Before I get into this post, let me state for the record that I have no problem reading YA books. Some of my all-time favourite books are YA. However, it’s pretty funny sometimes when I’m having a conversation with other readers, who don’t normally read YA.
Example:
MELISSA: “The book I’m reading right now is based on women that worked in a factory dealing with toxic chemicals. It talks a lot about the side-effects they had to deal with and their fight for basic human rights.”
JEN: “I’m reading a story about a woman who’s struggling with having to put her mother in a retirement home. Joe, you’re always reading something. What’s the current book about?”
ME: “EVIL MERMAIDS!!”
MELISSA: “Oh, like a metaphorical—”
ME: “NOPE! Evil Mermaids. They’re called Sirens, actually. They collect human hearts. It’s AWESOME!”
Love it. And I’m not sure I’ll ever stop reading YA.