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Sarah Wendell (Author)
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October 4, 2011
Take a dashing hero with a heart of gold and a mullet of awesome. Add a heroine with a bustle and the will to kick major butt. Then include enough contrivances to keep them fighting while getting them alone and possibly without key pieces of clothing, and what do you have? A romance novel. What else? Enough lessons about life, love, and everything in between to help you with your own happily-ever-after.

Lessons like...

•Romance means believing you are worthy of a happy ending

•Learning to tell the prince from the frog

•Real-life romance is still alive and kicking

•No matter how bad it is, at least you haven't been kidnapped by a Scottish duke (probably)

Sarah Wendell is cofounder of one of the top romance blogs, SmartBitchesTrashyBooks.com.

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"If you read it through and still come away in any doubt as to how amazing both Romance Novels and the people of the Romance Community truly are, then I do believe your heart and soul and possibly brain may be made of stone. And, if that is the case, then you are in most desperate need of reading one of the books Sarah uses as examples throughout the book. " - The Book Goat

"Winning, entertaining and highly persuasive... Fans of the romance genre are likely to come away feeling vindicated; newcomers may be inspired to pick up a few new paperbacks with racy covers" - Kirkus

"A joyous celebration of those novels we all love to read, romances." - Historical Hilarity

"If you ever had anyone sneer at you when you say you read romance novels, this is a book you should whip out and start quoting from." - Night Owl Reviews

"As a reader and a writer, I think this is a must read... " - Beck's Book Picks

"A pleasure to read... It promote[s] the positive elements of romance books. " - SOS Aloha

"This little book packs a wallop of laughs, spews smart sarcastic rhetoric with sound advise - add to that creative longings to make us dream, and mullets for years to come. " - Aisle B

"Ra-ra-romance!" - Chrisbookarama

"There's a strong argument here that the genre helps readers identify and articulate needs and feelings they already have, as they notice what kinds of books and heroes they gravitate toward." - Monkey See, NPR's Pop Culture Blog

"A humorous yet poignant guide to romance, both the highs and lows... a whole lot of fun that ended way too quickly. " - My House of Books

"Wendell will make you laugh while reprimanding you and shock the socks right off your feet, all with a smile and a no-nonsense manner." - Laugh Love Write

"[Wendell] opens your eyes by connecting romance with everyday life. " - BookLoons.com

"Don't you love it when a book reinforces what you already believe? " - In the Hammock

"A delightful read... humorous and entertaining." - The Book Girl

"I realized how much romance novels have played and continue to play an important role in helping me and my husband with our relationship... funny and thoughtful. " - PonyTails Book Reviews

"A fun and insightful look at why romance novels are so popular and have been for decades and how readers can benefit from reading them." - Leslie's Psyche

"A great tribute to romance readers and the genre..." - Loves to Read for Fun

"Witty, funny, and utterly entertaining... " - The Royal Reviews

"Filled with short, amusing topics that are lighthearted, insightful and take a look at how romance books have affected readers. " - Urban Girl Reader

"[Wendell] talks at length about applying the lessons of romance to that real life and enriching it – not to mention, entertaining yourself in the bargain." - RTBookReviews.com

"Romance novels have come a long way from the "bodice rippers" people scorn when they think of romances. There just might be valuable lessons for everyone in Sarah Wendell's Everything I Know About Love I Learned from Romance Novels." - Lesa's Book Critiques

"Make that person who's been harping at you about your romance novels read this book. Maybe they'll get something out of it and start reading them too!" - Simply Stacie

"More than just a passionate defense of romance novels, EIKAL is also a witty, racy, humorous read that does not hesitate to make fun of the stereotypes in the romance genre... " - Writing for Keeps

About the Author

Sarah Wendell's day job involves a cloak, and possibly a dagger, but by night she's the cofounder of the influential romance blog SmartBitchesTrashyBooks.com. She lives in Montclair, New Jersey, with her husband and two children.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca; Original edition (October 4, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1402254490
  • ISBN-13: 978-1402254499
  • Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #468,214 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sarah Wendell is co-author of the book, Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches' Guide to Romance Novels, and co-founder of Smart Bitches Trashy Books.com, one of the most popular blogs examining romance fiction. The site specializes in reviewing romance novels, pondering the history and future of the genre in digital form and in print, and bemoaning the enormous prevalence of bodacious pectorals adorning male cover models. Sarah can be found at smartbitchestrashybooks.com, or via Twitter at @smartbitches.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it, and I'm not a romance reader!!, December 2, 2011
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I've randomly picked up a romance here or there but don't qualify as a strong romance reader, but have read fiction all my life. However, having said that, I LOVED this book, it's witty and on the money on why we love to escape in fiction. The "rules" that Sarah lays out resonated and even being unfamiliar with many of the titles she cites, I could instantly see what she was trying to share. And now I'm buying some of the books she mentioned, she certainly has opened my eyes a bit.

I loved it, it gave me a whole new appreciation for the genre.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Humorous and Insightful Look at Romance Novels, December 6, 2011
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I wasn't quite sure what to expect from Everything I Know About Love I Learned from Romance Novels (henceforth known as EIKAL), since I'm not a large nonfiction reader. However, I was pleasantly surprised.

EIKAL is filled with short, amusing topics that are light-hearted, insightful and take a look at how romance books have affected readers. Topics such as: We Know More Than a Few Good Men, We Know What Not to Want, We Know Good Sex and We Know How to Ask for What we Want share reader's and author's real life experiences about each of the topics. These stories are wonderful and it was nice to hear from some of my favorite authors.

The lesson that resonated the most with me, was the one that direct communication and problem solving is essential for a solid relationship foundation. So often in romance novels we watch events unfold where the hero and heroine could have sorted the whole disastrous situation out if that had stopped to communicate with the other person. Another favorite was that romance novels give us a safe place to explore how we want to want to approach life: what kind of relationships we want, what we want out of sex, and how to go about asking for those things.

Overall, if you are a romance fanatic, then this is a book you should add to your reading list. It is very short, much shorter than the 222 pages listed, mainly due to the reiteration of text quotes in block quote boxes. that was probably my only issue with the book and it lost a star for the overuse of them.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Love Lessons For Everyone, February 19, 2012
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I loved it! I just recently got into reading romance so some of the books Sarah mentions in this book are unknown to me. But all in all, it reaffirms my view that a good romance book is not trash, but treasure. Reading about love teaches people about relationships the same way, for instance, reading about novels in other countries helps acquaint the reader about that country. So yes, this book offers a lot to someone who feels like they should be ashamed of reading 'drivel', but in fact don't because it teaches you to see the value of what you're doing: exercising your imagination while helping you explore the value of love without having to personally get hurt.
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