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Do readers generally want/expect the female & male MCs to be romantically interested in each other?
In an ensemble cast with 4 POV characters (a YA thriller), would readers be more interested/satisfied if the two MCs had more romantic interest in each other? I had the two MCs paired off with the other two POV characters (and the two MCs go from enemies-to-friends as opposed to the currently popular enemies-to-lovers trope). But I have this fear that readers really just want MCs to be into each other.
I experimented and wrote a new version with only 3 POVs, now having the two MCs with romantic interest. Is this probably the way to go, even if the fourth POV was liked by betas, had a distinct voice, etc.?
I can't seem to decide which is the version I should now send to those requesting it (not sure which one I like better, or which others will like better, and there aren't so many betas floating around that I can have an entirely new set for a different version). So I'm trying to decide by figuring out if one approach as stated is likely to be a success.
THANK YOU!!!
In an ensemble cast with 4 POV characters (a YA thriller), would readers be more interested/satisfied if the two MCs had more romantic interest in each other? I had the two MCs paired off with the other two POV characters (and the two MCs go from enemies-to-friends as opposed to the currently popular enemies-to-lovers trope). But I have this fear that readers really just want MCs to be into each other.
I experimented and wrote a new version with only 3 POVs, now having the two MCs with romantic interest. Is this probably the way to go, even if the fourth POV was liked by betas, had a distinct voice, etc.?
I can't seem to decide which is the version I should now send to those requesting it (not sure which one I like better, or which others will like better, and there aren't so many betas floating around that I can have an entirely new set for a different version). So I'm trying to decide by figuring out if one approach as stated is likely to be a success.
THANK YOU!!!