This is a new weekly meme hosted by Lauren from Epilogue Review. Each week there will be a something vs. something topic for you to post your thoughts about. Make sure to visit Lauren at her awesome blog, Epilogue Review, and also check out the other nifty blogs also participating. :)
Comments below with your thoughts are always appreciated! :)
The topic this week: Action-adventure vs. Romance
I think I'm an action-adventure girl. My sister laughs at me because I refuse to see overly romantic movies, such as The Notebook. As soon as I see a preview for a movie such as that, I'm like, "Ick."
When I visit the bookstore, you will never find me in the romance section. :) I just really don't like sappy, unrealistic love stories. If I'm reading a book where there happens to be romance in it, that's cool with me, even though I'm not a fan of romance as a genre. Romance (in novels that aren't strictly classified as romance only) is great fun to read about if it's portrayed realistically and done right.
How about you? Are you an action-adventure reader, or do you prefer romance novels?
You sound just like my daughter ~ She thinks syrupy romance is 'ick' too!
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See, I knew I wasn't the only one, lol. :D
DeleteAction-adventure all the way! I'll occasionally go in for a romance book but it has to be in small doses. Nora Roberts does a pretty good job with realistic romances. :)
ReplyDeleteHeck yeah! I'm going to try out the Bride Quartet by Nora Roberts you wrote about a few days ago. I haven't really had a desire to read her books, but after your review, I definitely want to give Vision in White a go! :)
DeleteAwesome! It's a quick read so if it turns out to not be your thing, it won't feel like a waste of time. :) By the way, I nominated you for The Versatile Blogger Award on my blog. I hope you don't mind because I know people feel differently about things that look like chain posts but I felt bad because I've already been awarded three different awards. >.< Here's the link to the post: http://thewritersexperiment.blogspot.com/2012/06/versatile-blogger-award.html
DeleteThank you for the nom! :) I don't mind at all!
DeleteI like action/adventure the best too... but my favorite is when the book has a little bit of both! :)
ReplyDeleteI think it's the best of both when they're combined. :)
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