You Say It First by Susan Mallery
Series: Happily, Inc.
Genre: Romance
Pages: 304
Summary: Nick Mitchell is a successful artist. Pallas Saunders runs a themed wedding business. Nick isn't planning on being around long; while Pallas has roots in the town. Nick takes on the job of restoring set panels for Pallas's business, and they keep getting more and more involved in each other lives. As they work together to pull off a videogame themed wedding, they have ups and downs that include a videogame party, runaway zebras, and armed robbery; but in the end they realize that all that matters is how they feel for each other.
Characteristics of Romance
Tone- The romance genre appeals to readers' emotions (Saricks, 2009). You Say It First draws people in so that the reader cares about all the characters and can't wait to find out what will happen with the rest of the characters in the story.
Characterization- The romance genre is character driven (Saricks, 2009). You Say It First has the main characters that are the focus of the story, but it also has secondary characters that you come to care about by the end of the book. Those characters stories are important to the reader by the end of the first book.
Story Line- The romance genre is focused on the romantic relationship and the happy ending (Saricks, 2009). You Say It First sends with the characters discussing where they will be married.
Pacing- The romance genre has a fast past and more dialogue than description (Saricks, 2009). You Say It First is a fast paced story that focuses on the characters interactions.
Read-a-likes from Novelist:
Wild Man Creek by Robyn Carr
Riding the Wave by Lorelie Brown
Nobody but You by Julie Kenner
Queen of the Universe by Barbara Plum
Chesapeake Blue by Nora Roberts
Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz
Similar Authors for Novelist:
Jennifer Crusie
Suzanne Brock
Iris Johansen
Lisa Jackson
Lori Foster
Beverly Barton
Saricks, J. (2009). The Reader's Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction (2nd ed.). Chicago,IL: American Library Association.
Hi Lindsay,
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds adorable! Would this be good for a patron who wants romance without graphic sex/language? ~Anna
Yes, it would. There is a small amount of sex/language, but not much.
DeleteFantastic annotation! Full points! The characteristics, summary, and readalikes are great. Keep it up! Also, video game themed wedding... intriguing idea!
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