Clap When You Land

Yet another, slow, un-engaging, not fun to read, verse novel bogged down by identity politics. I'm so sick of this! I absolutely love the idea behind verse novels, so why are they never fun and exciting?! When I read I want to escape reality – I can't be the only one! If I want a depressing story about abuse, sexual, drug, race or otherwise I'll watch the news. All I want is an exciting, fun, imaginative verse novel that's engaging to read. A Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, or Hunger Games kind of story told in verse! Surely it's not that hard! Verse is able to better capture different aspects of a story than prose. So why?