Blog - Romantic Parvenu

Book Review: Simply Love by Mary Balogh

May 13, 2018

Mary Balogh writes quiet, internally-focused romances about mature adults dealing with real-life problems (even if said adults are usually wealthy and titled). It's a brand of romance I enjoy, and Simply Love typifies exactly what this author ...

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Book Review: Fortune Favors the Wicked by Theresa Romain

April 29, 2018

If I had a "Renae Approved" stamp to put on the covers of books, I would absolutely put it on this book. Fortune Favors the Wicked was a highly on-brand historical romance for me, one that hit all the right notes and satisfied all of my ...

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Book Review: Her Perfect Affair by Priscilla Oliveras

April 25, 2018

After being massively impressed with Priscila Oliveras' debut romance, I fully expected to have a similarly successful experience with Her Perfect Affair. Unfortunately, that wasn't meant to be, and instead I spent most of the book trapped with ...

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Book Review: Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian

April 23, 2018

Unmasked by the Marquess is a book that above all exudes hope and vitality, even in situations that seem very hopeless. Often while reading, I had to wonder how on earth everything would work out. How could Alistair, a straitlaced lord, and ...

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Book Review: Dancing on Coals by Ellen O’Connell

April 22, 2018

Ellen O'Connell just isn't a good writer. And this affects everything that goes into Dancing on Coals. The characterization is shallow and obvious, the plot is unevenly paced, the prose is overly verbose and doesn't flow well at all. What this ...

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Book Review: Mesmerized by Candace Camp

April 19, 2018

Mezmerized feels like a book that wants to be a spooky paranormal, but is being forced to dress up like a historical romance. As might be expected, it fails as both, and is therefore disappointing and strange. There needed to be more ghosts or ...

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