Twilight Syndrome

Over-commoditization at the expense of originality, artistic quality, and substance.

Amazon Review of Sophie Jordan's "Firelight", shows Twilight Syndrome in action:

"...She was far too much the super-special yet tragically misunderstood heroine from the get-go, a cardboard cut-out of a character that's getting dog-eared with overuse. Consequently, the cliche "forbidden romance" with the obligatory perfect love interest was contrived from the start. It smacks far too much of Twilight, whose romance nobody should be praising or trying to emulate. I wanted to be subtly and skillfully led into both the story and their relationship; instead I had it shoved at me. Needless to say I will not be reading beyond the few chapters I was prompted to try, and I will just have to hold out for another author to come along and do the opposite to dragons what Stephanie Meyer did do to vampires."

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