Nice Guys should never finish last

[kristin_briana]

I have a confession to make: I'm not really into bad boys.

I mean, sure - the James Dean types with all their leather and their smirky smiles can get my heart pounding as much as the next girl. But as a general rule, I like nice guys.

The problem with the YA world is that Nice Guys have somehow come to mean Boring Guys.

I do not like to write

Comments

[jessica_shea]

Ooh, I'm a huge fan of both of these types too. The Currently Bad Boy is a trope I wasn't fond of to start with and am becoming rapidly sicker of, but the Reformed Bad Boy is fantastic. Two books featuring one that I've really enjoyed lately are Jane by April Linder (retelling of Jane Eyre) and Freefall by Mindi Scott. And the Snarky Boy Next Door is my real-life favorite, so I also like seeing him in fiction. James from Ballad is one of my favorite examples there.

[edgyauthor]

Great post, and one I totally agree with. I love seeing nice guys in fiction! (The quirky boy next door you mentioned is my personal favorite, heh.) When it comes to fantasy, I love the HUMAN nice guy, 'cause gosh, those poor boys always end up so ignored when the Obligatory Hot Supernatural Guy starts prowling about.