I’m sorry, are you asking why a YA book contains a romantic relationship between two YA characters?

Agree with these points.

I would note that there is a significant distinction (that is often lost) between freedom of press and platforming. I would not put the Unabomber’s manifesto in a high school library or go out of my way to encourage people to read it; we shouldn’t encourage high schoolers or people in general to get radicalised by hateful ideologies, and the UK is already seeing the consequences of that. But I do think there is a place for it in the records. There is a place for all written work in the records, be it Nazi rhetoric or weird smutfic.

Fondle? A strangely intimate reading style you’ve got there. xD

r/Fantasy’s bingo! I’m at 19/25 right now, and am looking forward to wrapping it up before the new bingo comes out in April. The system of each square having a specific theme really does wonders for making me read more broadly (even if, ultimately, it’s restricted to speculative fiction).

Maybe this sub could try making something like that. Would be cool!

It is indeed a common trope, to the point where it’s often lampshaded or subverted. It’s not very popular to play it straight, since… it’s lazy writing. Still, if you’ve played Ace Attorney games, at least two major cases hinge on this central premise. In terms of actual books, I had to dig a little, but Agatha Christie’s Elephants Can Remember does use this.