I’m sure every reader has heard of the most infamously popular trope of all tropes: the love triangle. Feelings on the concept vary, but it seems that few reside in the middle ground. I didn’t realize just how polarized the topic was until I saw concerns about one potentially developing in some reviews for my books.
So, I’m taking the opportunity to make a BSA (Book Service Announcement) to allay those concerns. It’s true–triangles appear as symbols throughout the Records of the Ohanzee series, some in obvious ways, some in subtle ways.
But there’s one kind of triangle you’re not going to see (hint, hint).
What are your thoughts? Do you love/hate love triangles?
Records of the Ohanzee 
No, I don’t! If we talk about love I don’t want to share with anybody my things. Not even a pizza :))
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Awwww, come on! There’s enough pizza for everyone! ^_-
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😀 I’m talking about mine 😉
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That is my favorite love triangle of all time.
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I’ll second that!
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In fact, so much so that I’m going to have some every Friday going forward and make it retroactive for every previous Friday.
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Does food work that way? If so, can you set me up for cake every Friday too?
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I’ve done the Pizza Friday’s on and off since college. It’s one of my favorite traditions. I’ll give your local bakery a call and let them know you will be getting the regular Friday delivery.
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Much obliged!
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When I was in middle school and high school, I was obsessed with reading books with love triangles because I thought they were soooo romantic. Haha, now years later, I know how unrealistic and just weird a lot of them can be, so I prefer my romances to not include love triangles. They can be done well though, but that’s pretty rare I think.
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Haha, I can understand that! I’m a pretty drama-averse person so the idea of ever being in a love triangle just seems too stressful. XD
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I’m not a romance reader, but I’d imagine it’s all in the telling. Some can do it well, and others can’t.
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Good point, it probably can be executed very well by the romance writers. While there is an element of romance in my series, it’s definitely not intended to be the focus.
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Some people get shocked by including elements like that. It always makes me laugh. People fall in love in Westerns, murder happens in outer space, middle graders grow up in fantasy worlds. There could even be a love triangle in a dystopian story.
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I don’t mind the love triangle (although the pizza is my favourite of all time too), but it has to be well done, and add to the story. I don’t like it when it seems to be thrown in and make no sense at all.
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Yes!! Unless the story is intended to be a romance, it needs to be driven by the plot, not the relationship drama, or it takes away from the story.
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I think it’s too broad a concept to simply love-or-hate in books. There are too many variables. It’s a plot point that’s either done well or not well. I don’t look at a book and go ‘Ugh! Love triangle!’ the same way I don’t go ‘Ugh! Another female YA protagonist!’. If there’s a budding relationship, usually there’s some type of problem thrown in to make it interesting, and a love triangle is just one of those things.
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I’m with you, in any story, there has to be a conflict or it wouldn’t be interesting to read. Maybe it’s because that particular device is so often used that people seem to have such a strong reaction?
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I just think people like to complain! :p Most readers have no idea what it takes to write a novel.
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Haha, that’s true for every profession! You never know what exactly is involved until you do it yourself. But readers do know what they like to read! ^_^
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