It’s a short one today as I’ve been away and been ill, and I’m about to go out!
SisterSpooky‘s Blogger Thoughts: Swearing in YA explores an issue that I’ve been thinking about over the last few days. On Friday I finished reading Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, which has a lot of swearing in it. The f word appears a lot, sometimes several times a page, and I thought it was perfectly normal, but I’ve read several reviews since by people who find it really offensive. Personally, if I was offended by swearing, I’d give it a one line mention in my review. But it’s almost all these reviewers talk about! They don’t write about the characters or the plot, just the swearing, and I find that unfair and really quite bizarre. At the same time, when I’m writing, though I’ll put in the odd swear word where it seems natural, I’m afraid of putting too many in, in case I’ll be asked to remove them all later!
Another thought-provoking post is Relationship History and what I’d like to see more of in YA… at Fluttering Butterflies. It would be great to see more characters dealing with breakups, or long periods of being single. All the talk of soulmates and destiny makes me more than a little uncomfortable.
A list of time-travelling teen fiction, at Stacked (via @strangechemistry).
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The Broke and the Bookish ask: If you had to be a book villain, which one would you choose to be and why?
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Thank you for highlighting one of my posts. I've loved the responses that I've had about my thoughts on love stories in YA.
I also love that you always include really interesting posts that I'd never have otherwise come across. So thank you for that too 🙂
Aww, you're welcome 🙂