Week 6 - Genreflecting!

Well I blogged about heroesandheartbreakers.com last week by mistake and will be blogging about it again this week too.  This week I noticed book trailers which appear to be the next big thing. I do enjoy watching them though it doesn't always make me want to read the book.  I was also able to read the first 18 pages of Ladies' Night by Mary Kay Andrews, which I do not consider to be a romance but rather more of a chicklit read.  Go figure.

Three subgenres:

Paranormal Romance - paranormalromance.org (3,747 members)  One has to register to join so I didn't, but the site is devoted to speculative romantic fiction, including time travel, science fiction, vampires, shape-shifters, and futuristic romance. Some of the titles I discovered in this website include: A Seal in Wolf's Clothing by Terry Spear ("spellbound action packed romance), Silver Zombie by Carole Nelson Douglas and  by Joan Frances Turner.I found the website through a link from the Monroe County Public Library website of all places!

Urban Fantasy - allthingsuf.com  All Things Urban fantasy, where para is normal since 2009.  contains up to date book reviews of the latest paranormal fantasies of all kinds including romance, young adult, dystopian and steampunk. Lots of activity on this site with weekly book reviews and posts. Need to subscribe.  Three titles from this site are: Red Plague Affair by Lilith Saintcross, Gameboard of the Gods by Richelle Mead, and Imposter by Susanne Winnacker. Found through a google search.

Science Thrillers - sciencethrillers.com Provides book reviews of medical and science thrillers with book giveaways. A very robust site with lots of chatter for those readers who enjoy authors like the late Michael Crichton. Titles from this site include: In the Matter of Nikola Tesla: A Romance of the Mind by Anthony Falcco, Island 731 by Jeremy Robinson, and the Proteus Cure by F. Paul Wilson. Discovered via my friend Google.


Mashup:

Steampunk Romance:



Steampunk, Burlesque, Secret Agent Re-imagining of Beauty and the Beast—are you intrigued yet?  “Beauty” has been replaced with grad-student-burlesque-dancer Jolie Benoit and the “beast” is secret agent/former soldier Wesley “Hauk” Haukon, who was horrifically burned and scarred. But even that description doesn’t begin to explain how great this series has turned out to be.  (from heroesandheartbreakers.com)


Legal/Christian Thriller (from the Genre Bootcamp!)

Life Support by Robert Whitlow



A legal thriller with a Christian bent. 
Alexia Lindale knows her new case is a matter of life and death. Baxter Richardson survived a fall from a cliff while hiding in the mountains. Whether he'll make it through the next few weeks is unclear because his survival depends on the machines that help him breathe. His haunted, unstable wife wants to pull the plug and hide her secrets. His doting father wants him alive for reasons of love and money. Conflicting legal documents send the fight to court. Alexia must navigate the mixed motives and warring facts to determine--and fight for--what's right for Baxter.  (stolen directly from the Genre Bootcamp annotation)


A few words about this week's assignment.  Not everything belongs in a Prezi and I felt that this assignment was one of those things.  A PowerPoint presentation would have been more helpful.. The information was good, useful and relevant.  Navigating the Prezi was a nightmare, no offense to Alex. Looking for fan groups of subgenres was a waste of time.  Stick to the basics of useful activities. I felt that this week's activities was mostly unnecessary "filler" and stuff I will never use.