Comments | arooza: Books I Read: Immortal Beloved, by Cate Tiernan and Angelfall, by Susan Ee

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Books I Read: Immortal Beloved, by Cate Tiernan and Angelfall, by Susan Ee

Feb 17, 2014 22:03

REALLY short reviews this time, because I wanted to write them down before I forgot anything but I also wanted to get back to reading asap, so there. :3

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fendassor February 18 2014, 12:43:30 UTC

I don't know if Immortal Beloved is my cuppa tea, but Angelfall sounds interesting. Reminds me a bit of The Hunger Games to be honest.

You know, I often have the feeling that everything gets labelled YA that has a protagonist who's under 21, everything else be damned.
I'm still not over the fact that the recommended age for HG (the books) is 9 upwards, at least it used to be. I mean... wtf?! Even though Collins didn't use any graphic, gory descriptions... *rolls eyes*

So and finally, what I'm really intersted in: have you finally read The Dream Thief???

arooza February 18 2014, 16:34:00 UTC

You're right, the description of Angelfall does sound a bit like THG, especially with the mother/sister situation. It didn't occur to me while reading the book though. Angelfall is dystopian fantasy, while THG is more dystopian sci fi, so to speak. Also: No stupid love triangle in Angelfall! Thankfully.
I think you might like the book as well.

There's even a new sub-genre now, it's called New Adult:
New Adult (NA) fiction is a developing genre of fiction with protagonists in the 18-25 age bracket. The term was first coined by St. Martin's Press in 2009 when they held a special call for "...fiction similar to YA that can be published and marketed as adult-a sort of an 'older YA' or 'new adult'."But I guess you're right.. but what else can they do.. What else can an author do? Plots involving teenagers will always revolve around similar things basically, no matter the setting. Parents/siblings/love/survival ( ... )

fendassor February 19 2014, 16:50:05 UTC

Okay, it's duly noted ( ... )

arooza February 19 2014, 17:57:24 UTC

You know I could always lend you my kindle, then you can read everything that's on there if you want.

Labels! There have to be labels on everything, how else would people know what to do with a thing! /sarcasm

One plot? What is that plot exactly?

You know with those age recommendations.. in the end parents will have to make the final descision. They know their kids best. So if a book is recommended for kids 13+ and the parents know the kid is smart and not easily scared even though they are only 11.. why not let them read it. The problem is just that parents mostly don't care at all what their kids read or play (because the same applies to games)... Vicious cycle.
I'm glad I don't have to decide about those things..

I'd wait with re-reading Nightrunner until you're close to the release date, so nothing can distract you from it. ;)

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