Blog - Romantic Parvenu

Book Review: The Man Behind the Cop by Janice Kay Johnson

September 4, 2018

I didn’t necessarily like this book. But oh boy could I tell that it was well-written, tightly plotted, and emotionally nuanced. Johnson is a phenomenal author, and she knows what she’s doing. The entire time I was reading The Man Behind the ...

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Book Review: Off the Clock by Roni Loren

September 3, 2018

I think we need books that humanize psychology and make it seem like a friendly, helpful science, rather than a scary, often damaging experiment. What we do not need is to perpetuate harmful myths surrounding mental health and therapists. Off ...

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Book Review: Runaway Heiress by Syrie James

September 1, 2018

If you had asked me, prior to reading Syrie James’s first romance novel, whether or not I particularly liked books about wealthy American heiress hiding their identity or Victorian governesses-turned-countesses, I probably would have said no. ...

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Book Review: Lady Rogue by Theresa Romain

August 30, 2018

I applaud Romain for continuing to feature the middle-classes and less-privileged members of Regency society in her novels. However, I’m not sure how much good it does if her books are so flavorless. Lady Rogue attempted to be an exciting, sexy ...

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Book Review: Strangers at Dawn by Elizabeth Thornton

August 27, 2018

An accused murderer as a heroine? That sounds great! This is what I said to myself prior to picking up Strangers at Dawn by Elizabeth Thornton. The entire experience, however, turned out not-so-great. I’m honestly at a loss, because this book ...

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Book Review: The Bargain by Mary Jo Putney

August 26, 2018

You can always count on me to pick up a marriage-of-convenience romance, and so obviously I was going to pick up Mary Jo Putney’s The Bargain sooner or later, especially when I found a copy for 50 cents at a library sale. This Regency romance is ...

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