It all started with an innocent tweet last night …

E is trying to get me to eat a beet and I think everyone should back me and support me in disgust, because NO. — Nova Ren Suma (@novaren) May 18, 2016



People started chiming in support of beets.

https://twitter.com/sbrezenoff/status/733068773846962176

I'm on E's side here. — laini taylor (@lainitaylor) May 18, 2016



Or against.

beets will forever taste like dirt and horse food to me no matter how fancy the preparation is. — Audrey Coulthurst (@audwrites) May 18, 2016



There were revelations.

BEETS ARE TERRIBLE UGH I THOUGHT I KNEW YOU #ImwithNova — Laura Ruby (@thatlauraruby) May 18, 2016



Some had very strong feelings.

I've never even tried a beet before. My aversion is so strong I think I was killed by one in a past life. — Alexandra Bracken (@alexbracken) May 19, 2016



Very strong.

I wish I had more followers so that my pro beet opinions could spread forth across the earth more rapidly — Maurene Goo (@maurenegoo) May 19, 2016



https://twitter.com/courtney_s/status/733100763581448195

Some wanted to talk about borscht.

https://twitter.com/VeronicaRoth/status/733088955193757696

And got hard truths instead.

https://twitter.com/rainbowrowell/status/733106925684981760

https://twitter.com/rainbowrowell/status/733107033289850880

They were ready to fight.

me preparing for the beet wars pic.twitter.com/E0pteMaIJ9 — Victoria Aveyard (@VictoriaAveyard) May 19, 2016



And make puns.

If you can't beet 'em, join 'em. — Adi Alsaid (@AdiAlsaid) May 18, 2016

Can you beet-lieve that I got locked out of my house during the Great Beet Debate of 2016!? What did I miss? Who are my mortal enemies? — Robin Benway (@RobinBenway) May 19, 2016



It quickly evolved into this …

Opening YA twitter like pic.twitter.com/h2rGPDMZ8f — Kate Hart (@Kate_Hart) May 19, 2016



Basically.

Author: I love beets!

Other author: I hate beets!

YA Community: pic.twitter.com/KAGDYxn0kc — Victoria Aveyard (@VictoriaAveyard) May 19, 2016



The outcome?

I will remember those who had my back. Everyone else: you lost tonight. I didn't eat one bite of beet. I held strong. #TheGreatBeetBeef2016 — Nova Ren Suma (@novaren) May 19, 2016



Will YA ever be the same again??