Caroline Adair's Blog - Posts Tagged "what"
Romance Reviews
So, I am now a reviewer of romance novels. I think I'm qualified. I've read thousands upon thousands of romance books. I know when the author is dragging things out, skipping things, repeating things too often, when the author is lazy, too chaste or simply goes too far. The author has to WORK to impress me.
I don't even impress me, really. I forget to use those lovely words such as "chagrin" or "loquacious." They are great words and are significantly underused. However, to my chagrin, I often forget these lovely words as I'm writing.
I miss the books that make you feel sad when you close them, because you don't want to lose it. The ones that stay with you long after you've closed the cover.
I like to feel invested in a book. I miss that feeling. When an author does that for me, it's special. I want to be in that smokey, dimly lit bar and feeding a jukebox quarters or on that pirate ship with the wind tearing at my clothes, my hair, and the blowing so hard against me that I might tumble over.
So, as I review these novels and dissect them, I am reminded of the video "Drinking out of cups, being a bitch." That's me. I'm reading, drinking out of cups and being a bitch.
I don't even impress me, really. I forget to use those lovely words such as "chagrin" or "loquacious." They are great words and are significantly underused. However, to my chagrin, I often forget these lovely words as I'm writing.
I miss the books that make you feel sad when you close them, because you don't want to lose it. The ones that stay with you long after you've closed the cover.
I like to feel invested in a book. I miss that feeling. When an author does that for me, it's special. I want to be in that smokey, dimly lit bar and feeding a jukebox quarters or on that pirate ship with the wind tearing at my clothes, my hair, and the blowing so hard against me that I might tumble over.
So, as I review these novels and dissect them, I am reminded of the video "Drinking out of cups, being a bitch." That's me. I'm reading, drinking out of cups and being a bitch.
