Reviews by Category: Romance

Staff Review
Princess Aurore asleep under a tree

Beauty Sleep

By Cameron Dokey
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by Anne G
Jun 26, 2023

So you know the basic idea of the fairy-tale and folklore-inspired fiction: Princess Aurore had a christening party which was interrupted by a slighted uninvited guest who casts a curse over the poor child. In the fantasy fiction curse when she turns 16 she will prick her finger and one drop of blood will fall and Aurore will die. Another guest utters a counterspell in the suspenseful tale, and the guest at least is not a fairy in this book.

Teen Review
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

By William Shakespeare
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jun 6, 2023

Romeo and Juliet, the unforgettable play by the brilliant William Shakespeare, is a deeply human story that tugs at the strings of our hearts. It takes place in the enchanting city of Verona, Italy, where two young souls find themselves entangled in a long-standing feud between their families.

Staff Review
The left hand with a dragon's talon growing in place of the ring finger, the background showing a very muted face of a dragon staring at the reader

Dragon's Keep

By Janet Lee Carey
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by Anne G
May 31, 2023

“The real dragon haunted my head and heart.”

What makes Dragon's Keep work for me is its approach: a medieval fantasy written more like historical fantasy than high fantasy.  Yet it has that sliver of magic and magical creatures (dragons, of course) to spice up the lyrical story.   In other words, the author avoids over-doing the chosen one approach, and instead creates very believable characters in a believable world.

Teen Review
Eleanor & Park

Eleanor & Park

By Rainbow Rowell
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Brayden P.
May 31, 2023

Eleanor and Park is a book all about the romantic relationship between Park Sheridan and Eleanor Douglas. These two are portrayed as polar opposites inside of the books. Park being a half- Korean male and Eleanor the new shy red head from a bad background. They both met on the bus and started to bond over comic books and music and from there their relationship had a lot of ups and downs. There were a lot of emotions, and we see both characters grow as people because of the events that take place.

Teen Review
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

By William Shakespeare
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Brayden P.
May 31, 2023

Romeo and Juliet is a book that starts in the City of Verona where we see a conflict between two families: the Capulets and the Montagues. These families have hated each other since the beginning of time. One day at the Capulet household there was a masquerade ball and Romeo Montague decided to go to this ball with his friends as a joke and to try and disrupt the ball. This is where Romeo and Juliet meet, and they fall in love.

Teen Review
When He Was Wicked

When He Was Wicked

By Julia Quinn
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Mariam S.
May 22, 2023

Francesca Bridgerton, the Countess of Kilmartin has finally reached a kind of peace in her life. She is ready to shed the colors of half-mourning, she has found purpose in life through managing the Kilmartin estate, and she has returned to London to find a husband. But this visit unfortunately coincides with the return of her estranged best friend and late husband’s cousin, Michael. They find themselves increasingly drawn together, but a sense of guilt and duty towards the late Earl of Kilmartin keeps them apart…until it can’t. 

Teen Review
To Sir Phillip, With Love

To Sir Phillip, With Love

By Julia Quinn
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Mariam S.
May 22, 2023

Eloise Bridgerton has always been incredibly independent and content to become a spinster with her best friend Penelope - in fact she has pretty much already achieved this goal, having recently reached the age of twenty-eight and with no husband in sight. But when Penelope all of a sudden gets married, Eloise makes the rash decision to head out to the countryside to meet with her correspondent of a year, the recently widowed Sir Phillip, a dedicated botanist and father to two unruly children. But when she reaches his remote home, she soon regrets this decision.

Teen Review
Romancing Mister Bridgerton

Romancing Mister Bridgerton

By Julia Quinn
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Mariam S.
May 22, 2023

Penelope Featherington has always been the ugly duckling, the butt of the joke, and the wallflower. But despite these factors enforcing the improbability of their match, she has always been hopelessly in love with her best friend’s brother, the notorious rogue and charmer Colin Bridgerton. When Colin returns from a trip abroad, they seem to find themselves interacting more and more - first through coincidences and then through intention as they find that despite a lack of previous romance, something has changed.

Teen Review
The Viscount Who Loved Me

The Viscount Who Loved Me

By Julia Quinn
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Mariam S.
May 22, 2023

The Bridgerton saga continues with The Viscount Who Loved Me. Anthony Bridgerton, notorious rake and quite possibly the most eligible bachelor of any of the recent seasons, has finally decided to marry. In a manner fitting with his status, he decides he will marry the incomparable of the season. However, his previous behavior leads to a decided hatred from his future wife’s stubborn older sister Kate, who refuses to give her approval for the match.

Teen Review
An Offer From a Gentleman

An Offer From A Gentleman

By Julia Quinn
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Mariam S.
May 22, 2023

In the Cinderella-esque tale An Offer From A Gentleman, Julia Quinn spins a night of wonder, allure, finery, and romance for the scorned stepdaughter Sophie at the Briderton masquerade ball. But when it has finished, Sophie finds herself with no home, no job, and no possibility of ever seeing the charming Benedict Bridgerton ever again. He doesn’t even know her name, and the wrath of her stepmother forces her to flee for employment outside of London.

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