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About SarahF

Sarah F. is a literary critic, a college professor, and an avid reader of romance -- and is thrilled that these are no longer mutually exclusive. Her academic specialization is Romantic-era British women novelists, especially Jane Austen, but she is contributing to the exciting re-visioning of academic criticism of popular romance fiction. Sarah is a contributor to the academic blog about romance, Teach Me Tonight, the winner of the 2008-2009 RWA Academic Research Grant, and the founder and President of the International Association of the Study of Popular Romance (IASPR). Sarah mainly reviews BDSM romance and gay male romance and hopes to be able to beat her TBR pile into submission when she has time to think. Sarah teaches at Fayetteville State University, NC.

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Sylvester by Georgette Heyer
May 27, 2011

REVIEW: Sylvester by Georgette Heyer

SarahFA ReviewsGeorgette Heyer / Regency England / road-romance / teaching26 Comments

The third book in my class on Georgette Heyer is Sylvester. We’ve had the founding Regency romance, Regency Buck, and Cotillion, the book that makes fun of the tropes Regency Buck establishes. I chose Sylvester for our third book because I love it and because I love how Heyer again ... more >

cotillion georgette heyer
May 25, 2011

REVIEW: Cotillion by Georgette Heyer

SarahFA ReviewsGeorgette Heyer / Regency England / teaching18 Comments

The first book I assigned my continuing education class on Georgette Heyer at NC State was Regency Buck. The second was Cotillion, which I actually taught last week. As one of my students said, “It’s just delightful.” Cotillion shows up on “Favorite Heyer book” lists all the time, and I ... more >

Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer
May 12, 2011

REVIEW: Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer

SarahFB+ ReviewsGeorgette Heyer / Regency England / teaching36 Comments

I volunteer to teach a continuing education class at North Carolina State University’s Encore! program, which is a non-credit program for those 50-and-over. Once a year I get to teach a course of 6 classes on anything I want to, with students who really want to be there, without having ... more >

Cover image for Black Moth by Georgette Heyer
January 18, 2010

REVIEW: Black Moth by Georgette Heyer

SarahFB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsGeorgette Heyer / Georgian46 Comments

Dear Romance Readers Everywhere: I’m sure if you’ve ever had a conversation with more than…oh, two romance readers, one (or both) have them have told you to read Georgette Heyer’s books. Or squeeed over them. Or said how much Heyer has influenced her life. Or said something about how she ... more >

Carol of the Bellskis by Astrid Amara
January 8, 2010

REVIEW: Carol of the Bellskis by Astrid Amara

SarahFB+ Reviewsattorney / Canada / featured / Jewish-faith / Loose-Id / m/m romance8 Comments

Dear Ms. Amara. I was reminded about your Holiday Outing by Jessica’s review of it at Racy Romance Reviews. I read Holiday Outing and enjoyed it, I think when it first came out, before I was reviewing. I especially loved the perfect depiction of a Jewish family, with all their ... more >

January 4, 2010

REVIEW: Wages of Sin by Alex Beecroft

SarahFB- ReviewsEighteenth century / featured / ghost-story / m/m romance / mlr press / short-story2 Comments

Dear Ms. Beecroft. I enjoyed, as I always do, your sublime prose and the beautiful love story. I had more reservations about this story than I have for the previous two of yours I reviewed, though, reservations all revolving around the plot. In addition, I’m pretty much paranormaled out, so ... more >

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