fatal flaw

13 reads a lot of fantasy for teens and adults. She gives me some very blunt evaluations of books. One of the most interesting things to me is that what she thinks of a book does not necessarily impact the speed with which she finishes it or whether or not she is interested in reading the next book in the series. I wonder how much this is true of other teens.

She was talking to me yesterday about what she considers "the fatal flaw" of any fantasy. The trick with fantasy is making it feel real