"A humorous look into how modern romance novels are more the "bodice rippers" of the past."
Reviewed by Gabrielle Lee
Posted January 21, 2012
Self-Help | Non-Fiction
As a frequent Romance reader I figured this book would be a
fun read and I am glad that I guessed right. EVERYTHING I
KNOW ABOUT LOVE I LEARNED FROM ROMANCE NOVELS is a fast and
easy read that delves into many different subjects about
love and relationships. Many readers may recognize the
author from her romance blog but whether you do or not this
book is an interesting read. I would not use it as a guide
but more of an enlightening read that uses humor and down to
Earth ideas and thoughts to help readers explore many
topics. I enjoyed the fact that women can now have another reason to
enjoy their romance books. The stories nowadays are nothing
like the ones our mothers read and this book shows us just
how much they have changed for the better. I never thought
to compare some of the points brought up in this book and
found it interesting to think on many of those points and
how they affected me or even women in general. I enjoyed all
the remarks in this book by both readers and writers. There
are so many lessons and questions that I never thought to
link to the books that I read. At times this book makes you
laugh out loud and at other times this book actually makes
you think about your relationships. EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE I LEARNED FROM ROMANCE NOVELS
is a fast paced and enjoyable read. It was nice to see a
book that builds woman up not tear them down because of what
they read. The author does a nice job of showing that it is
more than okay to read romances and to be proud of it.
Seeing how much books effect and intertwine in our lives was
an intriguing read. I enjoyed comparing many of the ideas in
this book with my own and came away with a few new ones as
well.
SUMMARY
Take a dashing hero with a heart of gold and a mullet of
awesome. Add a heroine with a bustle and the will to kick
major butt. Then include enough contrivances to keep them
fighting while getting them alone and possibly without key
pieces of clothing, and what do you have? A romance novel.
What else? Enough lessons about life, love, and everything
in between to help you with your own happily-ever-after. Lessons like... Romance means believing you are worthy of a happy ending Learning to tell the prince from the frog Real-life romance is still alive and kicking No matter how bad it is, at least you haven\'t been kidnapped
by a Scottish duke (probably) Straight from the heart of influential romance blogger Sarah
Wendell, this inventive gift book provides the best wisdom
about love that the romance genre has to offer. Laced with
signature witty commentary and peppered with thoughts from
bestselling romance authors (Nora Roberts, Jennifer Crusie,
Debbie Macomber, Eloisa James, Robyn Carr, and lots more)
and avid readers, these pages will reveal what every romance
reader already knows: while romances are certainly steamy,
they have more to offer than just a sexy hero. In fact, they
might have more to say about love than we give them credit for.
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