This week, Netflix announced–woo hoo!–there will be a second season of the wildly popular Bridgerton featuring, as was predicted, Anthony, the hero of The Viscount Who Loved Me.
I confess: I am excited. I enjoyed season one, even with its many flaws, and I celebrate the world’s embrace of romance.
That said, I do have a few notions. […]
This week, Bridgerton has taken over the charts at Netflix, and I will watch it. But before moving on, a few words about the Virgin River series which placed consistently in Netflix’s Top Five rankings for several weeks. I’ve read all the books in the series and binged both seasons on TV. Perhaps that makes me a fan. But it’s hard to put away my reviewer’s hat, and I’m always looking critically at what I read and watch. When a book or show carries me away and my Reviewer Brain takes a nap, I know I’ve struck gold. […]
originally published on March 2, 2015
Welcome to our new column, Winsome or Loathsome. (I was rooting for Dreamgirl or Disaster but was outvoted.) Like its counterpart, Dreamboat or Douchebag, this column will look at well-known heroines and ask the pointed question: Winsome or Loathsome? We will reserve our critique for heroines who are not universally loved or who are known for behaving badly at some point in their stories. […]
Many of us sat down today and started streaming Bridgerton on Netflix. The TV show is such a big deal it’s been (positively) reviewed in both the Washington Post and the New York Times. I particularly love the WaPo review–it nailed why so many of us are likely to adore the show. Critic Hank Stuever wrote: […]
While the world is avidly discussing the upcoming Shondaland production of Bridgerton, bazillions of Netflix watchers are already hooked on a series based on a set (21 and counting) of famous romance novels: Virgin River. (Season Two was just released–there are 20 episodes in total.) Robyn Carr’s RITA winning books have been best-sellers over the years–the first one, Virgin River, was published in 2007. We gave it a B+. […]