Book Specs Author: Jane Austen Publisher: Penguin Books Publishing Date: 1995 Number of Pages: 323 Genre: English Fiction, Romance, Bildungsroman Synopsis As the title of Jane Austen’s first published novel suggests, the difference between two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, lies not only in their appearance but also in their temperament. Yet Sense and Sensibility not only contrasts Elinor’s […]
Tag: Romance
Book Review # 44: Water for Elephants
Book Specs Author: Sara Gruen Publisher: Algonquin Paperbacks Publishing Date: 2006 Number of Pages: 335 pages Genre: Historical, Romance Synopsis When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands […]
Book Review # 42: An American Marriage
Book Specs Author: Tayari Jones Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill Publishing Date: 2018 Number of Pages: 308 Genre: Romance, Contemporary Synopsis “Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young business executive and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting […]
Book Review # 41: Possession: A Romance
Book Specs Author: A.S. Byatt Publisher: Vintage Publishing Date: 1991 Number of Pages: 511 Genre: Romance, Poetry, Literary Fiction, English Literature Synopsis Possession is an exhilarating novel of wit and romance, at once an intellectual mystery and triumphant love story. It is the tale of a pair of young scholars researching the lives of two Victorian […]
Quotable Quotes # 14: Wuthering Heights
Truly one of the best works in classical romance genre, Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights has made to my list of all-time favorite books. An interesting story line, a set of interesting characters and a poetic story-telling were all masterfully woven by Bronte in this timeless love story. It is also a well of memorable lines that capture […]
A Promise of Forever: Love’s Power to Change
Merv (2017) Change. The word barely existed for me. I know that my obstinacy makes me one of the most difficult persons to deal with. My strong sense of individuality tend to intimidate others. In every relationship I’ve been in I was the law and I do not intend to change anything about that. But […]
Quotable Quotes # 7: Turtles All The Way Down
Here are some of the memorable lines from John Green’s latest novel, All The Way Down. Haven’t read my thoughts on his work yet? Click here. “We never really talked much or even looked at each other, but it didn’t matter because we were looking at the same sky together, which is maybe even more […]
Book Review # 17: All The Light We Cannot See
Book Specs Author: Anthony Doerr Publisher: Scribner Publishing Date: 2014 Number of Pages: 530 Genre: Historical, Romance Synopsis Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect […]
Book Review # 16: Turtles All The Way Down
Book Specs Author: John Green Publisher: Dutton Books Publishing Date: 2017 Number of Pages: 286 Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Contemporary, Romance Synopsis Sixteen-year old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the […]
Book Review # 8: Sad Girls
Book Specs Author: Lang Leav Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Publishing Date: 2017 Number of Pages: 362 pages Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Romance Synopsis School is almost out for Audrey, but the panic attacks are just beginning. Because Audrey told a lie and now now her classmate, Ana, is dead. Just as her world begins to spin out of control, Audrey […]
