And another week bites the dust…

This week at Common Novel Rachel reviewed Joe Abercrombie’s Half a King, we talked about our favorite movies and television shows, I started checking off sub-sub-genres on the Seattle Public Library’s Romance Genre Checklist, and we designed the perfect X-Men Date Night. Next week is going to be a little different around here—Rachel and I are both heading to the Romance Writers of American conference in San Antonio, so blog content is going to be a little unpredictable.

Link Time!

It was a big week for Marvel news! The company released images of a new, female Thor, and, predictably, a lot of people on twitter had Thoughts. Personally, I think she looks great—although apparently any armor that was actually shaped to her breasts like that would cause serious issues. 

Happy Friday! Rachel and I both read Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell a few days ago, and loved it. Highlight of my week. What did you read that was amazing?

This week on Common Novel Rachel discussed the treatment of sex in young adult novels, we listed our top ten favorite literary mean girls, and I hated on Loretta Chase’s Vixen in Velvet. Our Date Night this week was designed around the German romantic dramedy Mostly Martha.

On to the internets!

Happy Fourth of July weekend! I hope you’ve got some exciting or relaxing plans. You could always try our Fourth of July themed date night. We've also created a list of Fourth of July reads to help keep you entertained over the long weekend. 

Here’s what we’ve been reading this week:

It’s the weekend again, and by “weekend” what I actually mean is “sangria time.”  It was a fun week on this end: we reviewed Amy Noelle’s The Hot Corner; made fun of weeping prom queens and other cover trends we hate; talked about the classification of young adult novels; and designed a Fifth Element Date Night. We’ll be back on Monday, but until then, on to the links. 

It’s finally the weekend—time to sit back and catch up on the happenings of the internet. This week we investigated the best cocktail-genre pairings; picked our top ten summer TBR’s; grumbled about Mary Balogh’s upcoming romantic release; and suggested a How to Train Your Dragon double-feature Date Night. We’ll be back next week with some fresh content, including our thoughts on recent cover trends, a piece on classifying books “young adult,” and our weekly date night. Until then, it’s link time!

It’s Friday, which means we all survived another week! Common Novel will be back with new content next week, including: a drinks guide for your favorite genre; our summer reading lists; the first post of our sex in romance series; and our weekly Date Night article. Until then, it’s link time!