Comments on: What is Urban Fantasy Romance?

By: Keira

Keira — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:02:38 +0000

@Sharon — I’m a big fan of the many book spread of the love story… though in the instance of say Castle (tv show) all I want is for Richard and Kate to kiss and get together and stop with all the misses! So frustrating!

@Jane — You and me both (UF newbies)!

@Trudy — Plain old fantasy is good too! (Do I now rule the world??? lol)

By: Trudy

Trudy — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:43:42 +0000

I love to read both. Lately I am even reading some fantasy. Terry Goodkind. Gotta catch up on all the books I have missed and the ones I cannot keep up with. Books and smile rule the world.

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:41:16 +0000

I’m still a new reader to urban fantasy, but I do enjoy Dakota Banks’ books.

By: Sharon S.

Sharon S. — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:06:20 +0000

I love UF/PNR as I call it . I want dark gritty stories, kick-ass heroines, arrogant alpha-males and angsty love stories that span many books.

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By: sonia

sonia — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:24:29 +0000

Anita Blake is urban fantasy! All romances, I think, must have focus on the romance and have a HFA.

lol and yeah lots of fantasy does have princes and dragons and magic, but there is lots that doesn’t. well, most fantasy has magic but there is lots that doesn’t have those other elements.

I like urban fantasy better but I read both.

urban fantasy writers I enjoy: Jim Butcher, John Levitt, PN Elrod, Charles Stross, Charlaine Harris, rachel caine, Simon R. Green, Rob Thurman, Ilona Andrews, Mark Del Franco, Thomas E Sniegosk . . . I could go one and on. Not all of them use vamps and weres, either, or not as main characters.

By: Keira

Keira — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:04:48 +0000

Been glomming? I pick up categories and whiz through them when I get burned out on a genre. It usually helps.

By: heidenkind

heidenkind — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:14:10 +0000

I think I prefer paranormal romance, although I’m burned out on both of them at the moment.

By: Susan S.

Susan S. — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:17:44 +0000

The book I picked up during one of my last trips to the library was an urban fantasy, “Moon Called” by Patricia Briggs. I can spot some UF novels by their covers, there’s usually a woman alone; a tough don’t mess with me heroine.

By: katiebabs

katiebabs — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:01:59 +0000

The way I see it:

UF is more in an urban setting and no set HEA at the end. The main storyline is not a hero and heroine based relationship. In a UF, the main characters has to come to grips with whatever issue they are involved with.

PR anything goes, mainly the hero and heroine are driven and working towards a HEA with one another.