B- Reviews / C+ Reviewsadventure / California / romantic-suspense / teen romance1 Comments
Dear Ms. Sorenson, Several of your books can be characterized as adventure/survival-driven romantic suspense, with outdoor California settings playing a large role in the narrative. I think this has been a good direction for you, but while I enjoyed parts of Backwoods, I don’t feel it’s one of your better ... more >
Film Reviews20th century / coming-of-age / Friday Film Review / road-romance / teen romance12 Comments
The Sure Thing (1985) Genre: Coming of age romance Grade: B Once I’d seen “Say Anything,” I knew I’d eventually have to finally, after all these years, watch this whole movie. Yep, I’d seen bits and pieces of it on TV but always ended up flipping the channel, maybe because ... more >
A Review Category / A Reviews / Book ReviewsAustralia / good characterization / Good-Dialogue / good-narration / scarred-people / student / teen romance / traumatic-past / Young-Adult54 Comments
Dear Ms. Marchetta, I have a bone to pick with you. I’ve got a packed read-and-review schedule for the next month or so, and I need to be able to move from book to book. But you’ve made that impossible. Yes, I blame you. It’s your fault that your book, ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsDeception / FBI / female detectives / Jill Sorenson / sports romance / teen romance7 Comments
Dear Ms. Sorenson: I have read your category novels and thus I was excited to make the transition to full length mass market novels. This book had very real characters and very steamy love scenes. I found the suspense to take kind of a back seat to the deception/romance ... more >