I know everything I've ever written here screams "she does this about the romance ONLY" but I'm not always in it for the romance. Once in a while I like a good whack or two with a sword. Or a stick, or really any weapon of death and destruction. I figured that while I'm here I would write about what draws me to each genre, since 1) I love rambling and 2) you seem to like my rambles better than my actual book reports (I would too if I were you), so...yay!
Romance
Romance is love stories, and...everything that comes with that. I love love love romance, and it's very commonly written, so I read a lot of these. Romance may be added to many other genres, with romance plot lines spanning like, 90% of books today. Examples include To All The Boys I've Loved Before (Jenny Han) and How To Be The Best Third Wheel (Loridee De Villa), as well as A Court Of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J Maas) and Shadowhunters (Cassandra Clare), which span numerous genres.
Fantasy
In your dreams! Fantasy novels cover a wide range of premises, from fairy tales to Shadowhunters. I read a lot of them, but they usually come in large book series, which means at any given time I am working my way through a series. Famous examples range from Percy Jackson (Rick Riordan) to Lanai Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone. Fantasy novels tend to be very diverse, in plots as well as world building. There are many sub-genres to fantasy, but I won't cover them all.
Mystery/Thriller
I put these two together because they seem to be sort of synonymous, at least for me. Mysteries vary from YA murder mysteries like Karen M McManus' hit One of Us is Lying to period pieces like The Blackthorn Key, but in essence they are a who done it plot and a clear outcome. They tend to leave you on the edge of your seat and make you want to read more, making this one of my favorite genres to recommend to people just getting into reading seriously, since the suspense keeps your interest.
Dystopian
Broken societies. That's what dystopias are and that's what these are about. They're usually about rebelling against governments are are very prevalent amongst YA novels. Some famous examples include the Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins) and my favorite, The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. Or anything Meyer's written, for that matter (except for Instant Karma, that one's romance).
What's your favourite genre?
0%Romance
0%Fantasy
0%Mystery/Thriller
0%Dystopian
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