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WELCOME TO THE SILVER PETTICOAT BOOK CLUB

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Every season (Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer), Amber and Autumn – twin sisters behind The Silver Petticoat Review and The Silver Petticoat Book Club – select three book recommendations.

The Silver Petticoat Book Club celebrates Romanticism in fiction and non-fiction: stories with love at their core (it does not need to be a romance) or books with the spirit of Romanticism (fantasy, fairy tales, gothic, historical fiction, classics, etc.).

Think sweet, smart, Austenesque, and cozy, or stories full of imagination, adventure, and Romanticism, from classics to debut authors, bestsellers, book club books, personal nostalgic favorites, and more.

Amber and Autumn have made it their mission to select books that ignite a love of reading, whether it’s a fun, sensationalist read or an upmarket literary novel that explores themes of humanity.

All selected book club books fall between one and three out of five on the steaminess scale and typically do not contain extensive gore, profanity, or explicit content. Some novels may contain graphic content, profanity, or violence; however, Amber and Autumn will provide a content warning.

GENRES OF INTEREST

• Historical Fiction
• Historical Romance
• Classic Literature
• Book Club Books/Upmarket Fiction/Literary Fiction
• Women’s Fiction
• Austenesque
• Fantasy (and many of the sub-genres like Gaslamp, Cozy, Contemporary, and Romantasy)
• Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy
• Rom-Com
• Sweet/Closed-Door Romance
• Romantic Mystery/Romantic Suspense
• Cozy Mystery
• Gothic Romance
• Fairy Tales/Folklore/Mythology
• YA Fiction (typically fantasy, paranormal, dystopian, or historical)
• Select Biographies Connected to These Genres

ROMANCE SPICE LEVELS

Amber and Autumn include these ratings even if a book is not technically categorized as a “romance.”

While there are numerous romance ratings based on steam level, for the book club’s purposes, a One is equivalent to a G-rated movie, such as a Hallmark movie. A Two is a PG/mild PG-13 book, which might include more kissing or closed-door moments with implied sensuality.

Three might include a bedroom scene or a handful more, but they are less graphically depicted and are not the book’s focus. A Four can be very explicit but still have a story beyond the bedroom scenes (think Outlander), while Five heads into the erotica category.

Again, the book club covers only one to three (out of five) on the spiciness scale for this book club. A novel’s amount of profanity and violence is also considered and rated similarly.

ONLINE BOOK CLUB DISCUSSIONS

Right now, the best way to participate in the book club is to follow along on social media and subscribe to our Silver Petticoat Review newsletter: The Petticoat Digest. We will post a new blog post with the book club selections each quarter and make the announcements on our social media pages and through our newsletter.

Every month, we’ll post on social media about the different book club picks for the quarter. So, please feel free to join in on the discussion on these social media posts.

You can also use the hashtag #TheSilverPetticoatBookClub if you want to share your own thoughts or show how else you’re participating!

We will have more updates on how to better participate soon!

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