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This is just my two cents on YA but I find the vast majority of books directed towards teenagers are awful and too cliched (Twilight and the Hush, Hush are such abominations). It's as if the authors don't think young people have the intelligence to understand or appreciate good literature so they publish garbage on the insulting assumption that teenagers will read it. However, there are good YA books and series like the Hunger Games or Divergent but the vast majority are awful.

I just read the 'Maze Runner' series and thought it was a blast. But honestly, wasn't a fan of 'Divergent'

I thought she just did a spin off of Hunger Games, also it felt kind of like a dystopian version of Twilight, like the author just wanted to write a really sexy hero for the main character (that is based on herself) to fall in love with. I mean, I guess she had that overriding theme of 'accept yourself and be yourself' but it kind of got lost in the melodramatic teenage hormones.

No offense if anyone liked them!!! It's nothing personal. It was an entertaining read but I am surprised it got made into a movie. Nothing I'd write home about

Honestly, I love writing romance. I think it's why I am such a harsh critic of it when I read it. Too many perfect characters falling in love out there in YA fic. It screws kids up, I swear.

I never used to write YA and I haven't read YA really since I was a young adult myself... But I think I've been writing a lot of it lately. I think? Tbh I'm a little hazy on exactly what the definition of the genre is. Cliches aside, at its core is YA just fiction primarily marketed to young adults? Or am I missing something you think?

Dang this is reallly old

Reading back on this makes me realize how much time has passed.... wow.