Realist-escapism…Is that a word or maybe a new genre? Having never loved fantasy novels growing up, I am approaching 40 these days, the new kinds of novels that grace the shelves of book-stores and libraries are extraordinary. For me, the line continues to blur between historical fiction and fantasy. Though none of these novels can be categorized as historical fiction, it seems hard to believe that these places and times do not actually exist. As the reader, you are whisked away into a world that exports emotions, possibilities, and very often real triumphs. You believe that there will be a day you will fall upon the crevice in the rock that will transport you to the world of monsters that are too beautiful to look at, as in Fire, by Kristin Cashore. When you step on the recently smothered fire from the faeries retreating into the forest as the dawn breaks, and extraordinary musicians are in danger of being stolen away for their talent in Ballad, by Maggie Stiefvater, you believe their fear is real. Lastly, huntresses lead the pack in a place far, far away, while dark figures looming in the forest masquerade as humans in the neighboring towns in Ash, by Malinda Lo.
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