I've been under the weather lately and have spent a lot of time reading a subgenre new to me...teen paranormal romance. Why so late to the party, you may ask? Where was I when the Twilight books and movies rocked the world of teenage girls everywhere? Well, I was reading lighthearted cozy and paranormal mysteries primarily written for slightly older readers.
My Barnes & Noble needed to free up some more space for a new, much larger NOOK display, and staff had to rearrange the floor's layout. In the new set up, to get to the mystery section, I first had to pass by the general teen section on one aisle and the teen paranormal romance and teen science fiction on the adjacent aisle. I tried to resist the haunting covers with pictures of lonely, lovely teenage girls pining for their one true love. But I caved. For fallen angels and mythological heroes (and only a smattering of vampires, shapeshifters and werewolves). The 50% off special at B&N two weeks ago solidified my new obsession.
Now I'm the proud owner of the amazing books in Lauren Kate's Fallen and Becca Fitzpatrick's Hush, Hush series. I flew through Meg Cabot's Abandon and am impatiently waiting for the sequel. I loved The Mephisto Covenant and am frustrated that I have to wait until fall for the next book in the series. I enjoyed reading the first two books in the C.C. Hunter's Shadow Falls series and Leigh Fallon's Carrier of the Mark and am looking forward to the first book in the Yvonne Wood's Dead Beautiful series.
I can't help it. I'm in love. With teen paranormal romances. Sigh...