tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post1969743353516285174..comments2024-03-25T03:14:46.787-04:00Comments on Across the Board: In Defense of Insta-Love in YA BooksStephen Kozeniewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185600045044927669noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-36332721098420117752018-10-17T17:01:50.110-04:002018-10-17T17:01:50.110-04:00Another great post Mary, always informative and in...Another great post Mary, always informative and interesting especially since I’m not engaged with YA novels very often. The last YA novel I read was with my girls, a vampire series and instalove was definitely the theme. I think it’s a wonderful genre and a big part of encouraging reading with our youth. Keep the love flowing! Cheryl Oregliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657919028961977905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-82655100804329064232018-10-08T23:54:35.557-04:002018-10-08T23:54:35.557-04:00Thank you!! Yeah I really enjoy reading both.Thank you!! Yeah I really enjoy reading both.Mary Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11280462566854191985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-44864281278224633042018-10-08T23:53:44.098-04:002018-10-08T23:53:44.098-04:00I like both! Hah, insta-hate to insta-love is exac...I like both! Hah, insta-hate to insta-love is exactly what we're getting a lot of...Mary Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11280462566854191985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-32093286856426753252018-10-08T20:36:41.644-04:002018-10-08T20:36:41.644-04:00Thank you!!Thank you!!Mary Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11280462566854191985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-64171895761682807282018-10-08T18:10:59.509-04:002018-10-08T18:10:59.509-04:00I love this and I agree with everything you've...I love this and I agree with everything you've said here. I love a slow-burn romance in stories, but we shouldn't be so quick to automatically label insta-love as bad for all the reasons you pointed out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18126118678221360452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-48523607729882841162018-10-08T17:35:31.545-04:002018-10-08T17:35:31.545-04:00I don't hate instalove, but I do love a good, ...I don't hate instalove, but I do love a good, slow burn. I agree we need to chill about the insta-hate to insta-love.Kimberly G. Giarratanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983330164849240374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-79389045310308800212018-10-08T13:53:41.630-04:002018-10-08T13:53:41.630-04:00I second everything said here. When you retweeted ...I second everything said here. When you retweeted that insta-love tweet, I cheered too. Great post, Mary!Karissa Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395746370489034293noreply@blogger.com