I took a hiatus from YA/Teen Lit for a while and when I was ready to jump back in the waters, TATBILB was my first read and it was SO GOOD. I was so impressed at how fresh and current it was but still retained the sweetness of that first high school romance. Have been a huge fan of Jenny Han since then. For ETL, I also always recommend the Folk of Air series by Holly Black. A truly kickass heroine with an agenda and sizzling chemistry. What’s not to love?
I'm a small-town romance writer who's always read contemporary romance and women's fiction. I'm expanding my reading horizons to include a Why Choose (Pucking Around—so far it's great!), and I have the Sarah J. Maas books on my TBR for the summer, too. They are seriously out of my comfort/interest zone. Will they live up to the hype?
Many of my favorite people are 'connectors'. After reading this and realizing you are building a bookish community it is now clear why I enjoy your Newsletter Gayla!!!
I'm a women's fiction writer and that genre, of course, often veers into romance. So I'm a fan of tropes! I loved reading Bri's take on tropes and will check out some of those recommendations. I think my favorite trope at the moment is Second Chances. But that could change tomorrow.
It's so nice to come upon a Substack space that gives some kudos to romance novels and writers. I'm just baffled that some people find the romance genre not as credible as others. I actually had a man say to me that he only reads real books. I asked him about his relationship status, to which he responded that he was single and looking. Mind you, he seemed about in his mid-forties, so I pointed out that maybe he should give romance books a try because more often than not, they give ideas on how to get, treat, and keep a woman. Whether or not he took my advise is still up in the air. But case in point in MHO.
Thanks for making me a part of your bookish community here!
I took a hiatus from YA/Teen Lit for a while and when I was ready to jump back in the waters, TATBILB was my first read and it was SO GOOD. I was so impressed at how fresh and current it was but still retained the sweetness of that first high school romance. Have been a huge fan of Jenny Han since then. For ETL, I also always recommend the Folk of Air series by Holly Black. A truly kickass heroine with an agenda and sizzling chemistry. What’s not to love?
I'm a small-town romance writer who's always read contemporary romance and women's fiction. I'm expanding my reading horizons to include a Why Choose (Pucking Around—so far it's great!), and I have the Sarah J. Maas books on my TBR for the summer, too. They are seriously out of my comfort/interest zone. Will they live up to the hype?
So lucky to have found you in the Substack's bookish universe, Gayla!
Many of my favorite people are 'connectors'. After reading this and realizing you are building a bookish community it is now clear why I enjoy your Newsletter Gayla!!!
My idea of fun lit is F. Scott Fitzgerald's stories about teenagers. They're so funny and they read like YA novels.
I'm a women's fiction writer and that genre, of course, often veers into romance. So I'm a fan of tropes! I loved reading Bri's take on tropes and will check out some of those recommendations. I think my favorite trope at the moment is Second Chances. But that could change tomorrow.
It's so nice to come upon a Substack space that gives some kudos to romance novels and writers. I'm just baffled that some people find the romance genre not as credible as others. I actually had a man say to me that he only reads real books. I asked him about his relationship status, to which he responded that he was single and looking. Mind you, he seemed about in his mid-forties, so I pointed out that maybe he should give romance books a try because more often than not, they give ideas on how to get, treat, and keep a woman. Whether or not he took my advise is still up in the air. But case in point in MHO.