Usually sweet. Sometimes spicy.
1) I’m not usually one of those writers who focus on “place in fiction,” but I love how the author uses the great details to make me FEEL as though I were on the prairie…
1) I love that Mary begins as a skeptic, but begins to believe in Santa as her friends are losing belief. As a child who must deal with…suboptimal parents, it’s easy to be torn between…
1) That first paragraph is an interesting one. Most of the time, the whole point of a novel is to depict a character working toward the point here he or she can feel peace and…
1) I love the “mystery” of the first several paragraphs. Meg’s handwriting (and mind) are breaking down a little bit…and she laments that the beard she loves about her husband will soon be gone. Speculation…
1) The author wastes no time in establishing the romantic lead. Roman is rich. A great athlete. He must have a hardbody because he’s a pro football player. What’s not to love? 2) I love…
1) I love the pace and fun of the dialogue. The lines remind me of the kind of exchanges you find in classic romantic comedies like The Philadelphia Story. Scenes like these are so funny…
1) I have zero empirical data on this, but it seems to me as though most books in the romance/women’s fiction genre begin with a focus on the female protagonist. That makes sense; most of…
1) There are so many different ways to begin a story. I love that the author begins with a definitive statement of what the protagonist wants in life and describes some of the obstacles she…
