I was truly excited for this. As a rom-com watcher, I loved the idea behind it, but for some reason, it felt a bit flat. I'm not quite sure what didn't click with me, but something did...

This book has been making me cry but in the best way. So many women feel the need to hide away our enjoyment of rom-coms because they can be stereotypical or damaging to women. But this book takes those rom-coms and acknowledges their flaws but also shows what they did right and so many of these things seem small, but some fights are one step forward, twos steps backward.

Thank you so much to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review.

This was perfectly sweet and well researched! Loved to see some of my fave romcoms on the list and came away with some new ones to watch as well.

Thanks to White Lion Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC.

Some books are just meant for film lovers, and that’s exactly the case with I Love Rom-Coms and I’m a Feminist! Written by the film critic who started The Bechdel Test Fest, I Love Rom-Coms is an exploration of and an ode to the genre, offering analysis of why some of the most popular rom-coms of our time are actually feminist.

The essays are easy to read (and funny as well!) and each is printed alongside some really cool art representing the film in question. Thought-provoking and interesting, this is a great book to read over the course of a few weeks. I personally read a few essays each morning and found that it was a great way to start my day. You can definitely read it even if you haven’t seen all 100 films featured, but the reading experience will certainly be more fun if you have seen them.

There’s nothing exceptionally earth-shattering within this book, but if you enjoy reading film criticism or analysis (and love a rom-com!), you’ll find a lot to like with this one!

I Love Romcoms and I Am a Feminist is out now. Thanks to White Lion Publishing and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I love a good romcom. I really enjoyed this book, I liked that you could turn to your favourite movies, read about it then just turn to anywhere else in the book. The illustrations were fantastic in this book and complimented the book. I read about movies that I hadn't heard of and are now on my watchlist. I will be buying a physical copy of this book. This would make a great gift for any fan of romcoms.

this was a fun, colourful, and informative book about a whole host of different rom coms and the lessons they can teach us! i love love katharine hepburn so i loved the inclusions of bringing up baby and the philadephia story, as well as brand new recent ones like set it up

This was fun! Informative! Delightful!

As a feminist who is indifferent towards romcoms, I genuinely enjoyed Corinna’s collection. I will pay closer attention to the romcoms I don’t feel indifferent about and found others that I wouldn’t mind checking out.

Lily O’Farrell’s illustrations are wonderful which makes this book a lovely gift for the romantic feminists in your life. ☺️

The title is what caught my eye initially; I love it and had to know what this was. “I Love Romcoms & I am a Feminist” was an excellent “reference” book! The selection of movies varied which was nice. I loved how every selection was themed! That was a brilliant move. The illustrations are well done as well. Definitely recommend!

I read I Love Romcoms and I am a Feminist in an afternoon, but it's better suited to dipping in and out of than that. There is a good mix of popular and less known films, and I liked that each essay is followed by "if you liked this, watch these" suggestions.

Romantic comedies and what you never realised they showed us.

Seen most of them? Me too. While I'd not SAY it's my favourite genre, turns out I watch an awful lot of romantic comedies, so I guess I am a fan. Who knew?

This book neatly brings a collection of romantic comedies from the last 100 years of cinema together and ties them up as a neat package of different feminist points/issues/messages that are conveyed through plot or character... a lot of which wouldn't have occurred.

So it's a bit of a potted history of Feminism in Hollywood really, with the stories and women (and men) also showing us trends in social change and how this is reflected on the screen.

I hadn't heard of a fair number of these, and have now even ordered the book of the first film mentioned here, as it sounds like something I need to read!

Lovely to see a lot of films I love analysed in this way, and fascinating to see the changes in how women are viewed, treated and stories created around them on screen.

Love the format of this too, a quick read and easy to navigate.

With thanks to Netgalley for providing a sample reading copy.

This was a fun sort of coffee table book but I didn't find it super readable and it was kind of obscure. It definitely doesn't have a narrative so much as it is a collection of info about different romcoms across time.

I love romcoms so I was super excited to read this whilst also learning more information about my favourites from a feminist perspective.

𝘐 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘢 𝘍𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵 is an enjoyable series of essays defending the belittled genre. In 100 essays analyzing 100 films, author Corrina Antrobus argues how various romantic comedies reflect the feminism of their time, act as vehicles for amusement and delight, and embolden female solidarity. The essays are arranged chronologically by film release date and range from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘢 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 to 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘔𝘦𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 to 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘦. I appreciated the smart writing, the cool illustrations, and the variety of eras and sub-genres represented. A fun and uplifting non-fiction read! Thank you to White Lion Publishing and NetGalley for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

A great gift for the romcom-lover in your life (even if that’s yourself!). 4/5 stars.

I always wish I read more non-fiction and I love a good romcom movie. So when I saw this book on Netgalley, I jumped at the chance to read it.

Romantic comedy as a genre is often seen as anti-feminist. And if you see these stories as solely being about women who only become complete people when they find a man to love them, then you’d be right. However, this book demonstrates there is so much more to the romcom, with 100 examples to make its point: there is a great deal of feminism in these stories if you know where to find it.

It’s a great book to dip in and out of. There’s a page of text about each of the 100 movies set next to its own illustration. The pictures are an important element of the book and their colourful, quirky style suits the spirit of the work.

The chosen movies range from some made in the 1920s right up to 2023’s smash hit Barbie. As well as ranging over a century of cinema, the feminism here is laudably intersectional: the movies selected include romances which centre women of colour and LGBTQ+ stories. Readers will surely come away with a watch list of movies to further their existing romcom knowledge.

The only downside for me was having to read this in an electronic format. It was fiddly and didn’t do the layout or illustrations justice. This is definitely a book to enjoy in a physical format.

Overall: a great read for anyone who loves romcom movies. Just make sure you get the hardback or paperback version.

This is the perfect coffee table book and conversation starter. I love the way it's laid out and the illustrations within. I love the way the author breaks down the stories and what they did to advance feminism.

This gives coffee table book in the best way. I could definitely see one of my it-girl friends having this out on display with a trendy candle on top.

Content wise, I think it fits with the aesthetic and themes that are common with this generation and their desires and goals. Its feminist themes are a little over the top but ultimately not untrue.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for access to the arc!

Arc Review:

Overall Rating: 4 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cover Rating: 4 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I am a rom-com girly forever and always. I think rom-coms are the majority of the movies I watch and has to be my favourite genre.

I really enjoyed reading this book, the layout of the book was easy to follow along with, it had good quick plot summaries and insightful explanations on each lessons you learned from the movies, the pictures were amazing and fit each movie perfectly, and I liked the diversity of the movies.

I liked to say thank you to the author and to NetGalley for allowing me to be apart of the arc team for this book.

This acts as a collection of what is essentially mini essays on romcoms. Although small they are still fully formed and give well grounded and evidence points. A good start point for thinking about the ‘academics’ behind pop media. An aesthetically pleasing book too!

If you’re made of glitter, gloss, glamour and gumption, you cannot miss this!!! This is the new age -Pink Pages! Girly with a side of guts!
I’ve made a book trailer for it… ⬇️

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This title jumped right out at me since I AM a feminist who enjoys a good romcom! I am very glad it covers the span of decades from the golden era of movies until 2023. I also appreciate that they didn’t have the book under a white lens. Corrina Antrobus wrote nice bite-sized analyses that pique your interest to either build the to-watch list or get nostalgic for rewatching. I definitely need to check out Good Luck to You Leo Grande and Obvious Child, and I need to rewatch Muriel’s Wedding like, now. This is essentially a coffee table book, so while I would normally enjoy more insight, it actually has the perfect amount. And besides, you can easily go down internet wormholes over any intriguing movies. Nice illustrations, some of which are deep cuts (black underwear for 10 Things I Hate About You? Excellent.)

Thank you to NetGalley and White Lion Publishing for providing an arc in exchange for my honest review.