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The Best Vampire Diaries’ Couples, Ranked From Worst to Best

by Amber Topping | Sep 13, 2019 | Book Adaptations, Costume Drama - Fairy Tales & Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, Fictional Couples, Gothic Romance, Lists, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Romantic Drama, Romanticism, Teen Romance, Urban Fantasy | 6

This month marks the 10th anniversary of The Vampire Diaries. Yes, ten years have passed since we...

Delight in The Wizard of Oz: Life Lessons 80 Years Later

by Catherine | Sep 9, 2019 | Book Adaptations, Classic Movies & TV, Classics, Costume Drama - Fairy Tales & Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Inspiration, Lists, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Romantic Living, Romanticism, Self-Love | 0

The Wizard of Oz offers a number of life lessons and I thought I would share just a few, with a little tongue-in-cheek commentary! These aren’t earth-shattering. Rather, these Wizard of Oz life lessons are sweetly sentimental.

Cinderella (2000): This is an Odd but Beautiful, Folkloric Adaptation to Watch

by Amber Topping | Jul 15, 2019 | Book Adaptations, British Dramas, Costume Drama - Fairy Tales & Fantasy, Fairy Tale Romance, Fairy Tales, Fantasy Romance, Film Reviews, Foreign Romance, Historical Romance, International, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Drama, Teen Romance | 0

Kathleen Turner plays the diabolically wicked and murderous stepmother with campy abandon in the...

Ranking the 16 Best Adaptations of the Beauty and the Beast Story

by Amber Topping | Jul 13, 2019 | Book Adaptations, Classic Books, Classic Movies & TV, Classic Romanticism, Classics, Costume Drama - Fairy Tales & Fantasy, Fairy Tale Romance, Fairy Tales, Fantasy Romance, Fictional Couples, Foreign Romance, Gothic Romance, Historical Romance, International, Lists, Literary Romance, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Romantic Drama, Streaming | 4

The Beauty and the Beast story is a tale as old as time. From Cupid and Psyche to the lesser-known...

‘Aladdin’ Movie Review: Disney’s Magical Film Will Make You Laugh, Cheer

by Catherine | Jun 19, 2019 | Action and Adventure, Book Adaptations, Costume Drama - Fairy Tales & Fantasy, Fairy Tale Romance, Fairy Tales, Fantasy Romance, Film Reviews, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Musicals and Dance, Reviews, Romance | 0

A princess, a street rat, and a genie walk into a bar……okay, not really but they are...

The New Legends of Monkey (2018): Fantastical Family Fun from Down Under

by Jessica Jørgensen | Jun 17, 2019 | Action and Adventure, Costume Drama - Fairy Tales & Fantasy, Fairy Tale Romance, Fairy Tales, Fantasy Romance, Foreign Romance, International, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Paranormal Romance, Reviews, Romance, Teen Romance, TV Reviews | 0

TV Series Review: The New Legends of Monkey (2018) The New Legends of Monkey is a family-friendly...

Romantic Moment of the Month: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ – Who Did Peggy Carter Marry?

by Amber Topping | Jun 9, 2019 | Action and Adventure, Costume Drama - Fairy Tales & Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, Fictional Couples, Historical Romance, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Paranormal Romance, Period Dramas, Romance, Romantic Drama, Romantic Moment of the Month, Romantic Moments, Romantic Mystery, Romanticism | 4

Yes, we now definitively know who Peggy Carter’s husband was; a mystery since Captain America: Winter War. And a mystery teased throughout the underrated Agent Carter series.

‘Tolkien’ Movie Review – A Sentimental Glimpse at the Shaping of a Genius

by Brittaney B. | Jun 4, 2019 | British Dramas, Classic Books, Classics, Costume Drama - Fairy Tales & Fantasy, Film Reviews, Foreign Romance, Historical Romance, International, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Period Dramas, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Drama, Romanticism | 0

The world of a J.R.R. Tolkien story is one of mystery, magic, romance, friendship, wars, and meaning-filled journies. But what was the world of the real Tolkien like? How did a British born Catholic orphan surviving by the goodwill of others create not only languages but a fantastical world still enchanting millions today? These are the questions the new biographical Tolkien movie attempts to answer.