#RBWL, or In Which I Share What I Want

Yesterday, everyone's favorite Twitter event occurred once more.  As I explained last Wednesday, #RBWL stands for Reader/Blogger Wish List, and under the hashtag, bloggers and readers alike can tweet what they'd like to see in books.  Last fall, I had a wrap-up post, so I certainly needed to do another one this time.  And thank you, Shae, for asking me to help out. :)

Let's start with my numerous tweets.

My first #RBWL wish: More YA novels set in the Midwest.
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

More travel-the-country (or world) tales. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

Modern day Rumplestiltskin. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

I always ask for this. Homeschoolers portrayed as the actual, normal people we are. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

Gonna repeat one of my fave tweets from last time: a retelling of Anne of Green Gables. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

YA versions of You've Got Mail and Sleepless in Seattle. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

I love YA historical fiction set from the 1920s to the 1950s. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

Current Hollywood and celebrities are so overdone. I love old Hollywood, so more of that, please! #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

Begs shamelessly for more Shakespearean retellings. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

Futuristic without it being dystopian/post-apocalyptic. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

Also, I'd love to see something between contemporary and dystopian where they're rebuilding and setting up the new government. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

As always, I want non-absentee parents who demand an explanation when their kids act weird/disappear randomly. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

How about female Robin Hood with the Merry Maids? #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

I want A Midsummer's Night Dream where Puck is British and a girl. Can you imagine her saying, "What fools these mortals be!" ? #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

I love books with big families, especially when the families are seen in a good light (à la My Life Next Door). #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

Seriously, more NA about college and/or traveling the world and less about sex. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

Fantasy worlds like the one in The Winner's Curse that don't have magic. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

More books like Prisoner of Night and Fog where the protagonist is close to a real-life villain. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

YA that reminds me of the American Girl Dolls, all grown up, if that makes sense. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

More archeology. Like, the parents are archaeologists, or the MC is fascinated with it. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

Settings along the lines of what Ally Carter has planned for Embassy Row. I love royalty, nobility, and diplomats! #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

Anything like the animal books of my childhood, except...please don't kill the animal. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

Wait, wait, wait...what about a YA Les Miserables retelling? #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

I'll take any Les Mis retelling/remix as long as you don't put Eponine with Marius, and you don't hate on Cosette. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

Anything revolving around popular music groups/artist, i.e., the Beatles, the Stones, Frank Sinatra, etc. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

Anything that references, mentions, or includes Taylor Swift (or a character like her), as long as it's in a positive light. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

On the subject of POC MCs, we do see Chinese and Japanese a fair amount. What about Korean, Thai, or Filipino? #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

YA retellings of musicals. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

Something like a YA Once Upon a Time where all the fairytales come together. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

What if a teen fangirl had the power to visit all her favorite worlds, but her ability starts to malfunction so she gets stuck? #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

History geeks are my people, so any YA MCs who love history. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

I feel like hardly anyone retells Sense and Sensibility or Emma. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

Ooh, what about historical fiction (or contemporary) that takes place completely on a train? #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

Going to steal an idea from @bookgeek2872's TTT: fairytale retellings from the POV of someone besides the princess or prince. #RBWL
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

I'm kind of a big fan of Switched at Birth, so switched at birth stories are always fun. Separated at birth is overdone. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

How about a family that owns a really cool children's bookstore? #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

YA set in Finland is a must, especially contemporary or historical. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

I want a MC to have a dad like Merida's in Brave. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

YA set in different states like Alaska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Iowa, etc. Basically, the ones not done very often. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

How about more Canada, eh? #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

A parallel universe where everyone's evil twin lives. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

Lady and the Tramp with human teenagers. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

Characters who volunteer (animal shelter, soup kitchen, retirement home, whatever). #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

More deaf characters. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

After the "happily ever after" of fairytales. #rbwl
— Emma (@emmasaska) April 14, 2014

Check back on Thursday, when I share the wrap-up of my favorite ideas from everyone else!