Adult romance novels look too much like YA novels, amirite?

I don't mean to sound an alarmist pearl clutching nut But you sure did manage to

by ForeignDisaster1422 9 hours ago

Ah, isn't that the beauty of the "no offense but" rule?

by Spencercoralie 9 hours ago

99% of the time The statement that follows that is offensive

by Anonymous 9 hours ago

(That was the joke)

by Spencercoralie 8 hours ago

That's the joke!

by Anonymous 8 hours ago

What I feel is: YA has always had more in common with adult literature than with children's literature.

by gwendolyn83 7 hours ago

Do you have any examples? I admit I'm not terribly familiar with adult novels, but isn't the stereotypical cover art a guy in a pirate shirt with long hair and muscles?

by Anonymous 7 hours ago

The Ice Breaker series LOOK like they belong at a Scholastic Book Fair… they do not

by Hermannthad 7 hours ago

I don't really read any YA anymore, truthfully. I was referring to the visuals/covers. Definitely should have made that more clear

by Spencercoralie 7 hours ago

The art style is cheap to create (fewer artist hours than the old style oil painting of Fabio covers) and inoffensive. It's not about luring YA readers or refusing to grow up. Publishers and authors self-publishing can pick the lowest bidder and have them make a cover their audience will tolerate.

by Anonymous 7 hours ago

You're absolutely allowed to hate it! Personally, I feel they all look too similar and often don't give any clues to what the book is actually about.

by Anonymous 6 hours ago

That's the other thing. They all look identical! I said earlier, they all look like screenshots from that mobile game Episodes

by Spencercoralie 6 hours ago

Surely it's more of a case of YA books trying to look more "adult" because kids want to feel grown up.

by Anonymous 6 hours ago

Can you clearly what you mean?

by Anonymous 5 hours ago

Yeah, I realize I wasn't clear. Like another user said, there's one series that looks like it should be in a Scholastic book fair than an adult's bookshelf.

by Spencercoralie 5 hours ago

Oh so you mean the cover art? Yeah I can see that being an issue.

by Anonymous 5 hours ago

It's literary equivalent of junk food which is totally fine for people to consume but I agree it makes up wayyyy to large a portion of the average readers diet and we could all benefit from eating more of our literary vegetables.

by Feilcelestino 4 hours ago

That's also true! Don't get me wrong, I love me a spicy romance here and there (I'm only human). But the bulk of my bookshelf is made up of a variety of different genres. I think my husband referred to it as cotton candy for the brain, which I fully agree with.

by Spencercoralie 4 hours ago