Flipping Through YA Books discussion

What do you think of love triangles? Do you like them or are you not interested? Too cliche or do they add just enough drama to the story?

I'll start by saying that I personally like love triangles. I feel like somehow I have a choice in the character's love life and it makes me feel more involved in the story. I've heard of a lot of people who hate love triangles, but I personally love them so there's my opinion.

I think it depends on the love triangle. Some of them are overdone and try to copy others, but typically I enjoy a good love triangle. Twilight is a classic! ☝

It depends for me. It has to be well written and have elements of its own unique twists on it. In The Mortal Instruments I liked the small love triangle between Clary, Jace, and Simon. I liked how it did resolve it's self when Simon started liking Isabelle. But there are some love triangles that I feel are poorly written. I feel Twilight'a love triangle was poorly written and pretty cliché.

I don't know if this counts as a debate but I was wondering if anyone in this group would be interested in doing Google Hangouts for after we finish a book/just want to talk and discuss book via video chat? (Added to written discussions here?)

I LOVE love triangles pretty much all of the time :). It's pretty rare that I don't love them.

Erin wrote: "I think it depends on the love triangle. Some of them are overdone and try to copy others, but typically I enjoy a good love triangle. Twilight is a classic! ☝"

Twilight practically STARTED the concept of love triangles and so did The Hunger Games!

Talia wrote: "I don't know if this counts as a debate but I was wondering if anyone in this group would be interested in doing Google Hangouts for after we finish a book/just want to talk and discuss book via vi..."

That would be cool! How would that all work? I've never used Google Hangouts before...

Alexis wrote: "It depends for me. It has to be well written and have elements of its own unique twists on it. In The Mortal Instruments I liked the small love triangle between Clary, Jace, and Simon. I liked how ..."

True sometimes love triangles get too cliché and the same aspects are used over and over so they're no longer unique!

It depends. I do enjoy a love triangle but many of them can be predictable. As in, it quickly becomes obvious who will end up together. I like a book that can keep me guessing