Comments on: Illustrated Romances

By: veinglory

veinglory — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:10:18 +0000

Medallion have done this in the past too. I think the reader reviews pretty much cover it from swooning fangrrl to I paid for more words than this!

http://www.amazon.com/Ellie-Elven-King-Helen-Rosburg/dp/0974363901/ref=pd_bbs_sr_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203728937&sr=8-5

By: Robin Bayne

Robin Bayne — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:59:47 +0000

I bought that book years and years ago, but never read it. It did look pretty though.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:29:19 +0000

I vaguely remember a western romance from years ago that had pen/pencil sketches every 50 or so pages. It did nothing for me.

By: ジェーン(Jān)

ジェーン(Jān) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:09:53 +0000

You’re right Vanessa, when I read romance novels I prefer to imagine the hero and heroine. But strangely I’ve bought manga simply because I found the h/h to be beautiful, even if the story is mediocre.

By: vanessa jaye

vanessa jaye — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:30:39 +0000

I just followed the link, Jan, I remember that book! I think it might work more with evocative black and white photos or pencil sketches (every couple of pages/chapters) than the full on color stuff.

My instincts tell me that readers really prefer their own images (ie in their heads) of the H/h than the instrusion of in-your-face close-ups/ glossy color pics of someone they might not find attractive, nevermind does not match how they imagine the H/h to look.

By: ジェーン(Jān)

ジェーン(Jān) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:05:42 +0000

That sounds awfully close to the one that was released a few years back by that romance cover artist and her partner/model. … What was the name of it? Yeah here:

Passion’s Blood at Amazon

It was released 10 years ago and didn’t do very well.