Vampires are mesmerizing us all these day. The House of Night vampyres back stab and try to keep from becoming undead. Stephanie Meyer's Bella submits to Edward's will happily. Heather Brewer's Vlad tries to resist his fate to rule over all vampires and enslave all humans. New vampire novels reach out from the stacks and crawl across the web browser tempting young adults every day. How long will vampires continue to mesmerize? Will they be replaced by the fae, those mystical, time changing nymphs? Will they be replaced by the shape shifters, those metamorphic body benders? Will we return to the days of gritty, nary a supernatural crosses their pages, coming of age novels? Will the blood run dry? Will the vampires simply pack up and skulk out to the woods to quietly partake of ferret and skunks, leaving the mortals to shift their attention to a new and different kind of magic? Or, will the vampires continue to avoid the stake and side-step the silver, bringing us another series of blood chilling heroes? Only time will answer the question.
I'm not a fan of vampires...although I realize some are really "into" it...since you're interested in teen books, have you read "Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins. I'm 33, but thought it was great and have heard of many teens and adults that both enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read Marfa Games, but I will check it out. I've hard others say it is a great book!
ReplyDeleteI admit to being vampired-out. I didn't even finish the first of Meyer's books, and I find myself shifting away from vamps, weres, the whole gamut of paranormal "creature" stories. I'm not sure a "new" creature would appeal, either. I think I'm just ready for people to people who solve their problems under their own steam.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe I'm talking about my kids :)