Barbara Erskine’s The Darkest Hour: Wrongs of the Past Set Right
Book review of The Darkest Hour, a clean romance full of suspense.
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Author: Jessica Jørgensen
Tune in for Love (2019): A Sweet, Slow-burning Korean Romance
If you love romantic Korean dramas or the Before movies, then find out more about Tune in For Love in our review.
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Movie Marathons for the New Year: 20 Epic, Binge-worthy Film Menus to Ring in 2020
No matter your mood, we’ve got movie marathon ideas aplenty!
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The Mischief of the Mistletoe: A Gleeful Holiday Read Year-Round
Jane Austen makes an appearance in Lauren Willig’s romantic book, The Mischief of the Mistletoe.
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Coming Home (1998) Review: A Solid WWII Period Drama With Fine Performances
Coming Home (1998) is an ITV miniseries based upon Rosamunde Pilcher’s coming-of-age story of the same name. The series is set during World War II (pre and post as well) in England. It follows about a decade of the life and loves and travails of schoolgirl Judith Duncan, who comes of age as war erupts.
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Tanna (2015): Star-Crossed Lovers in the South Pacific
From the island of Tanna in the country of Vanuatu, a group of islands in Melanesia, east of Australia in the South Pacific, comes this heartbreaking tale of forbidden love. Yes, the Tanna movie is essentially a tribal version of Shakespeare’s great tragedy Romeo and Juliet. Two young lovers torn apart by intertribal strife and collective customs.
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My Neighbor Totoro (1988): A Modern-Day Animated Classic
My Neighbor Totoro is a hopeful film about two young sisters finding magic in everyday life, helping them to cope with life’s uncertainties.
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Love in the Later Stages: 33 Movies About Older People in Celebration of National Grandparents Day
While young love is often the go-to rom-com form, there is something to be said and gained by the examination of “old” love. Love that has weathered a lifetime together. Love that blossoms despite and because of wrinkles and grey hairs. And love that faces the ultimate separation: death. In celebration of National Grandparents Day, I’ve put together a list of movies about older people showcasing love in the later stages, “old” love as it were.
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‘Cold Comfort Farm’ Book Review: A Futurist, Romantic Parody
Thus, begins Cold Comfort Farm, setting the tone for this tale of one young busybody, Miss Flora Poste. Cold Comfort Farm is a comedic novel, a gentle parody of romantic pastoral novels, of societal mores and the like.
It is also a futuristic novel, set in the near future (from 1932), after the fictional Anglo-Nicaraguan War of 1946, in which there are TV phones, and people jet around in private planes, flying themselves here and there.
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Memories of the Alhambra: How to Get Your Son and Yourself Hooked on a K-Drama
Augmented reality, scenic Spanish streets, swashbuckling action, slow-burn romance, a dimpled Byronic hero, Memories of the Alhambra has it all. Memories of the Alhambra is a genre-bending, sixteen-episode K-drama series currently streaming on Netflix.
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Why You Should be Reading The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Series
Over twenty years ago, in 1998, the first novel in Alexander McCall Smith’s latest series was...
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Evelina by Frances Burney: Take a Gander at This Still Fresh, Lesser-Known Classic
Classic Book Review: Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World of Society...
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