On the Romantic Triangle

People love to disparage young adult fiction. YA is the new kickball for the literary establishment, and one of the most common remarks I see about YA novels is this: “The book is well written enough, but of course there’s the obligatory romantic triangle…” Cue the literary eye roll. Oh those young adult authors! So formulaic! So unimaginative!
And critically acclaimed, (very often) with more vigorous sales than any other genre, and by the way, more movie deals too.
Before we get into the nitt...