“Why I Love the Young Adult Genre”
Guest post by author,
Sherry Soule
Today bestselling author, Sherry Soule has some
exciting news to share with us! She will be publishing a brand new Upper YA /
Sci-Fi romance series: the “Starlight Saga” with scorching-hot character chemistry, exciting
suspense, and epic romance on June 26, 2014.
To help promote
this amazing interstellar love story,
“LOST IN STARLIGHT,” Sherry is doing this fun promo to share the news with
fellow booklovers.
Hi everybody, I’m author, Sherry
Soule—waving from the SF Bay Area. Thanks for letting me visit today, it’s an
honor to be a guest here and meet fellow booklovers.
Since
I was a child, I recognized that books were a way to travel to other places and
have incredible adventures. Even though I am older (you’re NEVER too old to
read young adult novels, in my opinion) than the average teen reader, I’ve
always loved reading Young Adult literature.
I
think I love reading YA Lit because I think that most novels in this genre are
fast-paced and thrilling, and the stories are written in a style that is
engrossing, with story-driven or character-driven plotlines with lots of
first love.
I also adore that there are so many books created into a series nowadays, so that
you can continue to have additional adventures with your favorite characters.
Could my love of YA
Lit be simply because I’m still stuck at age sixteen, just a teenager-at-heart in
disguise?
Could
be. And like many of you, I’ve read hundreds of YA books and I can actually say
that I enjoyed them all. Some I genuinely loved and these books became like good
friends that I didn’t want to part with, so they adorn my bookshelves and wait patiently
to be reread again one day. Other novels were simply read and then disregarded
with a contented smile.
And you know what? I am NEVER
embarrassed to buy YA novels (although, I buy most of my books online through
Amazon) in bookstores, or carry them around with me. I love the genre and
always have and always will.
Of
course, I realize that we all have diverse tastes in literature. Most of you
will have varied genres that you love to read, and probably some of my favorite
books are simply your forgotten reads. That is what makes the world of YA Lit,
and reading as a whole, so fascinating. Each one of us will enjoy different
types of characters, plots, and of course, a writer’s voice, the way only they can tell a story.
At
its core my new novel, LOST IN STARLIGHT is basically a love story about two
lonely hearts finding each other and how their star-crossed relationship
changes both of their lives. And I don’t know about you, but I need some
romance in almost every book I read. Even in YA!
Thus,
LOST IN STARLIGHT is the first book that I’ve ever written that focuses heavily
on romance more than any paranormal baddies trying to kill the heroine or a
supernatural mystery to solve. And if you’re a hopeless romantic at heart, then
you’ll enjoy reading my new book.
Thank
you for letting me chat about my love of young adult literature. I hope you
enjoyed this post. Now go feed your mind and read a book! Preferably mine.
:-D
Please mark your calendars to buy your copy of LOST IN STARLIGHT on June
26th 2014!
Read the first six chapters on wattpad: http://www.wattpad.com/43691448-lost-in-starlight-ya-syfy-romance-lost-in
VOLUME ONE of the
Starlight Saga
High school reporter Sloane Masterson knows she has
one helluva story when she witnesses hottie Hayden Lancaster bending forks
with his mind.
Like any good journalist, Sloane sets out to
uncover the truth, even if it includes a little stalking. When the superhuman
feats start to pile up and the undeniable heat rises between them, Hayden has
no choice but to reveal his secret: he’s an alien hybrid.
They’re as different as night and day—she’s
a curvy, purple-haired, horror junkie and he’s a smoking hot, antisocial,
brainiac—yet the intense fascination between them refuses to go away. Even at
Hayden’s insistence that dating each other is “off limits” and crazy dangerous,
their fiery attraction threatens to go supernova.
Now
Sloane’s dealing with creepy government agents, über snobby extraterrestrials,
and a psycho alien ex-girlfriend out for revenge. After a crash course on the
rules of interstellar dating, Sloane must decide if their star-crossed romance
is worth risking her own life....
About Sherry
Sherry Soule lives
with her family and one very spoiled black cat in the San Francisco Bay Area.
She is the bestselling author of the adult novel, “Immortal Eclipse” and the
popular YA series: Spellbound. Sherry
writes thrilling tales of romance and suspense, often mingled with a dash of
the mystical and a splash of trendy fashion. Her love of literature began when
she was a young girl and it has continued throughout her life.
Her published
novels do not include any graphic sex scenes or explicit violence, nor
excessive profanity, so that all of her novels can be read and enjoyed by both
teens and adults.
Sherry’s debut
novel, “Beautifully Broken” was nominated for Best Paranormal Romance in the
2011 Wizard and Witch/Sorcery category by The
Romance Reviews (TRR). Her adult novel, “Immortal Eclipse” is a *TOP PICK*
by Night Owl Reviews.
Places
you can find Sherry Soule:
Please add LOST IN STARLIGHT to your TBR on goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20707942-lost-to-starlight
The awesome book cover was designed by the talented, Kristen Thompson-Oh of KCT Designs at www.kctdesigns.com
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