By: Jillian

Jillian — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:39:32 +0000

I’m 19 years old and a freshman in college, and a proud book nerd. I read both YA and adult books, and I think a “new adult” genre would be very interesting.

By: LittleRedWolfGirl

LittleRedWolfGirl — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:03:36 +0000

I would love this! I’m 22, but read more YA than not (with some exceptions – I’m so addicted to George R. R. Martin’s ‘Song of Ice and Fire’ series), because I find that most adult fiction books don’t have as much to offer. For the non-fantasy/sci-fi books, I can’t really relate to the characters as well, because they’re usually quite a bit older than me and have experienced a lot of things I haven’t. Lately, I’ve been on the hunt for great LGBT YA fiction, but sadly, that genre is rather limited. Still, most YA books don’t have main characters older than 18, and while I’ve been through that stage of life, I am past it. I love the idea of having a genre for my age range, and have no problem with sex scenes. However, if most of these end up being just written porn, I’m gonna lose interest real fast. I’m hoping for some really great stories in a range of genres (realistic, sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal), but with characters who are a bit older. Hopefully, this new approach will be a big success, and we’ll see some great stories!

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:02:23 +0000

That sounds interesting. I have three bookshelves crammed with YA fiction. I am SUCH a book nerd! I am in the age group 18-24 (I’m 20, turning 21 in a few months) and I think it would cool to have a whole new genre.

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