Posts Tagged by dark romance
AJ’s advice – dealing with Twihards
| June 30, 2012 | Posted by Alaa Jasim under AJ's Advice |
I think it’s safe to say that we live in a society riddled with throngs of a new generation of obsessive, hormonal, teenage fan-girls and fan-boys, the most intense of which – at least of the ones I’ve encountered – must be the Beliebers, the Twihards and the Potterheads. Goodness me, they bring us a whole new level of fandom, and in some cases shriek in such a high pitched manner that either we’re all deafened or only the local dogs react. But today, I want to put the Beliebers to one side; I don’t care enough to, well, care about them. I’m also going to leave out the Potterheads because, as you can tell from my Pottermore post, I’m… more
Should I read… Dark Romance?
| June 5, 2012 | Posted by Emma French under should I read...? |
If you’re like me, and frequently visit Waterstones (often unnecessarily), you may have, when it sprung up in the teenage section, despaired at the new addition of a “Dark Romance” genre shelf. But my weeping at the sight of it is not a mournful nostalgia for the time when that genre didn’t even exist – to some signifying the death of decent literature – but rather for the fact that the only reason for its existence is Stephenie Meyer – who is the death of decent literature. It seems a shame to me that this trend for supernatural stories, which made urban fantasy far more acceptable and accessible, only came to the fore to feed the dribbling hordes of Twilight fans… more
