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YA is really popular but I'm curious about older YA books or ones about "new adults" - books that focus on young people, college age, late teens to early twenties, transitioning into the adult world.
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message 1: by Aung (new)

Aung Kyaw ohn Many books to read here, thanks


message 2: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia Is The Hunger Games New Adult? :S


message 3: by Jack (new)

Jack Interview with John Greene (Author of The Fault In Our Stars) in Goodreads All Sorts!: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/9...


message 4: by oliviasbooks (new)

oliviasbooks Most contributors failed to read the description. Again.


message 5: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth Yu-Gesualdi Thank you so much Jenna and Tammy! I am so very happy that you both enjoyed reading Broken Road. I truly appreciate your kind words and support. Also, thanks for spreading the word about it! I've been perusing through many of the lists categorized under NA and YA and have come across some of your comments regarding my novel. I may have to hire the two of you as my personal publicists! Thank you again.


message 6: by Akilah (new)

Akilah Cynthia wrote: "Is The Hunger Games New Adult? :S" Don't think so since they are teenagers...


message 7: by Chloe Fandom Queen (last edited Oct 24, 2013 01:34AM) (new)

Chloe Fandom Queen Please, somebody, explain to me how these are Adult books???...

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games #1) by Suzanne Collins Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone, #1) by Laini Taylor Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, #1) by Rachel Caine Bloodlines (Bloodlines, #1) by Richelle Mead The Host (The Host, #1) by Stephenie Meyer Poison Study (Study, #1) by Maria V. Snyder The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater Inescapable (The Premonition, #1) by Amy A. Bartol

None of these, and I repeat NONE of these are even remotely Adult!!!


message 8: by ~☆~Autumn (new)

~☆~Autumn Chloe Fandom Queen wrote: "Please, somebody, explain to me how these are Adult books???...

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne CollinsDaughter of Smoke and Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) by Laini TaylorGlass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, #1) by Rachel Caine[bookcover:Bloodl..."

I sure agree with you. The Boy Who Sneaks in my Bedroom Window is good but its very young!



message 9: by ~☆~Autumn (new)

~☆~Autumn My Blood Approves seemed like about age 15 to me. Its OK but just NOT adult.


message 10: by Agnieszka (new)

Agnieszka #817 Kindle Paperwhite User's Guide - it's a bad joke - it's neither fiction nor NA.

Going through these lists (this is the 3rd one today) I'm starting to doubt if all people here can really read.


message 11: by Nancy (new)

Nancy West All he Light We Cannot See, Ordinary Grace, Little Fires Everywhere, and Take Me With You should be on this list... or did I miss them?


message 12: by Anja (new)

Anja I have no idea what happened to this list as there are more books here that don't fit the theme than the ones that do.
I removed a lot of books that have no business being here (Dan Brown, Agatha Christie, Harry Potter, etc.) but there are many more as I am not familiar with all of them.


message 13: by ~☆~Autumn (last edited May 12, 2023 06:21PM) (new)

~☆~Autumn The Host

google says:

The Host is a 2008 science fiction romance novel by Stephenie Meyer. The book is about Earth, in a post-apocalyptic time, being invaded by a parasitic alien ...
Genre: Science fiction, ‎Romance......


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