Secondary characters are important. Secondary characters are often ones that the audience really tends to like and theorize about. A story with loads of secondary characters that can be tracked and have their own arcs is usually well loved and remembered and also tends to make a large fandom. Not only that, but it’s more …
The character of Jacob Black is a hard one for me. For one thing, half of his problem was what I talked about in the love triangle section of this series. However, there is enough wrong with him that I think that I can justify a rant. So, as a statement before we start, I’m …
A series can only be as good as its antagonists. While we don’t really like to think about this, it’s the truth. At some level, it doesn’t matter how good or interesting your protagonists are if there is nothing much for them to rail against. Even in standard romances, there is always something or someone, …
So, the Twilight Saga is responsible for a lot of current trends in YA, and its influence isn’t completely gone yet, no matter how much we like to think that it is. Paranormal Romance is likely going to be around for a long time, though it’s starting to do new things and break away from Twilight’s …
This took ten times longer than it should have. So, I’m going to take a break from whining about characters. If only because there is one major, major issue that I’m going to need to get out of the way before tackling the character of Jacob Black. An issue that, ever since Eclipse has haunted the series. …
Romance is a funny genre. While it’s one that is written almost completely for and to women, it’s a genre that depends a lot on the male lead. If you look at really well known romances, they character who tends to stand out is the guy. After all, this is the person who the women …
You know, funny thing about this series, even after ten years, people still love to watch hate for it. I suppose that it doesn’t help that Meyer just keeps on dishing out lols. So, now that I’ve briefly touched on the problem with this behemoth’s very conception, it’s time to move on to bigger fish. …
It’s been ten years since Twilight first managed to grace print, born for the most part because one agent didn’t realize how long the book was. This thing has been called everything from a teenage phenomenon to a zit on the face of the written word. Personally, I’m somewhere between those two. I’ve seen worse than Twilight. I’ve read Hush …
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The Negative Reader 