On the Hunt..... Ever Night

So I was reading the anthology of On the Hunt. In the story, Ever Night by Gena Showalter, we have the story of Vasili and Rose. Rose is a Walker who can travel between world, mostly just on her birthday. On the night of her 18th birthday, she travels to the Nightmare realm, as it is called and is brought forth to meet Vasili. Vasili is a king whose family was killed when past walkers came and started killing people. Only he and his brother are the sole survivors. Upon their meeting, they are both wary of each other. He decides that she will be useful if she can get him information about other walkers. He then does something that cements their bond and sends her along.

I really enjoyed this short novella. It had everything you could ask for. Love, action, betrayal and happiness. At first I didn't know what to make of the story. I had previously read 2 of her other series and thoroughly enjoyed the empowerment of women who wouldn't let men cow them done. It wasn't so much in the beginning but towards the end she becomes as fierce a fighter as Vasili, both fighting for what they both know that they need to accomplish. A way to stop walkers from attacking and finding a way to get acceptance for her and her kind, which they end up accomplishing.

Romance shromance

So I don't really read too many romance books but upon finishing one of the books, it got me think, can this really happen? Sometimes it doesn't make sense.

I guess if you are an author and have to write a book specific then I guess it makes sense that sometimes you have to move the story the story rather quickly but sometimes within a span of a week, it seems too fast. It isn't because it could not happen but because this love at first sight thing sometimes doesn't make sense. Maybe I am a cynic and not as romantic as other people. I guess you can call me a realist. I like to think of things in the real life and what may really happen. I guess that is why people write books and other people read them, to escape the reality of life. Yet it makes me wonder if it is healthy?

For me, I wouldn't mind reading some stuff like that but as long as I know that there are other different possibilities. I guess it helps in seeing things through a different perspective. Reading the hundreds of books that I have has helped me in dealing with people. I have learned that things are not always black and white and that we have to think  outside the box. But going back to Romance books, I feel as if people sometimes take these books to serious and can't see the world for what it is.
Take for example, what you look for when finding a partner. Most women will tell you that the first thing they look for in a man is  that they have to be tall. If we think about it, how much of the men in the population are really tall. Not that many. Sometimes I wonder where we get these idealistic ideas of what we want in a partner. Through the media, through acquaintances, where? Most of the time when people blame the media, I can say that it is mostly true. The media gives us perceptions of what is considered beauty. Of what is considered in style. What happened to personal perception, to creativity and individuality? They went out the window years ago. Maybe this technological age that we are in has not really helped or better yet has hindered us in who we are and what we want to be.