Follow Friday

Feature and Follow is a blog hop that was started by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. Each week a different question is posted by our hosts and we will answer! This is a great opportunity for bloggers to network and interact. The most amazing thing is that this week The Paperback Princesses are one of the featured blogs.  How cool is that? Check out our feature on Alison Can Read

This weeks feature and follow question is:

 Jumping Genres: Ever pick up a book from a genre you usually don't like and LOVE it? Tell us about it and why you picked it up in the first place?

Curlypow here:  I am not a huge fan of contemporary fiction.  I don't mind the odd contemp romance like Anna and the French Kiss or something similar, but angsty contemps are really not my thing.  Until about a year or so ago when I picked up Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher.  I don't remember now why I picked it up in the first place - I know I got it from the library, but the book just blew me away.  It has such a strong message about bullying and shows so clearly how we compound problems by being passive and not speaking out.  I firmly believe this should be required reading for high school.  I still don't read many contemps though - I leave that to Christinabean - give me fantasy every time.

Christinabean here.  I'm all about the paranormal/supernatural.  It took a little coaxing but I finally reached out to try some fantasy a few years ago and loved it.  My turnaround book was Graceling by Kristin Cashore.  I was hooked.  Curlypow recommended I try it out and I'm glad I did.  The characters were insightful and the story was well-developed.  I think I finished it in about 3 days.  That's fast when you're juggling 2 jobs, a family and a blog!  The next genre for me to tackle now is Science Fiction.  Still not a huge fan but I'm a firm believer in trying new things.

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