Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Name That Genre! #7

TITLE: YA
GENRE: Secret

ERIN - CARD 48

MADRID, SPAIN

The orphan flicked a lit match into the fireplace, setting ablaze her 49th tarot card and all remnants of her old alias. The clock struck midnight and her Erin identity ceased to exist. January first, her birthday. Once again she turned eighteen, but today she became Kaity.

There’s an infinite number of experiences on this crowded planet while tarot trading, and no better way to set up the perfect con or the perfect revenge. This year she’d do both.

KAITY - CARD 49

SEVILLA, SPAIN

The wind blew a napkin off the table, but the blond in the pink angora sweater didn’t notice. Designer sunglasses buffered her from the masses. Her glamour captivated the crowded sidewalk cafe as she ate breakfast alone. Regular patrons had attempted to strike up conversations, but none ever learned more than her first name: Kaity.





30 comments:

  1. Fantasy. I love the tarot card idea! This beginning is a bit confusing for me, but I would read on because it hooked me, just so you know. : ) Good luck with this project!

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  2. Fantasy.

    Agree that the beginning is a little confusing. Is this supposed to be the same character in both of these scenes? Is she jumping from one place to the other? Does she KNOW she is doing this? I think you need to clarify.

    Good luck!
    Holly

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  3. Science Fiction.

    Going with it because of the "this crowded planet" reference. Urban fantasy would be second guess.

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  4. Fantasy

    Identity switching based on tarot cards? Neat idea!

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  5. Fantasy: Urban Fantasy or Contemporary Fantasy because the two cities mentioned in the headers are real cities. The idea of reliving your 18th year with a new identity is interesting!

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  6. I can't tell.

    Even after reading the other comments, I'm still not sure which genre to place this in. Sorry!

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  7. Urban fantasy

    Obvious with the tarot cards there is some sort of magic going on, but the cities named are real ones.

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  8. Fantasy because of the Tarot cards and the mc turning 18 'again'.

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  9. Paranormal fantasy - the switching of identities based on Tarot cards.

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  10. Science Fiction

    Turning 18 again, and totally changing idenities make this one easy to figure out.

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  11. I'm feeling Urban Fantasy for sure. Had to read it a few times to get the idea that it's the same character in both, but it's there in the names used. Love the idea of using tarot card magic to change identities. Reminiscent of the Faceless Men of Braavos from GoT, but in a modern setting. I would have liked a bit of expansion on the Erin identity, though I'm sure you'll get into that part later. I'm picturing a little match girl archetype just because of orphan+matches.

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  12. Interesting.

    Paranormal Thriller

    It feels a bit too realistic to be Urban Fantasy and too contemporary to be science fiction.

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  13. PARANORMAL. ?
    Something odd is going on for sure.

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  14. Fantasy

    Love the tarot card concept. I was hooked almost immediately. Would love to keep reading.

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  15. Urban Fantasy

    Real cities, but tarot-based magic.

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  16. Paranormal thriller. The change of identities seems sinister.

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  17. URBAN FANTASY

    I almost didn't think so. I feel like she means what she says and the tarot cards are just symbolic.

    But I bet there is some real magic going on, in which case that could be made a bit more clear. "The perfect con" and "designer sunglasses" set this in modern times, and it could be that this orphan is just a very excellent con artist who uses tarot cards as symbolism.

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  18. Fantasy

    Because of the tarot magic. But the point-form style suggests SF, and maybe crowded planet does, too.

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  19. No idea.

    It could be a thriller: with conning and revenge.
    It could be fantasy: tarot cards as some sort of magical way of changing identities.
    It could be sci-fi: tarot cards as some sort of underworld currency or signal.

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  20. sci-fi

    maybe with some dystopian and fantasy elements, sort of a character hopping technology. Either way - I like this a lot!

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  21. Fantasy.

    Reliving her eighteenth birthday 49 times (so far) reads fantasy. Since she's set on both a con and revenge, it sounds like a dark fantasy.

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  22. Fantasy

    ceased to exist, magic elements

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  23. Paranormal

    I think that's where Tarot Cards puts us. But Paranormal is really a form of fantasy.

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  24. PARANORMAL

    Could also be Urban Fantasy. If she's turning eighteen over and over, something supernatural is going on.

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  25. Fantasy. Interesting beginning. I'd read a bit more. Good luck, Sarah

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  26. Urban Fantasy

    Tarot cards make me lean toward fantasy and the designer sunglasses put it in a modern setting.

    I can't tell, though, if this is a paranormal identity shift or if she's just a con artist, adopting a new persona.

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  27. Fantasy. The tarot trading clearly involves some form of magic.

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  28. And the answer is: Urban Fantasy!

    Thanks so much for all of your guesses and feedback. The concept of re-living of the same year over and over will be magic based using tarot cards, not a time machine or any sort of paranormal phenomenon. I already removed a few word choices I worried skewed towards science fiction. Sounds like I need to take out a few more.

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