Sunday, August 30, 2015

7, 4, 0

Teens at Random. That is a great name of a website!
Of course, it is called that due to being presented by Random House. But still. Made me chuckle.
First off the bat, I'm not that impressed by the way the site looks. It reminds me of some of those early 90s websites. But, I will note, those early 90s websites were very easy to navigate. Maybe that is their intention? I guess I'll find out.
Huh. Is Eragon still a thing? I thought that was over.
Love, Stargirl!?! Wow. Now I am feeling old. I'm pretty sure I read that in middle school. About 10 years ago.
Oh. That explains it. I think this site hasn't been updated since 2012. The most recent year in the date-of-birth selector is 2007. Meaning they're targeting 8 and up? I guess.
I guess they must still be updating it. Some of the popular post-apocalyptic wasteland movie tie-in books are on there. Most notably The Scorch Trials.
I got to say. Not impressed by this site. It reminds me of something from my childhood for good reason. Would not recommend.
3/10

Harlequin Teen? That sounds...dangerous.
I've never given much thought to teen romance.
I guess it would probably have less...raunchy writing.
Okay, so right off the bat it turns out that Harlequin doesn't do just romance. I never thought about that either. I guess it makes sense though. A publisher should diversify their holdings.
There are plenty of books here that look to inhabit the current grunge sort of look. Lots of grey metallics and filigree.
This is definitely a more simplistic way of viewing the teens materials. Just a straight up listing. No search function within the teen overworld, but that' okay. It might take you a while to find what you're looking for. But! It shows everything. All subgenres are intermingled. You might find something else you like on the way to the book you're actually looking for. Not bad.
7/10

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