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December 13, 2011

The Villain

JaneLetters of Opiniongenre critique / villains47 Comments

  There are four types of romances as it pertains to villains: Romances with no villains. The redeemable villain The domestic villain The international villain The straight contemporary and the straight historical rarely have villains. The story is propelled primarily by the main characters and their romance. Paranormals, Science Fiction ... more >

These Old Shades Georgette Heyer
August 18, 2011

REVIEW: Early Georgette Heyer series

SarahFA- Reviews / B ReviewsGeorgette Heyer / Georgian / Regency England / road-romance / villains / Waterloo17 Comments

Dear Readers. As part of our Georgette Heyer week here, I’ve decided to do lightning reviews of Heyer’s very early series. This series includes Heyer’s first runaway bestseller, the first Regency Romance evah, one of the most well-researched books about Waterloo evah, iconic heroes and the cross-dressing heroines who shoot ... more >

May 4, 2007

REVIEW: Karma Girl by Jennifer Estep

JayneB Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsBook-club / Jennifer-Estep / superheroes / video / video-review / villains19 Comments

Dear Ms Estep, I was never a comic book fan and it’s been a long time since I read one but I recognized a few givens of the standard American superhero comic book. We’ve got your big city, alter egos, intrepid newspaper reporter, heroes, villains and brightly colored spandex for ... more >

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