I've been following "John Green Books" and "Forever Young Adults". I think I like them because they appeal to the adult in me! They don't pretend to be for teens only and I appreciate that. When I read YA fiction, I'm reading it with an adult perspective, because alledgedly, I am an adult!
I want to read reviews written by adults about YA fiction. Their perspective is more likely to be closer to mine than you average 15 year old.
And John Green? So quirky in his podcasts, yet his books are so good....so introspective...so moody!
Who knew this could be the same person!
As far as trends, I looked at Harlequin Teen and Teens at Random. Both sites reflect that Paranormal is still popular. Romance is still a major player, as are Dystopian novels and Coming of Age. Sometimes the Coming of Age includes Romance, sometimes it includes paranormal, sometimes dystopia, history and sometimes none of the above. YA still seem to me to be quite reflective and introspective whatever the setting.
I posted on Nancy C.'s blog and April F.'s Blog.
Janet, I agree with you about reading reviews of YA fiction written by adult readers. I hadn't realized until you said this that this is why I like the Teen Reads pages. There is full disclosure as the reader is introduced to each contributor, and we learn that many of these folks have teens of their own.
ReplyDeleteAlso, interesting observation about John Green. I looked at his page and clicked right off.