Romantic elements

Romance within a broader plot

August 8, 2011August 6, 2012

The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta

*Keepers, General fiction, Reviews, Romantic elements, Young adult fiction

This is my favourite Melina Marchetta book. If my house caught fire, I’d probably grab it on the way out.

July 7, 2011February 22, 2012

The Girl In The Steel Corset by Kady Cross

Reviews, Romantic elements, SFF & horror, Teen fiction

(The Steampunk Chronicles, Book 1) Delivers a good mystery at the expense of world building and character development.

March 31, 2011October 23, 2011

Archangel’s Consort by Nalini Singh

Reviews, Romantic elements, Urban fantasy

(Guild Hunter, Book 3) A solid instalment in the series, despite the exhausting intensity of the romance and a slightly underdeveloped external plot.

March 30, 2011August 6, 2012

Where She Went by Gayle Forman

Reviews, Romantic elements, Young adult fiction

The sequel to If I Stay is a moving story about heartache, anger, grief and love that was very hard to put down.

February 9, 2011June 23, 2012

To dream the impossible dream (Top 5 for 2010 + TBR Challenge)

*Reading lists, Historical romance, Non-fiction, Reviews, Romance, Romantic elements, SFF & horror

Wandergurl’s recommended reads from 2010 and a self-imposed challenge to conquer her TBR pile.

January 18, 2011June 23, 2012

2010: The self-indulgent, navel-gazing edition

Reviews, Romantic elements, Teen fiction, Urban fantasy

Decadence looks back at the books that highlighted her 2010 reading year.

January 7, 2011March 17, 2011

My Soul to Steal by Rachel Vincent

Reviews, Romantic elements, Teen fiction, Urban fantasy

(Soul Screamers, Book 4) Heavy in angst and light on closure, this book should have fans in delicious agony as they wait for the next instalment in the Soul Screamers ... Read more

December 4, 2010January 23, 2015

Mixed Bag: December 2010 (Soul Screamers series)

Reviews, Romantic elements, Teen fiction, Urban fantasy

Books 1-3 and related novellas of the Soul Screamers series by Rachel Vincent: My Soul to Lose, My Soul to Take, My Soul to Save, My Soul to Keep, Reaper.

November 23, 2010December 22, 2010

Torment by Lauren Kate

Reviews, Romantic elements, Urban fantasy, Young adult fiction

(Fallen, Book 2) A page turner that raises more questions that it answers—just the kind of torment to reel Decadence right into another series.

October 29, 2010May 2, 2012

Slice: Juicy Moments From My Impossible Life by Steven Herrick

*Keepers, General fiction, Reviews, Romantic elements, Teen fiction

A witty, wonderful narrator and his shenanigans made for one of my favourite reads of the year.