tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997174738664182569.post6587530415253308723..comments2024-03-07T03:38:13.543-07:00Comments on That Hapa Chick: YA Romance: Fact or Fiction?Julia @ That Hapa Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961460353502898001noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997174738664182569.post-8576784871739742092012-03-13T16:55:36.538-07:002012-03-13T16:55:36.538-07:00I'm not a fan of romance stories, but I think ...I'm not a fan of romance stories, but I think the point of romance stories is to feed into some of the readers' fantasies. So, you'll probably never meet a hot exchange student with a swoonworthy accent, and the boy next door probably doesn't even give two thoughts about you. But, sometimes we wish we could snag that sexy British boy or that dreamy boy next door. I think that's why there are so many stories with these types of story lines.<br /><br />But, the psuedo-incest thing? Gross. I'd hope nobody fantasized about that. That's...creepy.Jackiehttp://booksntea.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997174738664182569.post-45890718199640144012012-03-12T18:59:31.681-07:002012-03-12T18:59:31.681-07:00OMG the pseudo incest! I thought it was incredibly...OMG the pseudo incest! I thought it was incredibly funny (in a maybe unintentional) way that Clary mentioned the manga series Angel Sanctuary, seeing as there is a real-incest-love story in that one. I was like "Wtf?" <br /><br />Anyway, I agree. Tropes are nice and all, but sometimes.. I'm not even rating anymore. I just feel some mild annoyance and sigh, wondering why I've even bothered to read yet another book like that. v.vPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198314178150554485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997174738664182569.post-24583677289219980532012-03-05T15:51:46.518-07:002012-03-05T15:51:46.518-07:00There are some gimiky romances in YA that I might ...There are some gimiky romances in YA that I might never get tired of no matter how many times it's used like the "forbidden romance" and "hot boy with an accent" but there are others that make me weary of a book if I see signs of it in the synopsis like "love triangle" and "bad boy" because it turns out most of the time the bad boy isn't really "bad" and he's usually a jerk. I know bad boys aren't the marrying types but they are suppose to be great for the short term aka story life cycle and wonderful to our MC without losing his dangerous edge, but that's not usually the case. And the love triangles -sigh-. Its always easy for me to pick which guy I want the MC to end up with so I just spend most of the book waiting for her to make a decision, if the choices between the guys was actually nearly impossible then that would be a different story.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842315793902005771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997174738664182569.post-30460188082686485192012-03-01T17:33:08.719-07:002012-03-01T17:33:08.719-07:00Oh my gosh seriously? That is INSANE! Haha. I gues...Oh my gosh seriously? That is INSANE! Haha. I guess these situations really do happen. Just a lot more rarely then in YA fiction. XDJulia @ That Hapa Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04961460353502898001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997174738664182569.post-123144310137938682012-03-01T17:30:57.601-07:002012-03-01T17:30:57.601-07:00Really? I swore against kissing books? I do not re...Really? I swore against kissing books? I do not remember this... I've never been a huge fan of romance but I don't remember ever outright banning it from my reading repertoire. I was always able to categorize it. In fact I used to pride myself at being able to guess the ending to contemporary romances just by reading the summary of the book. XDJulia @ That Hapa Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04961460353502898001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997174738664182569.post-8206955872444199662012-03-01T15:53:57.606-07:002012-03-01T15:53:57.606-07:00Julia - I had to laugh that you wrote this blog po...Julia - I had to laugh that you wrote this blog post at all! It wasn't that long ago that you swore you would not read ANY book with kissing in it. :) Now you're reading enough romances to categorize them? Love it!! You know contemporary romance is my thing, and I've read many of the ones you're talking about. While I do think the long-lost sibling one is icky, I have read a few volumes of Marmalade Boy, and the Mortal Instruments series. I've been WAITING since the fall for Lola on hold at the library...hope it comes soon!Susan Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05343529065526399363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997174738664182569.post-57724001884239451202012-03-01T15:42:33.239-07:002012-03-01T15:42:33.239-07:00God, I hate this love triangle crap.
It seems lik...God, I hate this love triangle crap. <br />It seems like every goddamn time I read a YA book series, the first book has a girl...with a guy whose obviously a romantic interest. And within the second half of the first book, or the next book in the series, there's suddenly a supersexyspecialmagic guy who woos her and is the exact opposite and IT'S SO HARD TO DECIDE BETWEEN THESE TWO SEXY GUYS WHO WANT ME.<br />...<br />Stop it, YA authors.<br />You stop this right now. D<Slytherclawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16895843260694005895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997174738664182569.post-47344331931948711632012-03-01T15:42:00.643-07:002012-03-01T15:42:00.643-07:00Great post! I admit that many are not realistic BU...Great post! I admit that many are not realistic BUT I LOVE THEM! I don't want reality. I want happy lovey dovey goodness when I read romance ;)YA Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05002351381490043295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997174738664182569.post-38517841330016097432012-03-01T13:38:24.124-07:002012-03-01T13:38:24.124-07:00Yes, the most annoying of the romances is the love...Yes, the most annoying of the romances is the love triangle...<br /><br />especially when one of the guys suddenly do something wrong, start acting mad and pressuring the girl and not so in love, so the girl can get rid of him and go to the other guy arms without much regret... yeah --'<br /><br />And about the least realistic one for me is the forbidden love, especially when they want to be apart, but have a unexpected attraction going on so they cannot help but be together forever <3, oh yeah it happens once a week with me, at least!aninha_perronehttp://google.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997174738664182569.post-36712955859306318322012-03-01T12:26:59.985-07:002012-03-01T12:26:59.985-07:00I dated one guy in all four years of highschool.. ...I dated one guy in all four years of highschool.. he was "the boy next door"... Literally lived right next door. It was four years of the typical highschool romance thing. Then Senior year hit and it all fell apart. But it was real... for a while :)<br /><br />I've also got a "blast from the past / forbidden romance" story as well. That one is a bit complicated and almost lead to the "Love triangle" situation : / <br /><br />But now.. It's just me and my "love at first site guy"... Been together 8 years and going strong!<br /><br />In conclusion.. I'd say ALL these scenarios could happen! Based on personal experience ;)<br /><br />:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236738517298474774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997174738664182569.post-3218574872467800102012-03-01T10:40:33.650-07:002012-03-01T10:40:33.650-07:00HAHAHAHAHA Oh my god, your commentary on long lost...HAHAHAHAHA Oh my god, your commentary on long lost siblings is hilarious. <br /><br />I don't think the foreign guy thing is just a stretch, because there's also study abroad!!!! And exchange students! Exchange students probably aren't all that common in high school but it's pretty common once you get to college. ;)<br /><br />Other than the sibling thing, I really am not a fan of love triangles because you are right; they are SO SO unrealistic. Seriously.Cialina at Muggle-Born.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15149012619221886587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997174738664182569.post-10478694664296550992012-03-01T10:38:23.961-07:002012-03-01T10:38:23.961-07:00I really enjoyed your post, but I'll confess t...I really enjoyed your post, but I'll confess that I'm probably a huge succor for a lot of these. <br /><br />However, I'm not a fan of the brother-sister/incest relationships either. <br /><br />Most of these are definitely unrealistic, except I think the best friend turned boyfriend one is pretty realistic.<br /><br />So I guess my verdict is that yes these are unrealistic, and yet I still like them. <br /><br />But then again, most of what happens in novels is unrealistic. Whether we're talking about romance, the plot, the characters etc.danicapagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759243590973703725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997174738664182569.post-1297694422546453242012-03-01T08:28:34.448-07:002012-03-01T08:28:34.448-07:00I, too, am BEYOND tired of the romantic triangle i...I, too, am BEYOND tired of the romantic triangle in YA. It nearly always feels like an attempt to force more conflict or to show, in a really obvious way, why one boy is a better choice.<br /><br />However, my husband was a blast from the past - granted, we were 20-21 years old when he called, not teenagers, but he was my secret high-school "what if" - and it just so happens, I was his "what if"... : )<br /><br />KearstenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com