Comments on: YA Crushes

By: Sarah Rees Brennan

Sarah Rees Brennan — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:42:02 +0000

Ravus and Edmund! *swoons* Diana, you and I may find ourselves in a fight for our literary man one day.

Also, Catherine and Darla and Sophie yay!

By: Nelly

Nelly — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:18:22 +0000

yay! I love making “crush” lists. My YA Boy list in some particular order (minus Poe since that felt like cheating):

. Gilbert Blythe from Anne of Green Gables
. Prince Char from Ella Enchanted
. Dave the Laugh from the Georgia Nicholson series
. Vin from Ripped at the Seams
. Michael from the Princess Diaries

By: PurpleRanger

PurpleRanger — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:07:06 +0000

Tiff, I kind of liked Walter. I can at least identify with him. I’m prone to the same foot-in-mouth disease flareups that he had. But if you read my review of MAJOR CRUSH, I think what I liked best about Virginia was the pad her mother used to write excuses for her when she was sick.

By: Diana

Diana — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:48:21 +0000

Yeah, AmyW, pretty sure I do. (Does it have to do with knees? that’s where I swooned like a lady in a too-tight corset.)

By: AmyW

AmyW — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:11:08 +0000

I am so glad that someone else likes Ravus, and is with me on the troll love. He had a line there that made me swoon like I haven’t swooned in years! (I don’t want to be a spoiler – but I suspect you know what I mean!)

By: Celeste

Celeste — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:51:39 +0000

Ravus would have to be on my list, too. Love, love, love him. There need to be way more hot trolls in YA fiction.

By: Tiff

Tiff — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:33:33 +0000

See, I read Major Crush and just found both Drew and Virginia too angsty for me. But if I had to choose, I’d go with Virginia in a heartbeat. Also, am I the only person who really liked Walter (the best friend)? I think I like to root for underdogs.

Gilbert = awesome. So does Phil.

I always had a thing for Ginny Weasley. I love how sweet, funny, and strong she is, all at the same time.

My current YA boy crush is Tobey from Susane Colasanti’s When It Happens. I don’t necessarily believe Tobeys exist in high school like he did, but I like the way Colasanti gives hope to younger girls! My current boyfriend is definitely a Tobey.

I’m totally in love with both Eric and Bridget from the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series. Also both Dani and Greg from Elizabeth Scott’s Stealing Heaven. And pretty much all of Maureen Johnson’s characters make me squee.

By: Diana

Diana — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:53:14 +0000

PR, they are both awesome. “The hand thing” has become parlance in certain social circles.

By: Diana

Diana — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:51:26 +0000

Khy, most of the guys I like kinda bug me sometimes. Rex’s darkling kickassness totally overshadows his annoying translation nerdiness, yeah?

By: Diana

Diana — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:50:25 +0000

lenore, it’s a long-standing debate in my house. I love love love love love Sunset, and it’s catapulted my regard for sunrise, which my husband has always loved, but I was more lukewarm about, even when I was their ages.