tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178883441932601627.post8708668240784569344..comments2024-03-22T10:30:41.300-06:00Comments on Why Not? Because I Said So Book Reviews and Author Interviews. : My Review of "Daughter of Mine: A Novel" By Laura FabianiWhy Not? Because I Said So!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12875366296917497497noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178883441932601627.post-57221610683587563172010-05-09T18:38:24.311-06:002010-05-09T18:38:24.311-06:00I'm coming very late to this post, but I wante...I'm coming very late to this post, but I wanted to say how much I enjoyed reading this review. And Sheila, I didn't know you were Italian! So am I! (As if you couldn't guess that by my surname. LOL!) So what was your maiden name, or are you Italian on your mother's side? What part of Italy are your ancestors from? Or will you even read this comment as I'm posting it so long after you wrote this review? Just in case you do, let me add: Next time we see each other....PASTA! ;-)Joyce DiPastenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16638031103659265422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178883441932601627.post-53954368565448285012010-04-21T06:34:11.973-06:002010-04-21T06:34:11.973-06:00Thank you Vasilios for your comments. I agree with...Thank you Vasilios for your comments. I agree with you that the Clean Romances are a welcome relief for the literary world. I appreciate you visiting my blog.Why Not? Because I Said So!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12875366296917497497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178883441932601627.post-38485939755294933502010-04-21T02:28:19.614-06:002010-04-21T02:28:19.614-06:00The "Clean Romances" trend in romance no...The "Clean Romances" trend in romance novels is a welcome relief for many readers, including myself. Much was made about Richard Attenborough's "Shadowlands (1993)" a romantic movie in which the same formula was followed to great effect. Often there is no need to portray gratuitous sex scenes in a literary piece except as a cheap device to captivate readers. In fact, for romance to achieve it's intended goal, the physicality of romantic expression is best expressed though symbolic or inferred expressions that spark the reader's imagination and provides unique interpretation. This quality of mystery adds depth to what romance should be about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178883441932601627.post-14145736789917146752010-04-19T23:42:51.040-06:002010-04-19T23:42:51.040-06:00Thank you so much for letting me participate! It w...Thank you so much for letting me participate! It was my pleasure to read your book.Why Not? Because I Said So!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12875366296917497497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178883441932601627.post-47279399311497973432010-04-19T20:13:52.975-06:002010-04-19T20:13:52.975-06:00Sheila, thanks so much for such a lovely review! I...Sheila, thanks so much for such a lovely review! I am so pleased you enjoyed the story and that it touched you. I didn't know you are Italian. What a coincidence that the story circumstances resembled yours! I appreciate your support in my book tour.<br />Best,<br />LauraLaura at Library of Clean Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252118683176350398noreply@blogger.com