Wulver: a werewolf in Shetland, that is said to have had the body of a man with a wolf’s head. It was reported to have left fish on the windowsills of poor families.
That is the nicest Werewolf legend I’ve ever heard of.
Stop hating on and generalizing teen fiction. They are great sources of reading material if you just take your time and choose wisely.
Can I have teen fiction WITHOUT any romance, period? (Or very little… but is not focused on as a plot point)
That would excellent.
I’m super picky about my romances, I generally find most fictional ones to be uncomfortable or problematic. Looking for a good YA without it is difficult, not impossible, but certainly difficult. ESPECIALLY if it’s female lead. I actually actively avoid most female-lead YA novels for this very reason. Sad but true…
Any suggestions?
(As a side note, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was a good book without pivotal romance, but I don’t think it strictly counts as YA. Also, Le Guin’s Earthsea novels dodge the romance trap. LOVE those books.)