“Why I
LOVE New Adult Literature”
Guest
post by author, Sherry Soule
Hi everybody, I’m author,
Sherry—waving from the SF Bay Area, where it can get pretty foggy even during
the warmer months. And I can’t believe that summer is finally here.
Thanks for letting me visit today, it’s
an honor to be a guest here and meet other fellow booklovers.
Since
I was a young girl, I recognized that books were a way to travel to other places
and have amazing adventures. Even though I am older than the average twenty-something
reader, I’ve always loved reading New Adult literature. (Although before the
last year or so, it did not have its own unique genre.)
“NEW
ADULT” or crossover YA fiction, basically features a protagonist between the
ages of eighteen and twenty-five. NA characters are often depicted as experiencing
such things as, college, first serious relationship, living on their own for
the first time, internships, first real job, etc.
Does
that mean that these books have loads of sex or profanity because they are
targeted for an older readership?
I
wouldn’t think so, although the subject matter might be considered more adult
than some young adult titles. My books are all pretty much rated: PG-13, so all
ages can enjoy my storytelling.
I
love reading NA Lit because I think that most novels in this genre are
fast-paced and thrilling, and the stories are written in a style that is
engrossing, with story-driven or character-driven plotlines that include
life after high school,
which is a very scary time for most people whether you’re in college or
starting your first steady job.
And
like many of you, I’ve read hundreds of NA books and I can actually say that I
enjoyed almost all of them. Some I genuinely loved and these books became like good
friends that I didn’t want to part with, so they adorn my bookshelves and wait patiently
to be reread again one day. Other novels were simply read and then disregarded
with a contented smile.
Of course, I realize that we all have diverse
tastes in literature.
Most of you will have varied genres that you love to read, and probably some of
my favorite books are simply your forgotten reads. That’s what makes the world
of reading as a whole, so damn wonderful. Each one of us will enjoy different
types of characters, plots, and of course, a writer’s voice, the way only they can tell a story.
Personally,
I like to read and write darker, edgier New Adult novels. As you can probably
tell if you’d read my books, I tend to write conflicted, tormented heroines,
too. I love the anguish of a protagonist trying to come to terms with some dark
secret or horrific event in her past, and usually, she ends up facing this
fear, vulnerability, or threat, with a resilient hottie by her side.
My
heroines are typically intelligent, snarky, and full of fight. Like my girl, Skylar
Blackwell in IMMORTAL ECLIPSE. You gotta admire Skylar’s spunk and
determination. Anyhoo, thank you so for letting me chat about my love of New
Adult literature. I hope you enjoyed this post. Now go feed your mind and
read a book! Preferably mine. :-D
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Author Bio
Sherry Soule is the author of the popular young
adult series, Spellbound. She mostly
writes urban fantasy, which includes elements of mystery, romance, fantasy, and
suspense for teens and adults. She considers her writing to be PG-13. Sherry
lives with her family and one very spoiled black cat in California’s San
Francisco Bay Area.
Places you can cyberstalk Sherry
Soule:
Official
Blog: http://www.sherrysoule.blogspot.com
Twitter
@WriterSherry: http://twitter.com/writersherry
FACEBOOK:
http://on.fb.me/tdro6f
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Read
an excerpt: http://sherrysoule.blogspot.com/p/adult-urban-fantasy_11.html
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