“Why I love the Young Adult genre”
Guest post by bestselling author, Sherry Soule
Today Sherry has some
exciting news to share with all of us! All the previously published books in the Spellbound series have been rewritten
and republished with more epic romance, sizzling character chemistry,
and thrilling suspense.
The new versions also include exclusive bonus material and brand new scenes.
Even additional scenes from bad-boy, Trent Donovan’s point-of-view. To help
promote the new editions, Sherry is doing this awesome book promo to share the
update with fellow booklovers.
Hi everybody, I’m author, Sherry
Soule—waving from the SF Bay Area, and I can’t believe that winter and the
holidays are right around the corner. Thanks for letting me visit today, it’s
an honor to be a guest here and meet other fellow booklovers.
Since
I was a child, I recognized that books were a way to travel to other places and
have remarkable adventures. Even though I am older (you’re NEVER too old to
read young adult novels, IMHO) than the average teen reader, I’ve always loved reading
Young Adult literature.
I
think I love reading YA Lit because I think that most novels in this genre are
fast-paced and thrilling, and the stories are written in a style that is
engrossing, with story-driven or character-driven plotlines. I also love that
there are so many books created into a series nowadays, so that you can continue
to have additional adventures with your favorite characters.
Could my love of YA
Lit be simply because I’m still stuck at age sixteen, just a teenager-at-heart in
disguise?
Could
be. And like many of you, I’ve read hundreds of YA books and I can actually say
that I enjoyed them all. Some I genuinely loved and these books became like good
friends that I didn’t want to part with, so they adorn my bookshelves and wait patiently
to be reread again one day. Other novels were simply read and then disregarded
with a contented smile.
And you know what? I am NEVER embarrassed
to buy YA novels (although I buy most of my books online through Amazon) in
bookstores, or carry them around with me. I love the genre and always have and
always will.
Of course, I realize that we all have diverse
tastes in literature.
Most of you will have varied genres that you love to read, and probably some of
my favorite books are simply your forgotten reads. That is what makes the world
of YA Lit, and reading as a whole, so dang fascinating. Each one of us will
enjoy different types of characters, plots, and of course, a writer’s voice,
the way only they can tell a story.
Personally,
I like to read and write darker, edgier young adult novels. As you can probably
tell if you’d read my books, I tend to write dark, tormented heroines, too. I
love the angst of a female teen protagonist trying to come to terms with some
dark secret or horrific event in her past, and usually, she ends up facing this
fear, vulnerability, or threat, with a handsome, strong hottie by her side. Oh!—and I love to create an evil villain
that is unquestionably devious, but complex. My antiheroes always possess some
redeeming features, and because of these factors, I think it makes them much
more interesting villains.
My
heroines are typically intelligent, snarky, and full of fight. Like my girl,
Shiloh Ravenwolf in the Spellbound series.
You gotta admire Shiloh’s spunk and determination. When I grow up, I wanna just
like her. Or a vampire. Or a ninja. Hmmm, not sure which…
Anyhoo,
thank you so for letting me chat about my love of young adult literature. I hope
you enjoyed this post. Now go feed your mind and read a book! Preferably
mine. :-D
Places
you can cyberstalk Sherry Soule:
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Deadly
Witchcraft. Ghostly Threats. Doomed Romance.
They say every
town has its secrets, but that doesn’t even begin to describe Fallen Oaks. The
townsfolk are a superstitious lot and the mystical disappearance of a local
teen has everyone murmuring about a centuries old witch’s curse.
When
sixteen-year-old Shiloh Trudell takes a summer job at Craven Manor, she
discovers a ghost with an agenda. That’s where she meets the new town hottie,
Trent Donovan, and immediately becomes enchanted by his charms.
Finally,
Shiloh’s met someone who is supercute and totally into her, but Trent is
immersed in the cunning deception that surrounds the mysterious Craven Manor.
So much so that he may lose sight of what is truly important to him. And she
can’t decide whether she wants to shake him or kiss him. Yet neither one of
them can deny the immediate, passionate connection growing between them.
But underlying
everything is the fear that Trent may be the next victim on a supernatural hit
list, and Shiloh is the only person with the power to save him…
With cryptic
messages from a pesky wraith, Shiloh
will finally begin to understand the mysterious significance of the strange
mark branded on her wrist and decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice
to protect the other teenagers in town.
Unfortunately,
for Shiloh, not all ghosts want help crossing over. Some want vengeance.
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