Most of These Are Real

So, I was just peeking around the internet and found this post at the Books and Writers Community. It sends you here, to someone's compiled list of their most noticed 25 tropes in YA fiction. I checked out the list, and pretty much knew someone in Jr. High or High School that matched the cliche for each and every one. Well, except for #18. My friend's son is the cutest little boy in the world and describes his own skin as caramel. And nearly half of the things listed fit me personally in some way. I might not be a teen, but I do raise one eyebrow, chew on my lip (and twirl my hair when I'm thinking or stressed or nervous, too), have a best friend with red hair, make lists (obviously), and I used to bite my finger nails (until I wanted to stop, then I switched to pen tops and gum, which I still do). Ok, so that's not like half, but that's enough.

I'm not complaining really, and I don't read enough YA to have much of a say. But I do agree that sometimes certain elements in books just show up too often. I just read the Twilight series, and if I read one more line that talks about crooked smiles I think I'm gonna throw up. Not only cause it's overdone in this series (seriously, does the guy walk around with his face half way contorted ALL the freaking time?!), but I've seen it a lot in other books, too.

Just thought I'd share, for anyone that hasn't seen that yet.