The Kelly Group International (KGI): A super elite, top
secret, family-run business.
Qualifications: High intelligence, rock hard body, military
background.
Mission: Hostage/kidnap victim recovery. Intelligence
gathering. Handling jobs the US government can't...
Garrett Kelly is a man on a mission to settle an old score.
He wants Read more...
Well for me (and it has happened a few times), I always re-read my favorite two books of all time that never fail to remind me why I fell in love books. Wishes by Jude Deveraux and Forever and the Night by Linda Leal Miller. There is something comforting about them and they always help reinvigorate my reading :)
I have to say that on a whole I don't read a lot of YA novels (Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, and Twilight withstanding) but I am finding more of them are starting to tell the type of stories that appeal to me. I think though they are also the ones that parents often argue aren't maybe geared correctly to the age group they are trying to hit. I love a good story but in the end if I am trying to get through books and have to pick between an adult or YA novel, I will probably save the YA novel for later.
I totally agree with your statements. I have been a fan of the genre for a long time. When I mention to friends that even Linda Leal Miller wrote a series, they don't believe me but I point out that the genre has (and will) encompass many writers that they would least expect. I actually think that the genre is on a creative upswing and if you weed through the self-pubished (though there are many brilliant writers who go this route-just believe you need to weed more through these) and watch for those books that others have read/loved you will find many exciting new directions. I think that the genre becoming more mainstream (for lack of a better word) has made it so more authors get a chance to bring their vision to the readers. It is unfortunate that some people are giving up when I think it is on a creative upswing :(