I just finished reading Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed - loved it. (I'm 47!) I loved the way she pulled me into the character's life. So many moments of remembering my teen years...
I also read it because I'm wanting to learn from other YA writers - to improve my own writing. (Hopefully.) :)
That’s great Aaron - I think if a YA book helps us to remember out teen years, then it’s working! And thank you for the reader recommendation. I’ll add it to my list!
I was in a store today with a stack of library books that got me talking about books with a few people including one young woman who was saying she’s not sure if she should still be reading YA at her age and I mentioned what you had said about IFS and how it appeals to/heals our younger selves (clearly I was paraphrasing) and the other person in the conversation said “I got chills” and suddenly realized why they re-read the hunger games so often. It was a pretty cool moment.
I just finished reading Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed - loved it. (I'm 47!) I loved the way she pulled me into the character's life. So many moments of remembering my teen years...
I also read it because I'm wanting to learn from other YA writers - to improve my own writing. (Hopefully.) :)
That’s great Aaron - I think if a YA book helps us to remember out teen years, then it’s working! And thank you for the reader recommendation. I’ll add it to my list!
I was in a store today with a stack of library books that got me talking about books with a few people including one young woman who was saying she’s not sure if she should still be reading YA at her age and I mentioned what you had said about IFS and how it appeals to/heals our younger selves (clearly I was paraphrasing) and the other person in the conversation said “I got chills” and suddenly realized why they re-read the hunger games so often. It was a pretty cool moment.
OMG I love that Kathryn! Thanks for spreading the word. ❤️