Happy Valentine’s
Day!
The idea of love holds a
fascination, an obsession, for most people. The promise of being completely
lost in another person, but what about when you’re not allowed to be with that
person? Everything intensifies tenfold. The frisson, that intensity is what makes
it so appealing. The danger. The fear of being discovered. The thrill.
And it’s not just YA books that
these relationships are prevalent in, it’s all over literature as a whole –
student/teacher relationships in The
Truth About You and Me, Teach Me, A Season of Eden, Drowning Instinct;
same-sex relationships in When You Were
Mine, Oranges are Not the Only Fruit; incestual relationships in Cement Garden, Forbidden, Brother/Sister – but
in film and popular culture stories too. They hold a universal fascination.
I think it’s because we all
want some of that intensity, but here’s what some other people think:
“Forbidden love is
exciting and dangerous and makes you want to fight for the person you long to
be with. Forbidden love is like that extra slice of pizza you shouldn’t have,
playing with scissors when you know it’s dangerous, speeding down the road in
the middle of winter. Just make sure you have the skills and ability to be
sneaky in order to be with your forbidden love. Love is worth getting into at
least a bit of trouble, isn’t it?”
–
Simone Elkeles, NYT & USA Today bestselling author of Perfect Chemistry
I’m on the same page as Simone
here – I’d be more than willing to get into trouble for love!
“Everyone wants to
feel special. And what’s more special than having someone fight to be with you?
Someone really has to want you in
order to push through the barrier of the forbidden – overcoming personal,
social, emotional obstacles all for the sake of being with you.”
- Non Pratt, UKYA debut author of Trouble (released 6th March)
No one can deny the appeal of
being fought for!
So what do you think the appeal
of forbidden love is?
Sophie
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