Whatever the case, it’s proven itself as a genre you don’t want to miss. Or maybe YA stories are just extremely fun to read and people just recognize them as good reading material. Every adult has felt the emotional rollercoaster of being a teen, from trying to discover their identity to the many firsts they start to experience as they transition to adults. Then there’s the melancholic feel of the coming-of-age story. The fantastical worlds and interesting situations it frequently provides readers are some of the most curiosity-catching ones in the market.įor example, Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series and its spin-offs paint a world where the myths and legends we grew up learning and dreaming about are real and hidden within our midst. Perhaps its escapist nature contributes to its popularity. It’s part of the reason why this genre, while relatively new to the market, has rapidly grown. While the YA genre is marketed for ages 12 to 18, over half of its readers are actually aged 18 and above, with the largest segment coming from those aged 30 to 40. Her mission? Befriend the daughter of one of the Nazi’s key scientists and steal the blueprints to a bomb that could decimate entire cities. She must infiltrate a boardinghouse for the daughters of the top Nazis. READ REVIEW 1 NEVERWORLD WAKE by Marisha Pessl RELEASE DATE: JFive close friendswho used to be six until one of them diedare together again a year after their graduation from boarding school. When Sarah’s mother is murdered at a checkpoint, she agrees to become a spy for the resistance against the Third Reich. An eloquent and haunting tale, especially for philosophically-minded readers.
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