Sunday, December 4, 2016

Why Romance Novel Reviews Are So Popular With So Many Readers

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.

Reviewing new publications is not as simple as expressing a personal opinion. Reviewers have to keep their target audiences in mind. Their comments must therefore make it very clear what type of work it is that they are reviewing right from the outset. If it is a hardcore work containing explicit descriptions of sex, for example, many people would take offence and that is why it is necessary to briefly describe the type of romantic story that is reviewed.

No reviewer worth his salt will ever spoil the reading experience by giving away the plot. They should rather focus on the quality of language used, the way in which the characters and their experiences are described and the extent to which the author has planned the development of the story until it reaches its peak. Comparisons with previous titles by the same author can also be helpful.

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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