Paranormal books seem to be a lasting trend in Young Adult fiction right now. I've lost count of how many vampire, zombie, angel type books are out there. It's all I can see on the shelves at the book stores. I do wonder how long this train will keep running and what is coming next.
While I'm the first to admit I loved the Twilight books, that was probably the first paranormal books I'd enjoyed. But that was because they were heavily romantic.
I do miss 'normal' books. You know; guy meets girl, they fall in love, have some adventures and everything ends happily.
As a reader, I'm tired of paranormal and as a writer I don't think I have the skills to write paranormal, so what does that mean for me? I guess I keep writing and hope I hit the right trend one day. And keep reading to find normal books amongst the sci-fi.
What do you prefer to read?
And just for fun, what is the next trend going to be? Predictions anyone???
Great post :)
ReplyDeleteI like both, but I know what you mean. Paranormal does seem to have a strong lead. I think it's the magical element that is such a pull, but I'm not really sure.
For me - as long as it has romance and strong relational stuff in it, I don't mind what genre it's in.
I have NO idea what the next trend will be, but I'd love to see what other people think :)
There's still a market for a love story set in the real world. There's a market in YA romance that is really broad.
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