[Warning: This post has nothing to do with the RITAs, the RUTAs or Roto-Rooter.]
I’m very happy to announce that Tumperkin, of the great Isn’t It Romance?, (and DIK Ladies Rule) will be joining me here at Racy Romance Reviews a couple of times a month (I asked for a post a day. She said no posts ever. We compromised.).
In case you don’t know, Tumperkin is the blogger who illustrates her critique of badly written sex scenes with a photo of a nun in high heels, has laid down the law on the Scots tongue in romance, and recently fell head over heels for Kresley Cole. Her posts on emotional investment and reviewing, her own journey as a romance reader, and on sexual ambiguity are as good as it gets in romance blogging. And she’s not afraid to take on that most sacred of all romance cows: the smell of sandalwood.
She is also one of the amazingly amusing authors of the Italian Gourmet Baby Food Baron’s Ironically Pregnant Virgin Mistress and The Unfeasibly Tall Greek Billionaire’s Blackmailed Martyr-Complex Secretary Mistress Bride.
Personally, she also doesn’t suck, a very important quality in a part-time blogging partner. The fact that she has 1 post tagged as McRantsville and 11 posts tagged moustaches about sums up her amazingly even online temperament.
But here’s the truly rare thing about Tumperkin: she only posts when she has something worthwhile to say. The effect is that almost every one of her posts is a classic.
Tumperkin shares my love of Bjork videos, hatred of word verification, and frustrated desire to adore Nalini Singh’s psy/changeling series. But we also disagree about a number of topics and books, which should keep things interesting.
Regular readers might be wondering how Tumperkin’s appearance will change things around here. I predict very significant changes, actually.
For example, if we do anything rude, we will not apologize to you, but may apologise instead. We’re ditching candor and humor for candour and humour, which are both more highfalutin and, being more UKish, more flatulent. Heroines are now “bits of stuff” and heroes are “blokes”.
Also, if you read our blog posts aloud, we ask that you now pronounce “controversy” as “cun TRAH ver see”. Any “so so” reviews will be relabeled “quite good”. “Biscuit” will be substituted for expressions involving cake, as in “that takes the biscuit”.
Any and all lingerie references will be to “smalls.” Sex will be referred to in contemporaries, paranormals, and historicals, as, respectively, bonking, shagging, and boffing (with tossing and rogering for their solo and anal equivalents, naturally).
Also, brace yourself for an influx of “whilsts” while whilst we make these adjustments.
Negotiations to make Gabaldon and de Beauvoir swap places in the banner, and to add a Heyer, are ongoing.
Look for Tumperkin’s first post, What Is Romance Really All About? on Monday or thereabouts.
Congrats to you both! … I think.
Nah… I’m kidding. Sounds like a win-win situation. Looking forward to the joint venture.
Monday… any old Monday?
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
Congrats to both–this is gonna be good!
(or rather, better, ’cause it’s already good and…)
@ Christine:
Thank you!
@ azteclady:
Damn my eagle eyed commentators!
Seriously, this Monday. Is the plan.
This is seriously, all kinds of awesome. I love Tumperkin’s posts!
Can we have a proper official name for the duo? Like TumperJess of JessKin? : D . Ok, maybe I am TOO excited.
Oooh Sweet! Now things will be very colourful for the neighbours at the theatres and centres. And perhaps in future things will be measured in a country kilometer instead of mile. And when you say the temperature is 39 degrees we will realize that means its very hot out indeed!
And of course if you use the word lieutenant, it will be spoken as if there is an f in there somewhere.
I just want to put you on notice, my grandmother and my SIL were both from England. I’ll be listening closely to your pronunciation.
Cheers, ladies!
Wonderful news! I look forward to Tumperkin’s posts!
Oh, look! What fun! But the critical thing, have you two come to some agreement on slap v. tash? That’s the sort of thing you should really work out before taking a leap like this.
What fun! Looking forward to learning new vocabulary words.
I am JOLLY excited!
Perhaps our reviews should be graded by biscuits? An A could be 5 chocolate Hob Nobs and an F could be an old musty Garibaldi?
I am JOLLY excited!
And in some danger of turning into an Enid Blyton character.
Tumperkin wrote:
Me too!
I also want tash and slap! Welcome Tump.
I’m so glad there’s someone else (two someone elses!) out there who is frustrated in their desire to love the Psy/Changeling series.
I have book number 3 in my TBR now. I limped through the first two and while they were enjoyable, I definitely was not blown away. I’m crossing my fingers that the third book will take me over the hump.