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Originally Posted by Blossom
NA is based on age so if you see the label you know the characters are under 25. Right now NA is so hot that authors are redefining their books just to take part of the NA craze. Some NA fans will buy anything NA and authors are taking advantage of that.
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Yes, NA is based on age, but I also think the sub-genre (well, those that are truly NA) is about more than the age of the character - it's about the type of story being told. Before NA became a thing, I read lots of contemps about early to mid 20 year olds that I wouldn't call NA because they weren't experiencing that 'coming of age' angst and were getting an HEA instead of NFN.
I don't care about the age of the character (okay, I do... I don't read YA at all, but that's a whole different reason). It's the trope... I don't like the dark, angsty, drama crap. That's also part of the reason I stay away from all the rockstar stuff... same trope mostly, or seems to be, at least to me. I'm probably missing out on some good books, but then again, I can't see the top of my TBR pile, so I'm not too worried about it
To each her own, I say
I'm with NixLapi - it's nice to have the heads up - which is of course what labelling sub-genres are all about - making it easier for readers to find (or run away) from their preferred stories. I've just realized I need to pay closer attention to the blurb or sample