{"id":149933,"date":"2021-01-08T00:19:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T21:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/romance-novels-sparkle-on-screen-like-netflixs-bridgerton\/"},"modified":"2021-01-08T00:19:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T21:19:21","slug":"romance-novels-sparkle-on-screen-like-netflixs-bridgerton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/romance-novels-sparkle-on-screen-like-netflixs-bridgerton\/","title":{"rendered":"#Romance novels sparkle on-screen like Netflix&#8217;s &#8216;Bridgerton&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a39a086183a2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a39a086183a2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/romance-novels-sparkle-on-screen-like-netflixs-bridgerton\/#More_romance_novels_headed_to_your_TV\" >More romance novels headed to your TV<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Romance novels sparkle on-screen like Netflix&#8217;s &#8216;Bridgerton&#8217;<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Swoon! Nothing like a good bodice-ripper to help fight against the winter cold.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to \u201cBridgerton\u201d on Netflix, the romance novel is having a moment. Shonda Rhimes\u2019\u00a0latest hit is based on a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bridgerton-Collection-First-Three-Books-ebook\/dp\/B084VPP41Z\/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA3NX_BRDQARIsALA3fIIxWPCjmtp3F8yk-LA9Tqjt19EkoTMvmjUbISpacftAvUeyBlicRV4aAoyfEALw_wcB&amp;hvadid=323724163878&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocphy=9003455&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvqmt=b&amp;hvrand=6129335330162592235&amp;hvtargid=kwd-375240327507&amp;hydadcr=3422_10377778&amp;keywords=the+bridgerton+series&amp;qid=1609952592&amp;sr=8-2&amp;tag=googhydr-20&amp;tag=nypost-20\">book series by Julia Quinn<\/a>. It\u2019s making a splash partly because it\u2019s Rhimes\u2019 first show for the streaming giant \u2014 and partly because it\u2019s embracing a genre that doesn\u2019t always get a lot of love in mainstream culture.<\/p>\n<p>The pandemic is helping to change that, though, said romance-novel expert Carly Lane-Perry, 32.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, it\u2019s been a really escapist genre for a lot of people, especially given the current state of the world,\u201d Lane-Perry, author of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>letter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kissingbooks.substack.com\/\">Kissing Books<\/a>, told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t tell you how many people I\u2019ve talked to that have said, \u2018I started reading romance in 2020, and it got me through the year,\u2019\u2009\u201d she said. \u201cThe [genre\u2019s] basic tenets are the central love story and the emotionally satisfying ending. And that\u2019s so <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ealing to people. When everything is so uncertain and tumultuous, we want the comfort of a happy ending. There\u2019s something kind of revolutionary in romance \u2014 in the fact that anybody can have a happy ending.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"&quot;Bridgerton&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-16999413 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-bridgerton.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-bridgerton.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-bridgerton.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-bridgerton.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-bridgerton.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cBridgerton\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">LIAM DANIEL\/NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Netflix, \u201cBridgerton\u201d is the streamer\u2019s fifth most-watched original <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, hitting <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/tv\/news\/bridgerton-netflix-viewership-1234878404\/\">63 million<\/a> households in its first month. Set in the world of petticoats and balls in 1800s London, \u201cBridgerton\u201d follows the genre guidelines that Lane-Perry refers to: although they face ups and downs along the way, ultimately the dashing Duke of Hastings (Reg\u00e9-Jean Page) and ing\u00e9nue Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) get their happily ever after.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An ending where the couple rides off into the proverbial sunset is key. So although Hulu\u2019s hit \u201cNormal People\u201d \u2014 set in contemporary Ireland and based on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07DVT2VZK\/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1&amp;tag=nypost-20\">a best seller <\/a> \u2014 is often categorized as literary fiction, its focus on a love story, and its somewhat \u201chappy together\u201d finale, makes it \u201cromance-adjacent,\u201d romance critic and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fatedmates.net\/\">podcaster<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenreadsromance.com\/\">Jen Prokop<\/a>, 47, told The Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other recent TV adaptations of swept-away sagas include \u201cOutlander,\u201d \u201cPoldark,\u201d \u201cSanditon,\u201d \u201cVirgin River,\u201d \u201cSweet Magnolias\u201d and \u201cDash &amp; Lily.\u201d With approximately 10,000 new titles published each year and tens of millions of sales, the billion-dollar romance industry dominates the book world alongside the thriller genre. But you might not know that from its lack of presence in pop culture before the burst of recent on-screen renditions.<\/p>\n<p>Prokop sees a few reasons why the television world has been slow to take on these stories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPart of it is sex. It\u2019s hard to put sex on-screen. Both \u2018Bridgerton\u2019 and \u2018Normal People\u2019 show that you can do that in ways that will still draw in a big audience,\u201d said Prokop.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"&quot;Normal People.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-16999437 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-normal-people.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-normal-people.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-normal-people.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-normal-people.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-normal-people.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cNormal People.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Hulu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI also think that there\u2019s no happy endings in TV until the last season,\u201d she said. \u201cIs the genre requirement of \u2018happily ever after\u2019 at odds with TV\u2019s need to create cliffhangers and keep people watching? <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat \u2018Bridgerton\u2019 shows us is that doesn\u2019t have to be the case. If you have a complex universe full of people, you can create \u2018happily ever after\u2019 for one couple and keep other characters moving forward. I think it\u2019s going to be a model for how we see romance series adapted in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most of the recent shows in the genre come from streaming platforms such as Netflix or premium cable networks like Starz. The TV boom has gone hand-in-hand with the romance boom, too, Melody Carlisle, 33, co-host of the cheekily named romance podcast \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heavingbosoms.com\/\">Heaving Bosoms\u201d<\/a> told The Post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"&quot;Poldark&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-16999454 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-poldark.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-poldark.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-poldark.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-poldark.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-poldark.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cPoldark\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Viglasky\/Mammoth Screen for MASTERPIECE<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBefore streaming, [networks] would ask the question, \u2018Would this be universally consumed?\u2019 So action and thrillers got a lot of adaptations. And that\u2019s pure misogyny \u2014 that \u2026 something that men will like is considered \u2018universal.\u2019 But now there\u2019s a lot more niche interests being represented, and romance is one of them. I think we\u2019re also learning that romance is a lot more universally consumed than people would think. It\u2019s roughly <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/730316\/adult-fiction-unit-sales\/\">25 percent<\/a> of all fiction books sold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And while romance often gets accused of being formulaic, Prokop said that nobody holds that against formulaic shows in other genres such as \u201cLaw &amp; Order.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"&quot;Sandition.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-16999465 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-sandition.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-sandition.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-sandition.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-sandition.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-sandition.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cSanditon.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">\u00a9PBS\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fans say outdated perceptions of these melodramas are finally starting to shift, thanks to the success of \u201cBridgerton.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis genre has been maligned for a long time. But the appeal of \u2018Bridgerton\u2019 to everyone \u2014 my brother watched it; my mother watched it \u2014 is taking many people by surprise,\u201d said Prokop. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not taking romance readers by surprise. We\u2019ve always known that these are great stories with wide appeal, <em>if <\/em>people would just give them a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_romance_novels_headed_to_your_TV\"><\/span><strong>More romance novels headed to your TV<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Red-White-Royal-Blue-Novel\/dp\/1250316774?tag=nypost-20\">\u201cRed, White &amp; Royal Blue,\u201d <\/a>by Casey McQuiston<\/strong> This best-selling LGBTQ+ rom-com following the love between a British prince and an American president\u2019s son is heading to Amazon (date unspecified).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hating-Game-Novel-Sally-Thorne-ebook\/dp\/B01825C598?tag=nypost-20\">\u201cThe Hating Game,\u201d<\/a> by Sally Thorne<\/strong> This workplace rom-com following rivals-turned-lovers will star Lucy Hale, slated for a 2021 release (no date yet).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Always-Forever-Lara-Loved-Before\/dp\/1481430483?tag=nypost-20\">\u201cTo All the Boys I\u2019ve Loved Before: Always and Forever, Lara Jean,<\/a>\u201d by Jenny Han<\/strong> The third entry in the hit candy-sweet teen saga of Lara Jean Covey (Lana Condor) and Peter Kavinsky (Noah Centineo) is slated to hit Netflix at an unannounced date.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/44-Chapters-About-Men-Memoir\/dp\/0996790624?tag=nypost-20\">\u201c44 Chapters About 4 Men: A Memoir,\u201d<\/a> by BB Easton<\/strong> This book about a woman comparing her husband to past lovers is being adapted into a Netflix series called \u201cSex\/Life.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Last-Letter-Your-Lover-Novel\/dp\/0143121103?tag=nypost-20\">\u201cThe Last Letter From Your Lover,\u201d <\/a>by Jojo Moyes<\/strong> Slated for a 2021 release, this period-piece tearjerker stars Shailene Woodley, Joe Alwyn and Felicity Jones and centers on star-crossed lovers in the 1960s.\u00a0\n            <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Nothing like a good bodice-ripper to help fight against the winter cold. Thanks to \u201cBridgerton\u201d on Netflix, the romance novel is having a moment. Shonda Rhimes\u2019\u00a0latest hit is based on a book series by Julia Quinn. It\u2019s making a splash partly because it\u2019s Rhimes\u2019 first show for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":149934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/romance-novel-movies-bridgerton.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[88727,1940,1377,139,75929,88816,25166],"class_list":["post-149933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-1-7-21","tag-hulu","tag-netflix","tag-romance","tag-shonda-rhimes","tag-shondaland","tag-starz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}