Twilight is a young-adult vampire-romance novel by author Stephenie Meyer. It is the first book in the Twilight series, and introduces seventeen-year-old Isabella "Bella" Swan, who moves from Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington and finds her life in danger when she falls in love with a...
When her mother reads Lacey’s romance stories, she worries that her daughter is looking at the world with rose-colored glasses and unrealistic expectations, something which couldn’t be further from the truth. If anything, Lacey wear glasses tinted the bleakest of gray, and one failed relations...
David D. Levine’sArabella of Marsis an excellent Age of Sail sci-fi adventure story replete with the drama of Regency-era social expectations. It has all the requisite ingredients: imperiled family in need of aid, dangerous shipboard voyages (between planets!), subdued romance, personal rebellio...
Like I said, one bed trope is my jam, add to that, fake romance, and close proximity and I was a happy as a clam, but add a REAL and down to earth female main character, beautiful inside and out, and a broken sexy spaniard with a chip on his shoulder along with the weight of ...
40+ Paranormal Romance Books with Bite If you think about it, “paranormal” and “romance” really go hand in hand: both involve concepts beyond the realm of pure scientific explanation. So it makes sense that “paranormal romance," a speculative genre that explores affairs of the heart, ...
The other major female character is Jan’s mother, whom we mostly hear about from Jan, and although he mentions the hold she had on him but Andreas helped break, that subplot is never fleshed out. So this woman, as well, is a flat cutout. With his urging, I learned that I could ...
The political intrigue, coupled with a romantic subplot, adds layers to the narrative, making it a multifaceted reading experience. The world-building in Lightlark is a true highlight, with Aster intricately detailing the island's mystical elements and the unique curses that plague each ruler. ...
it seems to have nothing to do with the movie, as it is a story told by a small group of outcasts gathered at an old ruined gate. Although famous for his westward gaze, Kurosawa probably appealed to the knowledge of his Japanese audience to appreciate the significance of the subplot here...
Jane Austen may have written about a gentrified milieu, and always with romance at the heart of her plots. Yet her work remains utterly relevant. To me, the big issue tackled in Pride and Prejudice is: I want to be happy. Will I be? You will. Keep learning and improving. You will...
It was as though Clemo had been caught between the desires to write a popular potboiler, such as many of the working people used to enjoy, and a literary work of artistic value. As it is, the novel stands alone, a unique and powerful gesture, a page-turning romance with an undercurrent...