So when I saw that a paranormal romance (or urban fantasy) featured a disabled heroine, I flipped out. They might even refuse to show up for battle altogether because they’re uncomfortable around large groups of people or because their broccoli touched their carrots again. You have to build them a ramp or have them shuffle slowly downstairs, preferably with someone else holding onto that heavy sword. You can’t have them charge screaming down the steps to battle vampires. I get that it’s hard for authors because there are a lot of limitations if your characters are disabled. I suffer from a nifty little thing called Myopathy and I limped (and tripped) around for three years until my doctors suggested I use a wheelchair to prevent a self-induced concussion. I’m talking facing down fey armies, battling evil wizards or saving the world - and I want them to do it from a wheelchair or with another disability. And I’m not talking your issue-driven contemporaries where the whole plot is focused on his or her disability. But I hardly ever see people complaining about handicapped characters, or the lack thereof, in YA. It has a fantastic protagonist (I’ll talk more about Dante later), plenty of snark and best of all, a disabled heroine.Ī lot of readers ask for more diversity in YA, such as PoC or queer characters and I completely agree with that. I am proud to say that I belong to the former and am now officially Team Dante Walker Victoria. You’re either going to love it and worship Victoria Scott to the high heavens or you’re going to hate it and burn the pieces.
The Collector is sort of a hit-or-miss book.
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