Top 10 Annoying Cliches in YA books (and nearly everything else)

10. Intelligence of the (usually female) main character told and not shown.


9. Purple prose.


8. Very human supernatural creatures.


7. First-person POV somehow 100% correctly guessing other characters' feelings.


6. Main character reading other characters' exact emotions and thoughts just by looking in their eyes.


5. Fickle, male-dependent female protagonist.


4. Long-running series (aka Beating a dead horse).


3. Slut shaming.


2. Adults keeping secrets from their teenage children.


1. Love triangle.