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[bookelfe]

So sometimes I feel the need to tap into the zeitgiest and check back in on the YA dystopia trend, such as, for instance, Masque of the Red Death.

My favorite thing about Masque of the Red Death is that it is a dystopia that begins with the city suffering from a terrible plague . . . and ends on a cliffhanger (of course!) with the city getting hit

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[evil_little_dog]

This is why I generally adore Tanith Lee's YA stories - there are no love triangles. Unless it is with a unicorn, and even then, that unicorn may or may not exist.

[bookelfe]

That sounds refreshing!

[evil_little_dog]

She's my favorite author for a reason. Well, a lot of them, actually. :D

[rachelmanija]

If it's a YA dystopia published in the last five years, the resistance leader always gets the girl. Also, the asshole always gets the girl.

If both love interests are assholes, she will go for whoever is a bigger asshole. If the resistance leader is not an asshole but someone else is, her choice will be decided with a coin-flip.

Come at me with counter-examples! Note that they must be YA dystopias published in the last five years. The Summer Prince is not a dystopia. Neither is Girl of Fire and Thorns.

(The only counter-example I can think of is Mockingjay.)

[bookelfe]

I HAVE NO COUNTER-EXAMPLES. I mean I also haven't actually read that much YA dystopia except at secondhand. But seriously, why! WHY ALL THE ASSHOLES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

[kit_the_brave]

An open suggestion for YA novelists: it's possible for two bad romantic choices to BOTH BE BAD ROMANTIC CHOICES.

Please, PLEASE take this to heart, YA novelists!