Do you love Beauty and the Beast? Nicolette Andrews lists the books you need on your TBR, like, yesterday. 🙂
What to Read if You Love Beauty and the Beast
February 2019
Jessica M. Butler: Review of Heart of the Fae by Emma Hamm (RFS Book Club Winner – February 2019)
J.M. Butler gives her review of one of RFS’s February 2019 Book Club winners, Heart of the Fae by Emma Hamm.
Gemma Oleander: My First Boyfriend Was a Book Boyfriend, or: Why I Write Young Adult Romantic Fantasy
Gemma Oleander discusses the pleasures and lessons of young adult romantic fantasy and its roguish book boyfriends. 😉
Jessica M. Butler: Review of No Man Can Tame by Miranda Honfleur (RFS Book Club Winner – February 2019)
J.M. Butler gives her review of one of RFS’s February 2019 Book Club winners, No Man Can Tame by Miranda Honfleur.
Janeen Ippolito: Write a Good Loser: Love Triangles Beyond the Indecisive Protagonist
Janeen Ippolito explains why love triangles, despite getting a bad rap, can add to a good story.
Ines Johnson: Girl On Her Own Horse (Tropes in Fantasy Romance)
Ines Johnson discusses the evolution of the Cinderella story and the rise of the “Girl on her own horse” trope.
Ryan Muree: The Dirty on “Clean” vs “Dirty” Stories
Ryan Muree discusses the divide between stories that contain sexual relations and stories that don’t, and whether there’s a need for new classifications and terminology.
R. A. Steffan: Reverse Harem and the Rise of Polyamorous Fantasy Romance
R.A. Steffan discusses the origins of reverse harem, its evolution, and the rise of polyamorous fantasy romance.
Catharine Glen: The Path To Reverse Harem Romance
Catharine Glen reveals the Eastern origins of the reverse harem genre, explains the difference with the Western style, and details the pleasures to be found in RH fantasy.