Feb 4

Sebastian St. Vincent Character Connection

One of the best plot lines in historical romance novels is the idea of a reformed rake. Unfortunately, a lot of authors don’t get it right. Their rakes aren’t rakey enough. Well y’all, Lisa Kleypas is not one of those writers. In her novel Devil in Winter, Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent is the epitome of a rake.

Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas

He isn’t one of those tortured heroes either – he is proud of his reputation! Before the Devil in Winter begins, he even tried to abduct an heiress for money!

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Jan 11

Stephanie Plum Character Connection

I’ll be saying it a hundred times – but it cannot be said enough. The Stephanie Plum series is hilarious, y’all. Like laugh-out-loud-embarrass-yourself-in-public-pee-a-little hilarious.

Stephanie Plum
Stephanie Plum

I’ve talked about the movie on the blog once before, but never really why I love the Stephanie Plum series so much (besides just the humor).

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Dec 15

When a Hero Comes Along…

Character Connection is hosted by Jen at The Introverted Reader, giving us a chance to talk about our favorite book characters!

Samwise Gamgee
Samwise Gamgee

You guys, SAMWISE GAMGEE! Why have I not talked about him on the blog before, seriously? Now, to be fair – I am mostly influenced by movie Sam, because I haven’t read the books since Jr. High. But still…he is like the Ron Weasley/Neville Longbottom of The Lord of the Rings.

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Jul 7

Professor Snape Character Connection

Check out the Character Connection meme, hosted by Jen at The Introverted Reader!

This week, it’s all about Professor Snape…

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Jun 30

Ron Weasley Character Connection

This is a weekly feature at The Introverted Reader.

Ron Weasley has got to be one of the best characters ever written: definitely the best sidekick. He is gullible, sarcastic, stubborn…but he is also a Gryffindor through-and-through: brave and loyal. Perhaps the most important thing, however, is that he is also every inch a Weasley. That entire family has something special about them that defies explanation.

Can you imagine how Harry’s life would have turned out if he and Ron hadn’t ended up in the same train compartment on their way to Hogwarts for the first time? When you really think about it, that was one of the most important turning points of the series. Harry, for the first time, made a friend. He couldn’t have chosen better! Ron Weasley also brings the comedy. He is so hilarious! (Whether he means to be or not…)

“Well, we were always going to fail that one,” said Ron gloomily as they ascended the marble staircase. He had just made Harry feel rather better by telling him how he told the examiner in detail about the ugly man with a wart on his nose in the crystal ball, only to look up and realize he had been describing the examiner’s reflection.

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