Shiver me Timbers–I love Our Flag Means Death!
The buzziest romance show streaming this spring turned out not to be season 2 of Bridgerton, but HBO Max’s pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death (you can watch the trailer on HBO’s site here). OFMD stars…
How to use tags instead of our Special Title Listings
We haven’t updated our Special Title Listings since 2016, but that doesn’t mean we’re not committed to making AAR the best place to find the kinds of stories you want. It’s more searchable and more up-to-date…
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Heroes and Heroines in Romance Novels with Unusual Occupations
I’ve been developing our “unusual occupations” tag, and I need your help! I stated by visiting our old Special Title listings for Unusual Professions. Let me tell you, some of those jobs are a LOT more…
AAR Loves… Jane Austen Adaptations
Romance, as a genre, stands on the shoulders of Jane Austen, but some books stand more directly than others. Her work has reached the levels of stories like Cinderella and Robin Hood in terms of being…
The Best Climaxes in Romance
No, not that kind of climax. That’s a different post! I’m talking about the sort of finale scene in which every plot element (effectively but never heavy-handedly foreshadowed) comes together in a meticulous and satisfying culmination,…
Celebrating Black History Month 2022
In the United States, Black History Month is observed in February. At AAR, we’re celebrating this month by revisiting the books by Black authors we’ve awarded DIK status since February last year. While Black History Month…
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Best of the Best of 2021
Every year, after we’ve run all our individual “Best of” lists, we ask each reviewer to choose their ONE favourite book of the year from their list. We’re an eclectic bunch when it comes to our…
The Best of 2021 – Caroline’s List
I wrote a Best of 2021 So Far post that ran a month or so ago, and since then I’ve been reading frantically to see what would fill out my final post. (Every year, I delude…
Romances featuring diabetic characters – a post for World Diabetes Awareness Day, 14th November 2021
November 14 is World Diabetes Awareness Day, a holiday which means a lot to me because there are a number of diabetics in my family. Managing diabetes is a difficult, lifelong task exacerbated in many parts…
Best of 2021… So Far
October may be a bit too early for AAR’s “Best romance novels of 2021” columns, but knowing that those are around the corner, I always like to stop and take stock of my “Best romance novels…