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Sub-genre Challenge: Romance (Revised & Revisited for 2014!) Feel free to do it for 2018.
Welcome to the challenge, Bab and Nicole!
Going for a: Home Run (61-70 books)Starting: February 2nd 2014
8/70 read
♥ Erotica Romance:✔ March 22th
♥♥♥ Marriage of Convenience Romance: ✔ February 26th
(that one or both characters have no choice in the marriage (even if the marriage is the heroine’s idea to begin with—such as if she needs to marry someone to keep from being forced to marry someone much less desirable or to hold on to her family’s property/wealth)
♥♥♥♥-♥ ♥ Multicultural / Interracial / International Romance:✔ March
♥♥♥-♥♥ New Adult Romance(protagonists in the 18-25 age bracket,college, job choice):✔ March
♥♥-♥♥ Regency Romance: (UK between 1811—when the Prince Regent ruled by proxy—and 1820)✔ February 17
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Royalty / In Line for the Throne / Dukes Romance:
(rotagonist is of royal blood, be it legitimate or not. May be from the real world, or a fictitious one, as long as the hero or heroine is king/queen, prince/princess, tzar, emperor, or any other type of royal. Duke witch are in line for the trone)✔ March 4th
♥♥♥♥ ♥ Urban Fantasy Romance :✔ March 22th
(usually include vampires, werewolves, zombies, shape-shifters, and witches)
♥♥♥ Virgin Hero Romance:✔ March
♥
Oh! Double bookcovers! Thanks, Bookcrazy.
Whoa. You're rocking this challenge, Nichole.
Thanks! I'll have to actually plan some reading at some point :)
Sub-genre Challenge: Romance Duration: February 1, 2014 - ???
Level: Head Over Heels: = 40 sub-genre, 80-120 books
Done : 105 books
♥ Action-Adventure Romance:
♥ Amnesia Romance:
♥ Baby Love Romance:
♥ Bodice Ripper / Old School Romance:
Almost Heaven, His Enemy's Daughter
♥ Category Romances:
♥ Chick-lit Romance / Women's Fiction Romance / Family Saga Romance:
♥ Classic Romance:
Vanity Fair
♥ Contemporary Romance:
♥ Dystopian Romance:
♥ Enemies to Lovers Romance:
♥ Exotic Locales Romance:
♥ Fantasy Romance:
♥ Fairy Tale Romances:
♥ Fooled Around and Fell in Love Romance:
♥ Friends to Lovers Romance:
♥ Frontier Romance / Americana Romance / Mail-Order-Bride Romance:
♥ Glitz or Glamour Romance:
♥ Heroine in Pursuit Romance:
♥ Historical Romance:
♥ Holiday Romance:
♥ Inspirational / Christian / Religious Romance:
♥ Love & Laughter / Humorous Romance:
♥ Marriage of Convenience Romance:
♥ Medical Romance:
Houston, We Have A Problem
♥ New Adult Romance:
♥ Paranormal Romance:
♥ Regency Romance:
♥ Rock ‘n Roll Romance:
♥ Romantic Suspense:
♥ Royalty / In Line for the Throne / Dukes Romance:
♥ Shotgun Wedding Romance / AKA Compromising Positions Romance:
♥ Small Town Lovin’ Romance:
♥ Supernatural Romance:
♥ Vampire Romance:
♥ Victorian Romance:
♥ Virgin Hero Romance:
♥ Wallflower / Bluestocking / Spinster / Governess Romance:
♥ Western Romance-Contemporary:
♥ Western Romance-Historical:
♥ Young Adult Romance:
link: Updated post 1427/
Still don't know how many i'm doing as I keep reading the categories that are not on my list ☺
Man-oh-man! You're doing great, Ipshita & Elishia.
Going for a: Home Run (61-70 books)Starting: February 2nd 2014
19/70 read
♥ Action-Adventure Romance:
♥ African-American Romance:
♥ Amish Romance:
♥ Amnesia Romance:✔ May
♥♥♥-♥♥ Antebellum / Civil War / Reconstruction: Romance:
(ntebellum is the period prior to the Civil War in America, especially the pre-Civil War culture in southern states. Be advised, slavery is an issue in these. The American Civil War, also known as the War Between the States, was fought from 1861 to 1865; these Romances may be placed in the North or the South. The Reconstruction period was from 1865 to 1877.)
♥ Baby Love Romance(where a baby plays an important part in the plot-line of the Romance. It may be either the male or female lead that has a baby or child - by birth, adoption, or guardianship. ould be the heroine is pregnant, and the hero is not the father. ):
♥ BDSM Romance (bondage, discipline, submission, dominance.):
♥ Bodice Ripper / Old School Romance(written in the 1970’s & 1980’s, bookcovers depicting the scantily clad heroine being grabbed by the hero; don’t be surprised to find alpha-heroes, un-politically correct action, forced seduction, eep! - rape, sold into slavery plot lines, mistresses, and - aack! - cheating):
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
♥ Cabin Romances / Road Trip Romances(Road Romances devote large sections to journeys, either by land or by sea. They are filled with adventure, danger, and excitement.
Cabin Romances devote large sections to isolation of the hero and heroine. Sometimes they are isolated as a result of a journey. In other instances, the hero/heroine lives alone in the wild and rescues the other from danger, the elements, or injury, forcing them be together or hide out together. They have to come to grips with one another and their attraction in a (relatively) small place.):
♥ Category Romances ( AKA series romances; major publishers are Mills & Boon/Harlequin/Silhouette):
♥ Celtic Romance (includes Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.):
♥ Chick-lit Romance / Women's Fiction Romance / Family Saga Romance:
♥ Classic Romance (ritten at least 50 years ago; think Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer, etc):
♥ Colonial America / Pre-Revolutionary War / Revolutionary War Romance:
♥ Contemporary Romance:✔ April
♥♥♥♥♥ Courtesans / Mistresses / Gigolo / Prostitutes Romance:
♥ Dark Fantasy Romance (A fantasy story with not only a strong Romance, but with a pronounced horror element):✔ May
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Dystopian Romance (just add Romance. According to GoodReads, dystopia is a society where societal perfection or societal transcendence is obtained at the expense of something else. That “something else” could be a devalued class of people, the loss of a fundamental freedom, or the surrender of some aspect of human nature.):
♥ Early 20th Century Romance / Turn of the Century Romance (1899-1950, all romances that don’t fall under Western Romance-Historical or Americana Romance ):
♥ Enemies to Lovers Romance:✔ April
♥♥♥-♥♥ Erotica Romance:✔ March 22th
♥♥♥ Exotic Locales Romance:
♥ Fantasy Romance (These are romances that have an other-worldly setting, with characters who may or may not have special abilities. While the fantastical setting is important, the romance is still what takes center stage.):✔ April
♥♥♥♥♥ Fairy Tale Romances (original fairy tale to be recognizable):✔ March
♥♥♥♥♥ Fooled Around and Fell in Love Romance (One Night Stand that becomes more. Or buddies who plan the relationship to be “No-Strings-Attached”):✔ April
♥♥ Friends to Lovers Romance:
♥ Frontier Romance / Americana Romance / Mail-Order-Bride Romance (These are set between 1880 and 1920 in the United States, with Americana usually in a small town or in the Midwest.):
♥ Georgian Era Romance (british history, after kings George I-IV 1714–1830):
♥ GLBT Romance (gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender):
♥ Glitz or Glamour Romance (actors, actresses, supermodels, or anyone on the world stage):
♥ Gothic Romance:
♥ Heroine in Pursuit Romance(knows the man of her dreams when she sees him, is confident enough to act on it, with eventual success. Heroine takes the initiative in furthering the emotional and physical relationship with the hero, for example by asking him out, seducing him, compromising him, even proposing to him. She either pursues him for greater parts of the novel, or she shows her love in a major, decisive step towards true commitment.):
♥ Highlander Hero Romance:
♥ Historical Romance:
♥ Holiday Romance (Christmas, New Year’s, Valentine’s Day, St. Patirick’s, Easter, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, etc.):
♥ Horror Romance:
maybe Alice in ZOmbieland or Ashes 2
♥ Inspirational / Christian / Religious Romance:
♥ Love & Laughter / Humorous Romance:
♥ Magical Realism Romance (where magical elements blend with real world):
♥ Marriage of Convenience Romance: ✔ February 26th
(that one or both characters have no choice in the marriage (even if the marriage is the heroine’s idea to begin with—such as if she needs to marry someone to keep from being forced to marry someone much less desirable or to hold on to her family’s property/wealth)
♥♥♥♥-♥ ♥ Medical Romance (a doctor, medics, nurse, healer,):
♥ Medieval Romance (5th to the 15th century (476-1453), knights, barons, vassals, castles, tournaments, armor):
♥ Ménage à Trois Romance:
♥ Multicultural / Interracial / International Romance:✔ March
♥♥♥-♥♥ Native American Romance(contempor or historical):
♥ New Adult Romance(protagonists in the 18-25 age bracket,college, job choice):✔ March
♥♥-♥♥ Non-fiction Romance / Memoir Romance:
♥ Paranormal Romance(involves going against scientific laws. It is extrasensory phenomena ):
♥ Pirate / Sea Captain / Sheikh / Sultan Romance:
♥ Post-Apocalypse Romance / Apocalyptic Romance(in contrast to Dystopian, focuses on the instability during and/or following a cataclysmic event that shatters society both in form and headcount. During the story, whatever society exists is typically small, isolated, and highly threatened. ):
♥ Regency Romance: (UK between 1811—when the Prince Regent ruled by proxy—and 1820)✔ February 17
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Renaissance Romance (1485 - 1603, typically set in Europe):
♥ Roaring Twenties Romance(time of great change, when women raised their hemlines and bobbed their hair - and Women got the vote! The First World War was over, the second still yet to come. Prohibition in the U.S. gave birth to an underground industry of speakeasies and bootleggers, all while a new music called jazz sang a siren tune nobody had heard before... It was a time of independence, courage, and adventure):
♥ Rock ‘n Roll Romance (rockstar):✔ April
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Romantic Suspense ( here there is a suspense element (one or both the hero or heroine is personally in jeopardy) that is almost to equally important as the romance plot. Take out either thread, and the story falls apart. One of the characters may be involved in law-enforcement in some manner (an FBI agent, a police officer, a homeland security agent, etc.)):
♥ Royalty / In Line for the Throne / Dukes Romance:
(rotagonist is of royal blood, be it legitimate or not. May be from the real world, or a fictitious one, as long as the hero or heroine is king/queen, prince/princess, tzar, emperor, or any other type of royal. Duke witch are in line for the trone)✔ March 4th
♥♥♥♥ ♥ Science Fiction Romance / Extraterrestrial Romance / Futuristic Romance:
♥ Shape-shifter Romance:
♥ Shotgun Wedding Romance / AKA Compromising Positions Romance (Marriages because the bride is pregnant or she has been hopelessly compromised. A third party may force the protagonists to marry (with or without weapon in hand), or the protagonists may be forced by their own sense of honor, and the knowledge that repercussion on themselves and their families would be severe if they did not marry.):
♥ Small Town Lovin’ Romance (Contemporary, small town life, in search of the old-fashioned intimacy of knowing all one’s neighbors... and them knowing all about the heroine’s love-life)
♥ Sports Romance (They may be players or retired players, amateur enthusiasts, or those with careers revolving around sports, such as a sports agent, publicist or spin-doctor.):✔ May
♥♥♥♥ Steampunk Romance (Steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the 19th century's British Victorian era or American “Wild West,” in a post-apocalyptic future during which steam power has regained mainstream use, or in a fantasy world that similarly employs steam power):
♥ Supernatural Romance (concern things “not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material.” catch-all category. Books would include romances involving ghosts, psyches, telekinesis, religious miracles, angels, and yes, witches. ):
♥ Thriller Romance:
♥ Time-Travel Romance:
♥ Two-Hankie-Read Romance (make you cry, not just a tear or two):
♥ Urban Fantasy Romance :✔ March 22th
(usually include vampires, werewolves, zombies, shape-shifters, and witches)
♥♥♥ Vampire Romance:✔ April 8th
♥♥♥♥ Victorian Romance(Queen Victoria’s reign: June, 1837 until her death January, 1901. Typically set in England):
♥ Viking Romance:
♥ Virgin Hero Romance:✔ March
♥♥ Wallflower / Bluestocking / Spinster / Governess Romance:
♥ Western Romance-Contemporary (cowboys & ranchers):
♥ Western Romance-Historical (Set in the American West, 18th century to 1890 stretches broadly to the end of Mexican Revolution in 1920; cowboys):
♥ Witch Romance (heroine is the witch):✔ May
♥♥♥ World War II-Era Romance:
♥ Young Adult Romance:
You're doing great, Bookcrazy!
I wanna join!I will update within a few days on the books.
Off The Wall Challenges > Sub-genre Challenge: Romance (Revised & Revisited for 2014!)
Duration : 10 June,2014 - ???
Level : Long Engagement: = 50 sub-genre, tripled!
000/150 books
Welcome to the challenge, Kritika!
Kritika wrote: "I wanna join!I will update within a few days on the books.
Off The Wall Challenges > Sub-genre Challenge: Romance (Revised & Revisited for 2014!)
Duration : 10 June,2014 - ???
Level : Long Engagement: = 50 sub-genre, tripled!
000/150 books "
Welcome and WOW Kritika that loads ☺
I'm new here and this looks like fun, and it turns out that I've actually read more sub-genres already this year than I'd realised, so I'm going to aim for Chaste Kisses (21-30 books) and see how I get on.20/30 so far!
♥ Action-Adventure Romance:
♥ African-American Romance:
♥ Amish Romance:
♥ Amnesia Romance:
♥ Antebellum / Civil War / Reconstruction: Romance:
♥ Baby Love Romance:
♥ BDSM Romance:
♥ Bodice Ripper / Old School Romance:
♥ Cabin Romances / Road Trip Romances:
♥ Category Romances:
♥ Celtic Romance:
♥ Chick-lit Romance / Women's Fiction Romance / Family Saga Romance:
♥ Classic Romance:
♥ Colonial America / Pre-Revolutionary War / Revolutionary War Romance:
♥ Contemporary Romance:
♥ Courtesans / Mistresses / Gigolo / Prostitutes Romance:
♥ Dark Fantasy Romance:
♥ Dystopian Romance:
♥ Early 20th Century Romance / Turn of the Century Romance:
♥ Enemies to Lovers Romance:
♥ Erotica Romance:
♥ Exotic Locales Romance:
♥ Fantasy Romance:
♥ Fairy Tale Romances:
♥ Fooled Around and Fell in Love Romance:
♥ Friends to Lovers Romance:
♥ Frontier Romance / Americana Romance / Mail-Order-Bride Romance:
♥ Georgian Era Romance:
♥ GLBT Romance:
♥ Glitz or Glamour Romance:
♥ Gothic Romance:
♥ Heroine in Pursuit Romance:
♥ Highlander Hero Romance:
♥ Historical Romance:
♥ Holiday Romance:
♥ Horror Romance:
♥ Inspirational / Christian / Religious Romance:
♥ Love & Laughter / Humorous Romance:
♥ Magical Realism Romance:
♥ Marriage of Convenience Romance:
♥ Medical Romance:
♥ Medieval Romance:
♥ Ménage à Trois Romance:
♥ Multicultural / Interracial / International Romance:
♥ Native American Romance:
♥ New Adult Romance:
♥ Non-fiction Romance / Memoir Romance:
♥ Paranormal Romance:
♥ Pirate / Sea Captain / Sheikh / Sultan Romance:
♥ Post-Apocalypse Romance / Apocalyptic Romance:
♥ Regency Romance: (UK between 1811—when the Prince Regent ruled by proxy—and 1820)
♥ Renaissance Romance:
♥ Roaring Twenties Romance:
♥ Rock ‘n Roll Romance:
♥ Romantic Suspense:
♥ Royalty / In Line for the Throne / Dukes Romance:
♥ Science Fiction Romance / Extraterrestrial Romance / Futuristic Romance:
♥ Shape-shifter Romance:
♥ Shotgun Wedding Romance / AKA Compromising Positions Romance:
♥ Small Town Lovin’ Romance:
♥ Sports Romance:
♥ Steampunk Romance:
♥ Supernatural Romance:
♥ Thriller Romance:
♥ Time-Travel Romance:
♥ Two-Hankie-Read Romance:
♥ Urban Fantasy Romance:
♥ Vampire Romance:
♥ Victorian Romance:
♥ Viking Romance:
♥ Virgin Hero Romance:
♥ Wallflower / Bluestocking / Spinster / Governess Romance:
♥ Western Romance-Contemporary:
♥ Western Romance-Historical:
♥ Witch Romance:
♥ World War II-Era Romance:
♥ Young Adult Romance:
Welcome to the challenge, Rachel!
RLftCI Sub-genre Challenge: RomanceDuration: January 1-December 31, 2014 (at least that's the plan)
Long Engagement: 68/100
♥ Baby Love Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ BDSM Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Bodice Ripper / Old School Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Contemporary Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Dystopian Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Enemies to Lovers Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Erotica Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Exotic Locales Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Fantasy Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Fairy Tale Romances:(view spoiler)
♥ Friends to Lovers Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Frontier Romance / Americana Romance / Mail-Order-Bride Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Georgian Era Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ GLBT Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Heroine in Pursuit Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Highlander Hero Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Historical Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Horror Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Love & Laughter / Humorous Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Magical Realism Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Marriage of Convenience Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Medieval Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Ménage à Trois Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Multicultural Romance: (view spoiler)
♥ Native American Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ New Adult Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Paranormal Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Pirate / Sea Captain / Sheikh / Sultan Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Post-Apocalypse Romance / Apocalyptic Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Regency Romance: (UK between 1811—1820)(view spoiler)
♥ Rock ‘n Roll Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Romantic Suspense: (view spoiler)
♥ Royalty / In Line for the Throne / Dukes Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Science Fiction Romance / Extraterrestrial Romance / Futuristic Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Shape-shifter Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Shotgun Wedding Romance / AKA Compromising Positions Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Small Town Lovin’ Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Sports Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Steampunk Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Supernatural Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Time-Travel Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Two-Hankie-Read Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Urban Fantasy Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Vampire Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Victorian Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Wallflower / Bluestocking / Spinster / Governess Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Western Romance-Contemporary:(view spoiler)
♥ Western Romance-Historical:(view spoiler)
♥ Witch Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Young Adult Romance:(view spoiler)
Nichole wrote: "Long Engagement: 68/100"You're rocking this, Nichole. Go, woman, go!
Thanks Lisa Kay:) I really like this one.
Going for a: Home Run (61-70 books)Starting: February 2nd 2014
24/70 read - 5 new finished books
♥ Baby Love Romance(where a baby plays an important part in the plot-line of the Romance. It may be either the male or female lead that has a baby or child - by birth, adoption, or guardianship. ould be the heroine is pregnant, and the hero is not the father. ):✔
♥ (Blaire is pregnant)♥ BDSM Romance (bondage, discipline, submission, dominance.):✔ May 26th
♥♥ Dystopian Romance (just add Romance. According to GoodReads, dystopia is a society where societal perfection or societal transcendence is obtained at the expense of something else. That “something else” could be a devalued class of people, the loss of a fundamental freedom, or the surrender of some aspect of human nature.)✔ June 26th
♥♥-♥♥ Horror Romance:✔ June 3rd
♥♥♥ ♥ Victorian Romance(Queen Victoria’s reign: June, 1837 until her death January, 1901. Typically set in England):✔
♥♥♥♥
Wow, Bookcrazy! You're doing great. Keep rocking it, woman.
RLftCI Sub-genre Challenge: RomanceDuration: January 1-December 31, 2014 (at least that's the plan)
Long Engagement: 73/100
♥ Baby Love Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ BDSM Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Bodice Ripper / Old School Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Contemporary Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Dystopian Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Enemies to Lovers Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Erotica Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Exotic Locales Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Fantasy Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Fairy Tale Romances:(view spoiler)
♥ Friends to Lovers Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Frontier Romance / Americana Romance / Mail-Order-Bride Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Georgian Era Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ GLBT Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Heroine in Pursuit Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Highlander Hero Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Historical Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Horror Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Love & Laughter / Humorous Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Magical Realism Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Marriage of Convenience Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Medieval Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Ménage à Trois Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Multicultural Romance: (view spoiler)
♥ Native American Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ New Adult Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Paranormal Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Pirate / Sea Captain / Sheikh / Sultan Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Post-Apocalypse Romance / Apocalyptic Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Regency Romance: (UK between 1811—1820)(view spoiler)
♥ Rock ‘n Roll Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Romantic Suspense: (view spoiler)
♥ Royalty / In Line for the Throne / Dukes Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Science Fiction Romance / Extraterrestrial Romance / Futuristic Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Shape-shifter Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Shotgun Wedding Romance / AKA Compromising Positions Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Small Town Lovin’ Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Sports Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Steampunk Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Supernatural Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Time-Travel Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Two-Hankie-Read Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Urban Fantasy Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Vampire Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Victorian Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Wallflower / Bluestocking / Spinster / Governess Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Western Romance-Contemporary:(view spoiler)
♥ Western Romance-Historical:(view spoiler)
♥ Witch Romance:(view spoiler)
♥ Young Adult Romance:(view spoiler)
:D Thank you Lisa Kay. I'll try ;)
Off The Wall Challenges > Sub-genre Challenge: Romance (Revised & Revisited for 2014!)
Duration : 10 June,2014 - ???
Level : Long Engagement: = 11/50 sub-genre
Read : 61/100-150 done
♥ Amnesia Romance :
(view spoiler)
♥ Baby Love Romance: ✔
(view spoiler)
♥ Bodice Ripper / Old School Romance:
(view spoiler)
♥ Cabin Romances / Road Trip Romances:
♥ Category Romances: ✔
(view spoiler)
♥ Celtic Romance:
♥ Chick-lit Romance / Women's Fiction Romance / Family Saga Romance: ✔
(view spoiler)
♥ Contemporary Romance: ✔
(view spoiler)
♥ Dystopian Romance:
♥ Early 20th Century Romance / Turn of the Century Romance:
(view spoiler)
♥ Enemies to Lovers Romance: ✔
(view spoiler)
♥ Erotica Romance: ✔
(view spoiler)
♥ Fantasy Romance:
♥ Fairy Tale Romances: ✔
(view spoiler)
♥ Fooled Around and Fell in Love Romance:
(view spoiler)
♥ Friends to Lovers Romance: ✔
(view spoiler)
♥ Frontier Romance / Americana Romance / Mail-Order-Bride Romance:
♥ Heroine in Pursuit Romance: ✔
(view spoiler)
♥ Highlander Hero Romance:
♥ Historical Romance: ✔
(view spoiler)
♥ Holiday Romance:
(view spoiler)
♥ Love & Laughter / Humorous Romance: ✔
(view spoiler)
♥ Marriage of Convenience Romance: ✔
(view spoiler)
♥ Medical Romance:
(view spoiler)
♥ Medieval Romance:
♥ Multicultural / Interracial / International Romance:
(view spoiler)
♥ Native American Romance:
♥ New Adult Romance: ✔
(view spoiler)
♥ Paranormal Romance: ✔
(view spoiler)
♥ Pirate / Sea Captain / Sheikh / Sultan Romance:
(view spoiler)
♥ Post-Apocalypse Romance / Apocalyptic Romance:
♥ Regency Romance: (UK between 1811—when the Prince Regent ruled by proxy—and 1820): ✔
(view spoiler)
♥ Renaissance Romance:
♥ Royalty / In Line for the Throne / Dukes Romance: ✔
(view spoiler)
♥ Science Fiction Romance / Extraterrestrial Romance / Futuristic Romance:
(view spoiler)
♥ Shape-shifter Romance:
♥ Shotgun Wedding Romance / AKA Compromising Positions Romance: ✔
(view spoiler)
♥ Small Town Lovin’ Romance:
♥ Sports Romance: ✔
(view spoiler)
♥ Supernatural Romance:
(view spoiler)
♥ Thriller Romance:
(view spoiler)
♥ Time-Travel Romance:
♥ Vampire Romance:
♥ Victorian Romance:
(view spoiler)
♥ Viking Romance:
♥ Virgin Hero Romance:
♥ Wallflower / Bluestocking / Spinster / Governess Romance:
(view spoiler)
♥ Western Romance-Contemporary:
♥ Western Romance-Historical:
(view spoiler)
♥ Witch Romance:
♥ Young Adult Romance:
(view spoiler)
Wonderful! Welcome to the challenge, Kritika!
Elishia wrote: " Welcome and WOW Kritika that loads ☺ " I know.. and I keep thinking that maybe I bit off more than I can chew but the challenge does not have any specific time-limit so I will be able to finish it off. Thanks.
Lisa Kay wrote: " Wonderful! Welcome to the challenge.."Thanks LK:)
Welcome to the challenge, Karen! Never too late for this one.
You're getting there, Karen. Super neat. Man-oh-man! I need to update mine, too.
Wow, Ipshita!
31/70 read♥ Action-Adventure Romance:
♥ African-American Romance:
♥ Amish Romance:
♥ Amnesia Romance:✔ May
♥♥♥-♥♥ Antebellum / Civil War / Reconstruction: Romance:
(ntebellum is the period prior to the Civil War in America, especially the pre-Civil War culture in southern states. Be advised, slavery is an issue in these. The American Civil War, also known as the War Between the States, was fought from 1861 to 1865; these Romances may be placed in the North or the South. The Reconstruction period was from 1865 to 1877.)
♥ Baby Love Romance(where a baby plays an important part in the plot-line of the Romance. It may be either the male or female lead that has a baby or child - by birth, adoption, or guardianship. ould be the heroine is pregnant, and the hero is not the father. ):✔
♥ (Blaire is pregnant)♥ BDSM Romance (bondage, discipline, submission, dominance.):✔ May 26th
♥♥ Bodice Ripper / Old School Romance(written in the 1970’s & 1980’s, bookcovers depicting the scantily clad heroine being grabbed by the hero; don’t be surprised to find alpha-heroes, un-politically correct action, forced seduction, eep! - rape, sold into slavery plot lines, mistresses, and - aack! - cheating):
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♥ Cabin Romances / Road Trip Romances✔ July
(Road Romances devote large sections to journeys, either by land or by sea. They are filled with adventure, danger, and excitement.
Cabin Romances devote large sections to isolation of the hero and heroine. Sometimes they are isolated as a result of a journey. In other instances, the hero/heroine lives alone in the wild and rescues the other from danger, the elements, or injury, forcing them be together or hide out together. They have to come to grips with one another and their attraction in a (relatively) small place.):
♥♥-♥♥ Category Romances ( AKA series romances; major publishers are Mills & Boon/Harlequin/Silhouette):
♥ Celtic Romance (includes Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.):
♥ Chick-lit Romance / Women's Fiction Romance / Family Saga Romance:
♥ Classic Romance (ritten at least 50 years ago; think Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer, etc):
♥ Colonial America / Pre-Revolutionary War / Revolutionary War Romance:
♥ Contemporary Romance:✔ April
♥♥♥♥♥ Courtesans / Mistresses / Gigolo / Prostitutes Romance:
♥ Dark Fantasy Romance (A fantasy story with not only a strong Romance, but with a pronounced horror element):✔ May
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Dystopian Romance (just add Romance. According to GoodReads, dystopia is a society where societal perfection or societal transcendence is obtained at the expense of something else. That “something else” could be a devalued class of people, the loss of a fundamental freedom, or the surrender of some aspect of human nature.)✔ June 26th
♥♥-♥♥ Early 20th Century Romance / Turn of the Century Romance (1899-1950, all romances that don’t fall under Western Romance-Historical or Americana Romance ):
♥ Enemies to Lovers Romance:✔ April
♥♥♥-♥♥ Erotica Romance:✔ March 22th
♥♥♥ Exotic Locales Romance:
♥ Fantasy Romance (These are romances that have an other-worldly setting, with characters who may or may not have special abilities. While the fantastical setting is important, the romance is still what takes center stage.):✔ April
♥♥♥♥♥ Fairy Tale Romances (original fairy tale to be recognizable):✔ March
♥♥♥♥♥ Fooled Around and Fell in Love Romance (One Night Stand that becomes more. Or buddies who plan the relationship to be “No-Strings-Attached”):✔ April
♥♥ Friends to Lovers Romance:
♥ Frontier Romance / Americana Romance / Mail-Order-Bride Romance (These are set between 1880 and 1920 in the United States, with Americana usually in a small town or in the Midwest.):
♥ Georgian Era Romance (british history, after kings George I-IV 1714–1830):
♥ GLBT Romance (gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender):
♥ Glitz or Glamour Romance (actors, actresses, supermodels, or anyone on the world stage):
♥ Gothic Romance:
♥ Heroine in Pursuit Romance(knows the man of her dreams when she sees him, is confident enough to act on it, with eventual success. Heroine takes the initiative in furthering the emotional and physical relationship with the hero, for example by asking him out, seducing him, compromising him, even proposing to him. She either pursues him for greater parts of the novel, or she shows her love in a major, decisive step towards true commitment.):
♥ Highlander Hero Romance:
♥ Historical Romance:
♥ Holiday Romance (Christmas, New Year’s, Valentine’s Day, St. Patirick’s, Easter, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, etc.):
♥ Horror Romance:✔ June 3rd
♥♥♥♥ Inspirational / Christian / Religious Romance:
♥ Love & Laughter / Humorous Romance:
♥ Magical Realism Romance (where magical elements blend with real world):
♥ Marriage of Convenience Romance: ✔ February 26th
(that one or both characters have no choice in the marriage (even if the marriage is the heroine’s idea to begin with—such as if she needs to marry someone to keep from being forced to marry someone much less desirable or to hold on to her family’s property/wealth)
♥♥♥♥-♥ ♥ Medical Romance (a doctor, medics, nurse, healer,):
♥ Medieval Romance (5th to the 15th century (476-1453), knights, barons, vassals, castles, tournaments, armor):
♥ Ménage à Trois Romance:
♥ Multicultural / Interracial / International Romance:✔ March
♥♥♥-♥♥ Native American Romance(contempor or historical):
♥ New Adult Romance(protagonists in the 18-25 age bracket,college, job choice):✔ March
♥♥-♥♥ Non-fiction Romance / Memoir Romance:
♥ Paranormal Romance✔ August
(involves going against scientific laws. It is extrasensory phenomena ):
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♥-♥♥ Post-Apocalypse Romance / Apocalyptic Romance(in contrast to Dystopian, focuses on the instability during and/or following a cataclysmic event that shatters society both in form and headcount. During the story, whatever society exists is typically small, isolated, and highly threatened. ):
♥ Regency Romance: (UK between 1811—when the Prince Regent ruled by proxy—and 1820)✔ February 17
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Renaissance Romance (1485 - 1603, typically set in Europe):
♥ Roaring Twenties Romance(time of great change, when women raised their hemlines and bobbed their hair - and Women got the vote! The First World War was over, the second still yet to come. Prohibition in the U.S. gave birth to an underground industry of speakeasies and bootleggers, all while a new music called jazz sang a siren tune nobody had heard before... It was a time of independence, courage, and adventure):
♥ Rock ‘n Roll Romance (rockstar):✔ April
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Romantic Suspense ✔ August
( here there is a suspense element (one or both the hero or heroine is personally in jeopardy) that is almost to equally important as the romance plot. Take out either thread, and the story falls apart. One of the characters may be involved in law-enforcement in some manner (an FBI agent, a police officer, a homeland security agent, etc.)):
♥♥-♥♥ Royalty / In Line for the Throne / Dukes Romance:
(rotagonist is of royal blood, be it legitimate or not. May be from the real world, or a fictitious one, as long as the hero or heroine is king/queen, prince/princess, tzar, emperor, or any other type of royal. Duke witch are in line for the trone)✔ March 4th
♥♥♥♥ ♥ Science Fiction Romance / Extraterrestrial Romance / Futuristic Romance:
♥ Shape-shifter Romance:✔ August
♥♥♥♥♥ Shotgun Wedding Romance / AKA Compromising Positions Romance ✔ September
(Marriages because the bride is pregnant or she has been hopelessly compromised. A third party may force the protagonists to marry (with or without weapon in hand), or the protagonists may be forced by their own sense of honor, and the knowledge that repercussion on themselves and their families would be severe if they did not marry.):
♥♥♥ Small Town Lovin’ Romance (Contemporary, small town life, in search of the old-fashioned intimacy of knowing all one’s neighbors... and them knowing all about the heroine’s love-life)
♥ Sports Romance (They may be players or retired players, amateur enthusiasts, or those with careers revolving around sports, such as a sports agent, publicist or spin-doctor.):✔ May
♥♥♥♥ Steampunk Romance (Steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the 19th century's British Victorian era or American “Wild West,” in a post-apocalyptic future during which steam power has regained mainstream use, or in a fantasy world that similarly employs steam power):
♥ Supernatural Romance (concern things “not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material.” catch-all category. Books would include romances involving ghosts, psyches, telekinesis, religious miracles, angels, and yes, witches. ):
♥ Thriller Romance:
♥ Time-Travel Romance:✔ August
♥♥♥-♥♥ Two-Hankie-Read Romance (make you cry, not just a tear or two):✔ August
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Urban Fantasy Romance :✔ March 22th
(usually include vampires, werewolves, zombies, shape-shifters, and witches)
♥♥♥ Vampire Romance:✔ April 8th
♥♥♥♥ Victorian Romance(Queen Victoria’s reign: June, 1837 until her death January, 1901. Typically set in England):✔
♥♥♥♥♥ Viking Romance:
♥ Virgin Hero Romance:✔ March
♥♥ Wallflower / Bluestocking / Spinster / Governess Romance:
♥ Western Romance-Contemporary (cowboys & ranchers):
♥ Western Romance-Historical (Set in the American West, 18th century to 1890 stretches broadly to the end of Mexican Revolution in 1920; cowboys):
♥ Witch Romance (heroine is the witch):✔ May
♥♥♥ World War II-Era Romance:
♥ Young Adult Romance:
You're doing great, too, Bookcrazy!
Thank you for the motivation :) but I haven't read half of it ;)31/70 read
♥ Shotgun Wedding Romance / AKA Compromising Positions Romance ✔
(Marriages because the bride is pregnant or she has been hopelessly compromised. A third party may force the protagonists to marry (with or without weapon in hand), or the protagonists may be forced by their own sense of honor, and the knowledge that repercussion on themselves and their families would be severe if they did not marry.):
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Well, you're still doing great, Bookcrazy. We'll celebrate when you're half-way through, alright? LOL!
You're on an update roll, aren't you, Hayley? Good for you. I needed the motivation. LOL!
Right? I'm glad I can be a motivator ! I have neglected my poor quarterly/yearly challenges long enough!
Man-oh-man! I haven't updated since May? Wow.Updated Post #18 & #19 - Part I - 12/39 (categories) and Part II - 07/36.
I read a lot more Contemporary Romances than I thought I did.
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Level: Hooking Up: 30 sub-genres, 60-90 books
♥ Action-Adventure Romance:
♥ African-American Romance:
♥ BDSM Romance:
♥ Cabin Romances / Road Trip Romances:
♥ Contemporary Romance:
♥ Courtesans / Mistresses / Gigolo / Prostitutes Romance:
♥ Dark Fantasy Romance:
♥ Dystopian Romance:
♥ Enemies to Lovers Romance:
♥ Erotica Romance:
♥ Exotic Locales Romance:
♥ Fantasy Romance:
♥ Fairy Tale Romances:
♥ Fooled Around and Fell in Love Romance:
♥ Friends to Lovers Romance:
♥ Holiday Romance:
♥ Love & Laughter / Humorous Romance:
♥ Magical Realism Romance:
♥ Medical Romance:
♥ Ménage à Trois Romance:
♥ Multicultural / Interracial / International Romance:
♥ New Adult Romance:
♥ Paranormal Romance:
♥ Pirate / Sea Captain / Sheikh / Sultan Romance:
♥ Post-Apocalypse Romance / Apocalyptic Romance:
♥ Rock ‘n Roll Romance:
♥ Romantic Suspense:
♥ Science Fiction Romance / Extraterrestrial Romance / Futuristic Romance:
♥ Shape-shifter Romance:
♥ Small Town Lovin’ Romance:
♥ Sports Romance:
♥ Supernatural Romance:
♥ Time-Travel Romance:
♥ Urban Fantasy Romance:
♥ Vampire Romance:
♥ Western Romance-Contemporary:
♥ Witch Romance:
♥ Young Adult Romance: