Hey fellow readers! It discussion time! This time I've decided to write a post about how love triangles influences readers, and the fact that there are so many unattainable girls in these books! Am I right? The first topic at hand: Love Triangles. Love 'em or hate 'em?
To me, I don't mind as much, if they are well written. But if a love triangle feels forced, or if one of the main love interests doesn't see the obvious, I sort of get irritated. I just recently read Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire which was given off of NetGalley. I haven't written the review for it yet, so this is kind of a mini review, but I was so angry at the lead character, for not seeing the obvious. The guy that was trying to get her attention was practically throwing himself at her, and he all but declared his love for her, and she was completely clueless. First, I'm probably not one to judge in these type of situations, but does that really happen in real life? Where, you, or characters in a book, don't see what's practically in front of them, even if the hints are not that subtle? I loved reading the story, but there were times where if this was a real person, I felt like I wanted to slap some sense into the main character.
I also hate the fact in love triangles, where the main character obviously has strong feelings for someone, but is going out with someone else. Why do you string the poor schmuck along, when in your heart you know that you're infatuated with someone else, and are constantly around that other person? I don't know about you, but if it were me, I would in no way try to string someone along, even if he were cute/handsome/godlike/etc., if I were pinning after a close friend.
Love triangles aside, I've been reading a lot of books where the main girl character seems to be so unattainable, that she has hoards of guys all falling at her feet, just to gain her attention. Is this the new norm for romance novels? What makes these girls so unattainable, that they have more than one guy going after them? And, how come we rarely have novels where the main guy character is the unattainable one, with multiple girls around him? Do you think that romance novels are sexist, or are girls really that much more dramatic? So, I wanted to leave today with a couple questions. How do you as a reader feel about love triangles? Would you ever string someone along, even though you know your heart belongs to someone else? And, do you think most romance novels are sexist when more often than not, the main girls are the center of attention?
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