Romance List Challenge

1. First romance you remember reading.
Don't remember specifically, probably a Rosemary Rogers or Clarissa Ross

2. Last romance you read.
Stormy Challenge - JAK

3. The romance you are most likely to recommend to a newbie.
That depends on the person. Too many possibilities.

4. The romance you are most likely to recommend to another romance reader.
See answer above. But maybe Devil's Bride.

5. An underrated romance you wish more people would read.
Wildest Hearts - JAK

6. An overrated romance you wish people would stop talking about.
Fifty Shades of Gray

7. An auto buy author
There are many. Elizabeth Hoyt, JAK, Shannon McKenna

8. An author you used to love but since now abandoned.
Stephanie Laurens, Love her Cynsters and Bastion Club, not buying her newer stuff.

9. Favorite trope.
H decides from the very beginning that the h is the woman he wants.

10. Best book with your favorite trope.
Devil's Bride - S.L.

11. A book you didn't like even though it had your favorite trope.
Can't think of one.

12. A Most hated trope.
Secret Baby

13. A book you liked even though it had your hated trope.
The Family Way - JAK, kind of fits this trope. When I remember a better example, I'll edit.

14. Your problematic favorite.
Not sure what this means. Let me get back to you on it later.

15. A book that everyone else loved but has you scratching your head.
Wall of Winnipeg and Me - M.Z. - just doesn't interest me, don't like slow burn usually.

16. Your favorite Romancelandia person to follow on Twitter.
N/A

17. A place you go for recommendations or reviews.
It used to be the Ammie forums. Now it's this site.

18. A book that has a character that reminds you of yourself.
Have to think about this.

19. A romance cover that you love(post a pic!)
Not one cover but the series of changes to the h in the Archangels series by Nalini Singh.




20. A book you've reread more than twice.
Too many to count. I'm very much a rereader.

21. Best romance audio book.
I don't listen to audio books.

22. Best romance/romcom movie.
The Proposal, The Tourist, Pretty Woman ....

23. Favorite heroine.
So many possibilities. But my fav books, which have my fav H's, must have matching women for those H's. So Minerva from Mastered by Love and Honoria from Devil's Bride.

24. Favorite hero.
Royce or Devil. See above.

25. You're all time favorite romance.
Devil's Bride - S.L.

1. First romance you remember reading.
Likely something by either Georgette Heyer or Barbara Cartland.

2. Last romance you read.
Salt Magic Skin Magic by Lee Welch (a fun m/m paranormal historical romance)

3. The romance you are most likely to recommend to a newbie.
I've recommended Thea Harrison's Dragon Bound and JD Robb's ... in Death series.

4. The romance you are most likely to recommend to another romance reader.
Varies

5. An underrated romance you wish more people would read.
Lyn Gala's Claimings, Tails, and Other Alien Artifacts (it's a m/m alien romance)

6. An overrated romance you wish people would stop talking about.
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7. An auto buy author
Joanna Bourne and Thea Harrison

8. An author you used to love but since abandoned.
Barbara Cartland (I had 100 plus of her books as a teen.) Anne Mather. Elizabeth Lowell. I'm on hiatus from JD Robb's ... in Death series; I stopped about ten books ago but plan to resume one day.

9. Favorite trope.
I take a second look at stories with amnesia/deafness/other challenges

10. Best book with your favorite trope.
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley (Aspergers syndrome)

11. A book you didn't like even though it had your favorite trope.
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12. A Most hated trope.
I read so many books set in Scotland during the seventies and eighties that I look askance at them now.

13. A book you liked even though it had your hated trope.
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie was partially set in Scotland.

14. Your problematic favorite.
Anne Cleeland's Acton and Doyle books which I really REALLY like despite the

15. A book that everyone else loved but has you scratching your head.
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16. Your favorite Romancelandia person to follow on Twitter.
I don't use Twitter.

17. A place you go for recommendations or reviews.
Here, Dear Author, SBTB, Book Binge, Word Wenches

18. A book that has a character that reminds you of yourself.
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19. A romance cover that you love(post a pic!)
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20. A book you've reread more than twice.
There are hundreds.

21. Best romance audio book.
I'm not one to listen to audio books.

22. Best romance/romcom movie.
I'm not a movie watcher but I do like Shirley Valentine. (Is that a romcom?)

23. Favorite heroine.
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24. Favorite hero.
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25. Your all time favorite romance.
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1. First romance you remember reading.

Full-House: Stephanie - The Dude of My Dreams by Karen Bentley.


2. Last romance you read.

Wrecking Ball - P. Dangelico.



3. The romance you are most likely to recommend to a newbie.

Depends on what they like and dislike. Do they like angst? Fluff? A good mix? Is there a reason they haven't really read romance until now? etc.



4. The romance you are most likely to recommend to another romance reader.

Bad Romeo by Leisa Rayven.



5. An underrated romance you wish more people would read.

Not a book, but an author. Rose Christo. Her M/M romances are so sweet and innocent.



6. An overrated romance you wish people would stop talking about.

I don't really pay attention to what is new and hot much, so can't say.



7. An auto buy author

I don't buy books before I read them first, but an auto-read author would be Shay Savage.



8. An author you used to love but since now abandoned.

Cassandra Clare.



9. Favorite trope.

Enemies-to-lovers/Hate-to-love.



10. Best book with your favorite trope.

Bad Romeo by Leisa Rayven.



11. A book you didn't like even though it had your favorite trope.

Bully by Penelope Douglas.



12. A Most hated trope.

Cheating.



13. A book you liked even though it had your hated trope.

Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover.



14. Your problematic favorite.

I feel like now-a-days most of the books I enjoy would be considered 'problematic'.



15. A book that everyone else loved but has you scratching your head.

Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover.



16. Your favorite Romancelandia person to follow on Twitter.

I don't have a twitter.



17. A place you go for recommendations or reviews.

Aesta's Book Blog. Here, and GRs.



18. A book that has a character that reminds you of yourself.

I find pieces of myself in many characters, but Matthew Rohan from Win Some, Lose Some by Shay Savage and Cath from Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell were very relatable. 


19. A romance cover that you love(post a pic!)

I tried to post a pic but it didn't show up, but I adore the cover for Aristotle & Dante Discover The Secret of The Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz.

20. A book you've reread more than twice.

I re-read books more often when I was a teenager, so probably The Hunger Games, or the Percy Jackson series. 


21. Best romance audio book.

I don't like audio books. I like making up my own voices for the characters in my head.



22. Best romance/romcom movie.

Safe Haven, A Walk to Remember, 50 First Dates and The Proposal. Can't really pick one.


23. Favorite heroine.

I'll have to think, I tend to like the heroes more than the heroines.


24. Favorite hero.

At the moment it's Ethan Holt from Bad Romeo.



25. You're all time favorite romance.

It's a tie between Bad Romeo and Surviving Raine. They are the only books I've ever rated five stars.