TITLE: SECRET
GENRE: YA SECRET
The flowers were as insubstantial as we were. They were gray, too, as gray as the rest of the landscape, and they whispered among themselves, the petals fluttering without wind, as if sharing secrets. But there were no secrets in the Asphodel Meadows, just as there was no color.
Only, sometimes—there was.
Time had little meaning here, but I marked it by his arrival. I saw the distant glow of him, the light of the living as he moved through the throngs of the dead. Other shades clamored around him, drawn like I was to the way he shone, the gold of his hair and the sword by his side. It was better and worse when he came, for my mind was clearer at the sight of him but the sharpness of it cut me in a way the numbness could not.
Miss Snark's First Victim
Fantasy! Because of the colorless Asphodel Meadows and the mention of the sword.
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ReplyDeleteJust a guess but the image of 'him' seems ghostly.
Fantasy. The imagery as well as name of meadow.
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ReplyDeleteBeing in the Asphodel Meadows - Greek land of the dead. Seeing the "living" as one of the "others," the sliding in and out of clarity when viewing him. Hints that maybe the POV character will slide into clarity (the Land of the Living?) and get to stay there a while, at least.
Paranormal (leaning toward Paranormal Romance?)
ReplyDeleteThe first paragraph could have been anything for me. Since I didn't know the greek meaning of the meadows, it could have been apocalyptic or dystopian with a graying world. But the second paragraph with the dead and the living has a very paranormal vibe. Also, I sense that he has an angelic quality to him and her reaction to his arrival suggest some romantic element will be a strong part of the story.
Fantasy.
ReplyDeleteBecause of the color.
FANTASY
ReplyDeleteEverything in the first paragraph, the mention of shades, of the sword, and the impression this is NOT on Earth lead me to Fantasy.
Fantasy, because of the name - Asphodal - the unrealistic setting, and a mention of swords...
ReplyDeleteI was thinking Dystopian because of the grey but my guess is Fantasy!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking Dystopian because of the grey but my guess is Fantasy!
ReplyDeleteFantasy with a touch of romance?
ReplyDeleteFantasy. The whispering flowers, the gray landscape and the mention of a sword leads me to Fantasy.
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ReplyDeleteTime not having meaning, grayness, the dead around, the guy with a sword. Also, it's really good and I'm hooked!
Fantasy. The world has a magical element.
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ReplyDeleteliteral gray meadow, the word Asphodel, sword
Fantasy
ReplyDeletemeadow, Asphodel, sword
Fantasy. tons of references to the mythical land of the dead.
ReplyDeleteFantasy. tons of references to the mythical land of the dead.
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ReplyDeleteThe whispering flowers, the glowing man. I was leaning toward paranormal until you mentioned the sword. That swung me to fantasy.
Sci-fi, due to the strange world (the Asphodel Meadows) and the character descriptins (e.g., the "distant glow of him").
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ReplyDeleteWe're apparently in the land of the dead, and there's a guy with a sword.
Paranormal.
ReplyDeleteCould be fantasy, but the language seems more contemporary/crisp, and less formal/detailed than what I'd expect in fantasy.
Paranormal.
ReplyDeleteCould be fantasy, but the language seems more contemporary/crisp, and less formal/detailed than what I'd expect in fantasy.
Paranormal
ReplyDeleteShe's a shade (ghost). Enough said.
Paranormal
ReplyDeleteShe's a shade (ghost). Enough said.
Fantasy
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ReplyDeleteFantasy (based on Greek Mythology)
ReplyDeleteMention of shades and Asphodel Meadows (part of the Greek underworld)
FANTASY.
ReplyDeleteI thought paranormal at first until "the sword by his side." That said fantasy to me.
FANTASY.
ReplyDeleteI thought paranormal at first until "the sword by his side." That said fantasy to me.
Paranormal. Though I almost changed to fantasy with the mention of the sword. Until that point, it sounded like an afterworld of spirits.
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ReplyDeleteI'm guessing by your description of being among the dead and how the character glows when he comes.
Paranormal
ReplyDeleteThe description of the ghost moved me in that direction.
Magical Realism.
ReplyDeleteI was tempted to say Fantasy at first, but then realized the whole grey world may be just the way MC views her reality.
Fantasy, possibly magical realism.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful descriptions and a real feeling of place from such a few short words.
Lovely.
Fantasy, possibly magical realism.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful descriptions and a real feeling of place from such a few short words.
Lovely.
Fantasy. It just kind of has that feel, plus there's the reference to shades and the dead.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the guesses/comments, everyone! This is my YA Fantasy titled THE FALL OF TROY.
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