Another similarity is that Blue Moon Rising is apparently (haven't read it of course, I'm remembering what the New Yorker piece said) an introspective novel which is about the author coping with her personal experiences and as a result is unevenly written, whereas Crave is written in that smooth, buttery prose that promises the million-seller it became.
Totally. I might be way wrong here but my understanding is that ten years ago when Freeman was pitching it, the lesson from Twilight’s success was for the books to have blank-slate protagonists so readers could project onto them. But as overt romance elements crept in there’s been a return to greater character specificity. One wonders if what was seen as a weakness back then would have been a positive now
Another similarity is that Blue Moon Rising is apparently (haven't read it of course, I'm remembering what the New Yorker piece said) an introspective novel which is about the author coping with her personal experiences and as a result is unevenly written, whereas Crave is written in that smooth, buttery prose that promises the million-seller it became.
Totally. I might be way wrong here but my understanding is that ten years ago when Freeman was pitching it, the lesson from Twilight’s success was for the books to have blank-slate protagonists so readers could project onto them. But as overt romance elements crept in there’s been a return to greater character specificity. One wonders if what was seen as a weakness back then would have been a positive now