Well, I tried, because I love a traumatized heroine (no indication she is actually chubby, so the book is coming off that particular shelf). But, LORDY. This is why I don't read YA or NA books. I am not the intended audience. It just reads like teenspeak, and not just the dialog, all of it. It reminds me why I don't hang around 20-year-olds. I'll keep trying but I am not sure I can get past all the "children pretending to be adults and being LiKe So ToTaLlY KeWl & QuIrKy" or whatever. Ugh, youth.



And jesus, is this what we are teaching kids love is? Just nonstop angst and misery and abuse? I blame Twilight for this garbage message. Hero is a loser, heroine a doormat (NOT because she was raped, but because she should never have given the hero the time of day, like, ever). I skimmed and created a new shelf for books that are not for me.

Well, I tried, because I love a traumatized heroine (no indication she is actually chubby, so the book is coming off that particular shelf). But, LORDY. This is why I don't read YA or NA books. I am not the intended audience. It just reads like teenspeak, and not just the dialog, all of it. It reminds me why I don't hang around 20-year-olds. I'll keep trying but I am not sure I can get past all the "children pretending to be adults and being LiKe So ToTaLlY KeWl & QuIrKy" or whatever. Ugh, youth.



And jesus, is this what we are teaching kids love is? Just nonstop angst and misery and abuse? I blame Twilight for this garbage message. Hero is a loser, heroine a doormat (NOT because she was raped, but because she should never have given the hero the time of day, like, ever). I skimmed and created a new shelf for books that are not for me.