BJ Jansen
Reviewer
I'm an English romantic, and an author who simply adores reading and writing books. I believe that all love has equal status, and all humans need and deserve romance. So, I am thrilled to be able to review LGBTQ+ novels for AAR and introduce more readers to some gorgeous LGBTQ+ romances and fascinating stories.
Currently Reading
Wanted a Gentleman by KJ Charles
Favorite Romance
Pride and Prejudice or Persuasion by Jane Austen
Pretty much anything written by Alexis Hall or Harper Fox
Favorite Non-Romance
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
or
Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi
What I Love in a Romance
Sexual Tension!
Evocative descriptions.
Good Characterisations.
Good Plot!
What I Hate in a Romance
Overused Tropes -
Misheard conversations
Pathetic Misunderstandings
Leaving because the love interest is 'too good for them'
Reconciliations in hospitals.
Predictability
A Bit More About Me
I am - a vegetarian, animal loving chatterbox
- author Izzy van Swelm
- an eternal student, who spent a decade studying at University, and shamelessly uses 'Dr' to get good hotel rooms.
- a music lover and have fairly eclectic tastes
from The Smiths, Psychedelic Furs, Sisters of Mercy and Muse to Nat King Cole, Gregorian chants, John Grant and Dolly Parton!
- not religious, but if I were to choose a spiritual path it would include trees :)