Category: Reviews

Cursed on Netflix – Watch an Arthurian Prequel about Magic and Destiny

Posted by Autumn Topping | Aug 7, 2020 | Action and Adventure, Book Adaptations, Costume Drama - Fairy Tales & Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Fantasy Romance, Historical Romance, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Netflix, Period Dramas, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Drama, Romanticism, Streaming, Teen Romance, TV Reviews | 4

Queen Christina (1933): A Breathtaking Period Classic You Need to See

Posted by Autumn Topping | Jul 15, 2020 | Classic Movies & TV, Classics, Film Reviews, Historical Romance, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Period Dramas, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Drama, Romanticism | 4

July Mini Book Reviews: ‘A Perfect Cornish Escape’ and More

Posted by The Silver Petticoat Review | Jul 10, 2020 | Book Reviews, Books, Chick Lit, Clean Romance, Contemporary Romance, Fantasy Romance, Historical Romance, Lists, Literary Romance, Paranormal Romance, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Mystery, Sci-fi & Dystopian Romance, Teen Romance, Urban Fantasy, Women's Fiction, YA Reviews | 2

10 Fantastic Reasons to Watch the 1983 Jane Eyre Adaptation

Posted by Amber Topping | Jun 25, 2020 | Amazon Prime, Book Adaptations, Books, British Dramas, Classic Books, Classic Movies & TV, Classic Romanticism, Classics, Clean Romance, Foreign Romance, Gothic Romance, Historical Romance, International, Lists, Literary Romance, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Period Dramas, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Drama, Romanticism, Streaming, TV Reviews | 43

Emma 2020 Review: The Most Picturesque Adaptation

Posted by Amber Topping | Jun 22, 2020 | Book Adaptations, Books, British Dramas, Chick Flicks, Classic Books, Classics, Film Reviews, Foreign Romance, Historical Romance, International, Jane Austen, Literary Romance, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Period Dramas, Regency Romance, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Romanticism | 4

Gazebo TV: The Best Way to watch ‘Anne of Green Gables’

Posted by Amber Topping | Jun 19, 2020 | Classic Movies & TV, Classics, Historical Romance, International, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Period Dramas, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Drama, Romanticism, Streaming | 0

Cursed on Netflix – Watch an Arthurian Prequel about Magic and Destiny

by Autumn Topping | Aug 7, 2020 | Action and Adventure, Book Adaptations, Costume Drama - Fairy Tales & Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Fantasy Romance, Historical Romance, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Netflix, Period Dramas, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Drama, Romanticism, Streaming, Teen Romance, TV Reviews | 4

Cursed stars Katherine Langford and Devon Terrell as the future Lady of the Lake and King Arthur in Netflix’s new dark fantasy retelling.

Queen Christina (1933): A Breathtaking Period Classic You Need to See

by Autumn Topping | Jul 15, 2020 | Classic Movies & TV, Classics, Film Reviews, Historical Romance, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Period Dramas, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Drama, Romanticism | 4

Greta Garbo stars in the 1933 classic film about Queen Christina of Sweden.

July Mini Book Reviews: ‘A Perfect Cornish Escape’ and More

by The Silver Petticoat Review | Jul 10, 2020 | Book Reviews, Books, Chick Lit, Clean Romance, Contemporary Romance, Fantasy Romance, Historical Romance, Lists, Literary Romance, Paranormal Romance, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Mystery, Sci-fi & Dystopian Romance, Teen Romance, Urban Fantasy, Women's Fiction, YA Reviews | 2

Our mini book reviews for July include genres such as contemporary romance, literary romance fiction, urban fantasy, and historical mystery.

10 Fantastic Reasons to Watch the 1983 Jane Eyre Adaptation

by Amber Topping | Jun 25, 2020 | Amazon Prime, Book Adaptations, Books, British Dramas, Classic Books, Classic Movies & TV, Classic Romanticism, Classics, Clean Romance, Foreign Romance, Gothic Romance, Historical Romance, International, Lists, Literary Romance, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Period Dramas, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Drama, Romanticism, Streaming, TV Reviews | 43

Timothy Dalton stars in the underrated 1983 Jane Eyre adaptation.

Emma 2020 Review: The Most Picturesque Adaptation

by Amber Topping | Jun 22, 2020 | Book Adaptations, Books, British Dramas, Chick Flicks, Classic Books, Classics, Film Reviews, Foreign Romance, Historical Romance, International, Jane Austen, Literary Romance, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Period Dramas, Regency Romance, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Romanticism | 4

Autumn de Wilde’s 2020 adaptation of Emma mixes screwball comedy, romantic charm, and social satire to delightful effect.

Gazebo TV: The Best Way to watch ‘Anne of Green Gables’

by Amber Topping | Jun 19, 2020 | Classic Movies & TV, Classics, Historical Romance, International, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Period Dramas, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Drama, Romanticism, Streaming | 0

Gazebo TV exclusively features popular period dramas like Anne of Green Gables and Road to Avonlea.

World on Fire Review – A Daring Drama Full of Potential

by Autumn Topping | Jun 2, 2020 | British Dramas, Foreign Romance, Historical Romance, International, Movies & TV, Period Dramas, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Drama, Streaming, TV Reviews | 2

Helen Hunt, Lesley Manville, Jonah Hauer-King, and Sean Bean star in Masterpiece PBS’s latest WWII historical drama, World on Fire.

Emma and Mr Knightley – The Most Romantic Moment of the Month

by Autumn Topping | May 31, 2020 | Book Adaptations, British Dramas, Classic Books, Classic Romanticism, Classics, Clean Romance, Fictional Couples, Film Reviews, Foreign Romance, Historical Romance, International, Jane Austen, Literary Romance, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Period Dramas, Regency Romance, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Moment of the Month, Romantic Moments, Romanticism | 4

What’s not to love about Emma and Mr Knightley’s proposal scene in the latest Jane Austen adaptation?

Review: The Jane Austen Society is the Must-Read Novel of the Year

by Amber Topping | May 29, 2020 | Book Reviews, Books, Historical Romance, Jane Austen, Literary Romance, Modern Romanticism, Reviews, Romance, Romanticism, Women's Fiction | 2

You can also listen to The Jane Austen Society as an audiobook, narrated by none other than the brilliant Richard Armitage!

That Summer by Lauren Willig: Family Secrets Exposed

by Jessica Jørgensen | May 22, 2020 | Book Reviews, Books, Clean Romance, Contemporary Romance, Historical Romance, Literary Romance, Modern Romanticism, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Mystery, Romantic Suspense, Romanticism, Women's Fiction | 0

Two storylines, 160 years apart, meet in a shared house and a lost painting in Lauren Willig’s That Summer.

‘Belgravia’ Review – An Edgier Period Drama from Julian Fellowes

by Autumn Topping | May 21, 2020 | Book Adaptations, British Dramas, Historical Romance, International, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Period Dramas, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Drama, Romanticism, Streaming, TV Reviews | 4

Belgravia, Epix’s addictive new series, stars Tamsin Greig and Harriet Walter. Here’s our review of the eye-catching period drama.

Chocolate Netflix Series: Meals and Melodrama – Korean Style

by Jessica Jørgensen | May 14, 2020 | Clean Romance, Contemporary Romance, Foreign Romance, Inspirational Romance, International, Korean Dramas, Movies & TV, Netflix, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Drama, Streaming, TV Reviews | 0

The new Netflix Korean Drama series, Chocolate, is for you if you’re a foodie who has a soft spot for sentimental romance and soap-operatic melodrama!

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