Comments on: Romantic vampires ... they're everywhere! http://www.hawaiireaders.com/blog/2009/09/28/romantic-vampires-theyre-everywhere/ The Hawaii Readers site Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:23:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jill Marie Landis http://www.hawaiireaders.com/blog/2009/09/28/romantic-vampires-theyre-everywhere/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Jill Marie Landis Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:32:47 +0000 http://www.hawaiireaders.com/?p=4132#comment-222 Thanks, Cami. Very well said. I loved the series also. One of the reasons I think Vampire romances are doing so well is because the Vampires as heroes are as strong and unpredictable as the old Alpha heroes of the early romance novels. Before the recent wave of Vampire romances, our heroes slowly became more and more politically correct. We used to write "bodice rippers" but over the last 20 years, the Alpha heroes were tamed on the pages. But a Vampire? So what if he's strong and dark and brutal and overpowers the heroine? You can't blame him, can you? He's not even human. Thanks, Cami. Very well said.

I loved the series also. One of the reasons I think Vampire romances are doing so well is because the Vampires as heroes are as strong and unpredictable as the old Alpha heroes of the early romance novels. Before the recent wave of Vampire romances, our heroes slowly became more and more politically correct. We used to write "bodice rippers" but over the last 20 years, the Alpha heroes were tamed on the pages. But a Vampire? So what if he's strong and dark and brutal and overpowers the heroine? You can't blame him, can you? He's not even human.

]]> By: stephanie ink http://www.hawaiireaders.com/blog/2009/09/28/romantic-vampires-theyre-everywhere/comment-page-1/#comment-161 stephanie ink Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:41:08 +0000 http://www.hawaiireaders.com/?p=4132#comment-161 thanks for the quick overview of Twilight. the women in my family are all over it and now i have an idea why....will have to check it out... thanks for the quick overview of Twilight. the women in my family are all over it and now i have an idea why....will have to check it out...

]]> By: Michael Little http://www.hawaiireaders.com/blog/2009/09/28/romantic-vampires-theyre-everywhere/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Michael Little Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:02:29 +0000 http://www.hawaiireaders.com/?p=4132#comment-150 Phavana, that goal of having the reader connect to the story is such a vital element for fiction writers. I often think of the early human beings telling their stories of the day's hunt and adventures, perhaps in a circle around a fire. And now here we are, telling our stories, hoping that readers connect. One reason I love reading aloud to a group is that we all connect during the reading, we all share the same story as it unfolds. Phavana, that goal of having the reader connect to the story is such a vital element for fiction writers. I often think of the early human beings telling their stories of the day's hunt and adventures, perhaps in a circle around a fire. And now here we are, telling our stories, hoping that readers connect. One reason I love reading aloud to a group is that we all connect during the reading, we all share the same story as it unfolds.

]]> By: Phavana Silva http://www.hawaiireaders.com/blog/2009/09/28/romantic-vampires-theyre-everywhere/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Phavana Silva Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:43:47 +0000 http://www.hawaiireaders.com/?p=4132#comment-148 Well written Cami! For those who haven't yet read Twilight, your commentary will spur them. And as you said, it's not really about the quality of literature as the connection the reader has with the story. Adolescents and ads at heart (myself included) get sucked in by the characters and fast-moving plot. Pure entertainment! Well written Cami! For those who haven't yet read Twilight, your commentary will spur them. And as you said, it's not really about the quality of literature as the connection the reader has with the story. Adolescents and ads at heart (myself included) get sucked in by the characters and fast-moving plot. Pure entertainment!

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