A fellow blogger recently noted that almost every young adult fantasy novel involves a shy, bookish heroine who discovers magical powers, faces challenges that reveal strength she little imagined, and in the process falls for a charming and witty prince with whom she lives happily ever after.
I suspect that formula exists for several reasons: 1) The authors themselves were probably shy and bookish girls, 2) The authors are probably still like that, but wouldn't mind having magical powers and a prince, 3) Most of the readers are shy and bookish, too, and wouldn't mind having powers and a prince either, 4) None of the above really want to read/write about a gorgeous, popular prima donna winning yet another round in life, and 5) Shy bookish girls rock.
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Also a way of them escaping from real life, and going into a fantasy world that they wish they were in. Lol.
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