Now that I am actively blogging again, I decided to participate again in this."Why do you read the genre that you do? What draws you to it?"I read romance novels for the happy feeling it gives me. I like getting lost in a world where I believe things like this happened (hence why I stick with historical or something that has some kind of fantastical element). I like to be entertained when I read, for the most part. Since I started a job that uses a logic side of my brain quite a bit, coming home and trying to slog through something that doesn't relax me at the same time isn't going to cut it.
But I have noticed lately that I am reading a wider variety (of fiction), and I am glad the trend is moving that way for me. Sadly it is still at the point where I tell people I read and get the question "What kind of books?" the answer almost immediately has them dismiss me and not being a true reader, or some such nonsense. But that really is a post for another time.
Here are some of the romances that keep me coming back:
What A Gentleman Wants - Caroline Linden
Wicked Intetions - Elizabeth Hoyt
The Parasol Protectorate Series - Gail Carriager (huh apparently I haven't reviewed the third... I must get on that!)
So hope you enjoy your stay! Thanks for stopping by!
Hi Julia,
ReplyDeleteI'm visiting, and now following, through the Hop! I love your blog and am looking forward to reading your future posts :) I, too, enjoy reading romance. However, I find that I read a lot of different genres - can't really pinpoint one!
Feel free to visit my blog in your spare time, www.coffeetalereviews.blogspot.com.
Take care & happy weekend,
Ms. C
when i read that you read romance and historical i immediatly followed you! check out my blog? http://breathingbooks.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteVisiting from the blog hop tour and I'm a new follower! I hate it when people judge you by the books you read. You know, I read for entertainment -- not necessarily to be educated or learn something new, etc. Yes, I read classics, but I also read romance and fantasy and books about worlds I can escape into.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I was trying to support you...obviously I get comments like that. Just tell them, I'm an adult, I can read whatever I want!
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Have a great weekend!
Chick lit gets the same sort of reaction from some readers.
ReplyDeleteI read chick lit like you read romance to take me away from my stresses of the day.
I do read other more serious genres that make me think but totally understand where you are coming from about having to slog through a book. I sometimes just want entertaining rather than educating.
enjoy ur weekend
carol
Hopping through. New follower!
ReplyDeleteI like romance books too. It's fun to feel your heart flutter with delight as you read about characters finding true love.
I am a new follower too. I love historical romance, but read other genre too. I mostly read Christian.
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Just hopping by! I have not read a ton of romance, but my blog partner keeps trying to get me to try it out. Perhaps I can find some stuff that sounds good to me by checking out your reviews.
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower. :)
Andrea @ Reading Lark
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