• Home
  • Commenting Policy
  • Advanced Search
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Email
  • Feed

Dear Author

Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult, Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view

  • Blog
  • New Releases
  • Deals
  • Reviews
    • List of Authors Reviewed
    • Reading Lists
    • A Review Category
      • A Reviews
      • A- Reviews
    • B Reviews Category
      • B+ Reviews
      • B Reviews
      • B- Reviews
    • C Reviews Category
      • C+ Reviews
      • C Reviews
      • C- Reviews
    • D Reviews
    • F Reviews
    • Film Reviews
    • Guest Submitted Review
    • Haiku
  • Ebooks
    • 10 tips for your new ebook reader
    • Android Reading Apps
    • Using Calibre to Create a Print Book Library
    • Dear Jane
    • Ebooks Posts
  • Essays
    • Essays
    • First Sale
    • Interviews
    • Letters of Opinion
  • Need A Rec!
    • Top 100 Romances
    • Bestseller List
    • Book Club
    • If You Like
    • Recommended Reads
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Us
    • For Readers

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.

posts by Sarah Frantz:

Sarah F
May 15, 2012

A Farewell From Sarah F

SarahFMiscAbout-Us71 Comments

I started writing for Dear Author because I wanted to share my absolute fangirl love for Anah Crow’s brilliant SM romance, Uneven. Jane kindly published a Guest Review and then generously invited me to join the DA reviewers. I’ve been reviewing for DA ever since (3 years and 8 months). ... more >

The Saturnalia Effect by Heidi Belleau,Violetta Vane
May 14, 2012

REVIEW: The Saturnalia Effect by Heidi Belleau,Violetta Vane

SarahFB+ Reviewsm/m romance / Magical Realism9 Comments

Dear Ms. Belleau and Ms. Vane. I found this story by clickingclickingclicking through the various posted responses to our post about M/M romance and Fan Fiction. Heidi gives good blog and then I was intrigued, as I always am with prison stories, by the short she wrote with Violetta Vane. ... more >

May 7, 2012

REVIEW: Out in the Field by Kate McMurray

SarahFB- Reviews / C ReviewsBaseball / coming out / Loose-Id / m/m romance / m/m. coming out / New York City14 Comments

Dear Ms. McMurray. I picked up your book because of a recommendation by someone whose taste I trust and because I liked the excerpt. The story was cute, but the flaws outweighed the cuteness for me. This is a book about Being a Gay Athlete. This was NOT a romance. ... more >

A Private Gentleman by Heidi Cullinan
April 10, 2012

REVIEW: A Private Gentleman by Heidi Cullinan

SarahFB+ Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / England / m/m romance / male prostitute / Recommended Reads / Samhain18 Comments

Recommended Read

(This one is addressed to readers, not the author) Dear Readers: As we all know, it’s impossible to be objective about a review. And this is fine, as long as we can be honest about the sources of our lack of objectivity, if we know them. This book has flaws, ... more >

Frat Boy and Toppy by Anne Tenino
March 28, 2012

REVIEW: Frat Boy and Toppy by Anne Tenino

SarahFB+ Reviews / Recommended Readscollege / coming out / graduate student / m/m romance / Recommended Reads / Riptide Publishing24 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Ms. Tenino. I loved this book. Just loved it. I read it in one sitting, finally going to sleep at 3am on Friday night, damn you. In retrospect, it has flaws, but I didn’t notice them as I was reading. Brad is a football player and in a frat. ... more >

Owned and Owner by Anneke Jacob
March 22, 2012

REVIEW: Owned and Owner by Anneke Jacob

SarahFB+ ReviewsBDSM / erotica / maledom / Science Fiction23 Comments

Dear Ms. Jacob. Readers: This book is hardcore, heavy-duty, almost-but-not-quite non-consensual BDSM. I hesitate to call it a romance and yet it really almost is. It’s total 24/7 dehumanization of the female submissive. It is NOT for everyone. I loved it and I heartily recommend it, but readers, please read ... more >

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 26
  • Next Page »

Recent Comments

  • Sirius on Sirius’ Best of 2020 list@Random Michelle: Just want to make absolutely clear - I con...
  • MaryK on Open Thread for Readers for February 2021Amazon is doing one of their spend $s get $s free deals on e...
  • Jennie on REVIEW: The Book of Koli by M.R. Carey@Random Michelle: It's a hard world, but the characters aren...
  • Kareni on Open Thread for Readers for February 2021If you are a fan of the original Star Trek series, @Darlynne...
  • Random Michelle on Jayne’s Best of 2020@Janine: Well, how could I not adore pictures of small peopl...

Help DA Out

DA is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for website owners to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com, audible.com, and any other website that may be affiliated with Amazon Service LLC Associates Program.

Tweets

Tweets by @dearauthor

Copyright

© Dear Author Media Network, LLC. This basically means you shouldn't copy our content without permission. We are very liberal with our permission. Just ask us!

FTC Disclaimer

We do not purchase all the books we review here. Some we receive from the authors, some we receive from the publisher, and some we receive through a third party service like Net Galley. Some books we purchase ourselves. Login

Copyright © 2021 · DearAuthor 2015 Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

  • Home
  • Commenting Policy