a lawless society -- she doesn't overuse the trope, and when it does come up, she's thoughtful about what the fall-out would be for those characters.

By: Jenny @ Reading the End

Jenny @ Reading the End — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 17:47:00 +0000

In reply to jen mullen. Well, if you do find one or two romance-designated books that you like, make sure to review them, and then I can recommend a few more along similar lines. :)

By: Jenny @ Reading the End

Jenny @ Reading the End — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 17:46:00 +0000

In reply to Stefanie@SoManyBooks. Hahahahaha. Romance novel titles can be so silly, but the good news is that the authors know they're being silly and just have fun with it.

By: Jenny @ Reading the End

Jenny @ Reading the End — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 17:46:00 +0000

In reply to Christy. Yes, I'm going to keep trying with Courtney Milan. I can't abandon her! She was the first romance author I ever loved! :p Thanks for the Jill Sorenson rec -- will check her out!

By: Jenny @ Reading the End

Jenny @ Reading the End — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 17:45:00 +0000

In reply to Heather O’Roark.

Any time! And if you want more like Sarah MacLean, I’d recommend — well, obviously, more Sarah MacLean, first of all. But then also Courtney Milan’s Turner series, of which Unveiled is the first, and Loretta Chase’s most recent series, of which the first is Silk Is for Seduction.

By: Jenny @ Reading the End

Jenny @ Reading the End — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 17:43:00 +0000

In reply to Juhi. Indeed? Say more? What books of hers haven't you liked?

By: Jenny @ Reading the End

Jenny @ Reading the End — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 17:43:00 +0000

In reply to Citizen Reader.

Oh, definitely! It’s one of those things where if you have a really specific set of preferences for what you want in a romance novel, there’s almost always going to be plenty of reading material available for you.

Also, I am always ALWAYS willing to dish out romance novels recommendations. :p