What Is Sweet Savage Flame?
Sweet Savage Flame is all about loving vintage old-school romance novels.
You know, those trashy, campy sex romps your mother, grandmother, or older uncle read? Perhaps you might have read one or two yourself!
From vintage books to bodice rippers and from epic historicals to short-length category romances, we unashamedly love them all!
The plots were sometimes shocking, even not politically correct. These are books that had their day, and we look back at the past with fondness, not scorn.
Besides, we can’t get enough of romance covers! Many talented artists illustrated gorgeous clinch images.
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We have a vast inventory of references, with over over 500 pages, blog posts, and book reviews.
Don’t know where to start? Here are a few easy-access links to popular Sweet Savage Flame pages and articles.
Book Reviews
Our Mission for Old-School Romance
As we cherish this monumental era in the romance genre, from the 1970s to the 21st century, we’re keeping a historical record of it all.
Sweet Savage Flame will focus on the top old-school romance authors (plus some of our personal favorites), the publishers, and the cover artists who made it all happen.
Our blog will discuss a range of genre-relevant topics. Best of all, we’ll review lots of crazy bodice rippers and sweet vintage romances.
FAQ Section
Does Sweet Savage Flame review new books or ARCS?
As we focus on romance novels published up to 2000, the books we read are already published, often out-of-print, and copies we already own.
We don’t accept ARCs as we’re really not a book blog for new books.
Do your reviews contain spoilers?
Short answer: Yes. Sometimes a book needs to be spoiled to properly review it.
Plus, as these are older works of fiction, not too many sites discuss them, so we like to go as in-depth as possible.
We provide spoiler warnings for every review, whether “spoiler-free,” “mild spoilers,” or a “full spoiler alert.”
Do you provide trigger warnings for off-putting subjects?
As noted, the books we review are not always politically correct. Many readers born 30 or 20 years may be shocked by what we read and find entertaining. In some extreme cases, we do add “content” alerts. However, this is rare.
We try to add tags that identify tropes or plot points of the reviews near the bottom of the page.
Sweet Savage Flame is not a site for young children, so it’s up to the reader to determine if they want to read any of our reviews.
Do you accept guest reviewers or bloggers?
Yes! Sweet Savage Flame is always looking for new voices to express their thoughts on old-school and vintage romance.
If you’d like to guest blog or even review/ post on a regular basis, we’d be more than willing to work with you.
All we ask is that you provide your own books and limit your reviews to books published from 1970 to 2000–although we do accept some classic romances or post-World War II vintage reads and books up to 2004.
Please see our CONTACT page and submit a comment. We’ll be in touch!
