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Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Romance Novel Reviews Help Readers To Choose Books They Will Enjoy

By Brian West


Millions of people still enjoy reading and the majority of them prefer to read real books rather than the electronic versions. Most readers have a specific genre or certain authors that they enjoy reading. Despite the scorn critics often pour on love stories, they remain one of the most popular genres. Millions of books in this category are sold each year. Luckily for them, romance novel reviews can be accessed on line easily.

One of the reasons why romantic literature remains so popular is because it allows readers to escape into worlds where they want themselves to be. Romantic stories may be pure escapism, but there is nothing wrong with wanting to escape, at least for a little while, to a make belief world where everything works out just the way it should be, at least at the end.

Reviewers play an important role in helping people to choose their reading material. Modern reviewers normally publish on specialized blogs. Some will provide their opinions on any publication but most reviewers focus on a very specific genre. There are many of them that concentrate on romantic publications, as even a very basic internet search will reveal. There are even fields of specialization within the broad field of romantic writing.

There is the traditional romantic story with a hero and a heroin that overcome obstacles to get together. Many other types of romantic literature are also now available, however. Some works are extremely explicit with vivid sexual descriptions. Others focus on gay and lesbian love and yet others dare to probe the romantic aspects of murder, religious sects and even deviations such as masochism and sadism in romantic relationships.

When writing a review is is important to clearly indicate the target market for which the work has been written. Gay romantic literature, for example, may not appeals to middle aged ladies that want a hero and a heroin. The introduction to the review should make the broad approach of the book clear. This will help readers to decide whether the book will be likely to satisfy their personal preferences.

An opinion about a new publication should never give the plot away. This will spoil the story for potential readers. The reviewer should rather focus on the literary aspects of the work, commenting on the plot, the believability of the characters and the style of writing. A summary, similar to what one would find on the flyleaf of a book can also be included.

Reviewers should write their publications with a very clear idea of what the potential reader will enjoy. If a romantic publication is considered vulgar, for example, the reviewer should not condemn the vulgarity due to personal preferences if the intended target market expects crude language and explicit descriptions. The review should focus on whether the intended reader will find the book enjoyable.

Romantic works will continue to be popular because there will always be people who want to believe on love and that want to escape from their ordinary lives. One only has to peruse a bookshop to see just how popular this genre is. There is nothing wrong with dreaming about a romantic story. In fact, it may even be psychologically healthy.




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