Romantic Intentions Quarterly

Here is the very first issue of Romantic Intentions Quarterly! As the name entails, this was designed for romance fiction lovers. Along with wonderful book reviews, insightful and often humorous author interviews, films, TV and more are also reviewed. I see binge-watching in my future.

Issue 1 makes a awesome debut. What is great is that there are plenty of reviews of previously published books, as well as reviews on releases from April until June. I will definitely be reading every future release. Here I am reviewing a digital magazine that includes hundreds of reviews and I immediately started putting books in my cart and/or wish list that I will inevitably review myself.

Thank you Overlord Publishing and NetGalley for this issue to review.… (mais)

Another complex and fruitful read!

As I've previously asserted, the breadth Romantic Intentions covers is exceptional. "From written word to film types featuring an overwhelming array of the romantic in various genres. Historical romance through to SciFi."
If you're an eclectic reader as I am from the Brave to the Brash, from the Raw to the Awe, and in this edition, a cad thrown in, then this magazine is for you.
Great review article by Kate Nagy on romance in Dickens' novels with some interesting revelations about the cad Dickens really was in his personal life. Oh my!
An informative interview with Anna Bradley by Rachel Hyland, looking at Bradley's publications and their inter-relativeness. Well worth the read!
Want to delve more into works by Grace Burrowes, Sarah MacLean and Mirandah K. Pennington? Then Kate Nagy's essay, The Tom Hardy Files - Three Different Books about Three Different Toms, is for you.
I do so enjoy browsing this magazine. Great for returning and reliving!

An Overlord ARC via NetGalley… (mais)

An intelligent, witty and informative magazine!

An exciting quarterly edited by the very insightful and talented editor-in-chief, Rachel Hyland. I do enjoy her writing style and this RI Quarterly reflects her quiet humorous turn of phrase and ability to use that when cutting to the chase.
The breadth of Romantic Intentions amazed me. From written word to film types featuring an overwhelming array of the romantic in various genres. Historical romance through to SciFi. Interviews with authors, book reviews to tantalize! Totally encompassing!
The Quarterly had me jumping between my "go to" booksellers and library, adding new authors to my upcoming titles lists, and alternatively, making new title requests to my library to make sure I didn't miss out.
Although I have been somewhat tardy in posting this review, let me just say that for a serious romance reading fan the Romantic Intentions Quarterly is well worth the investment!
A couple of gems:
Yes Means YES! –Consent in Romance is So Hot Right Now, by Kate Nagy.
A fascinating essay focusing on that "romance novels lately seem extra-scrupulous about asking for permission in the boudoir."
Another favorite! (full confession I am absolutely a die hard fan of Liaden Universe 💝)
Hyland's look at romantic undertones in Sharon Lee and Steve Miller's addictive universe. A unique exploration.

An Overlord ARC via NetGalley… (mais)