I just started it and I am wondering if this book is for a different young adultish audience ? I don’t want to invest more time if I am the wrong target audience. I realize it’s not technically classified as YA fiction, but I am a 39 year old man that’s typically into more serious lit with complex characters/ themes and beautiful prose. Thoughts ? No spoilers just in case
This sounds like a slight thing for a 39-year old man to be worrying about—if you’ve started it and you’re enjoying it, read it. What does it matter what largely arbitrary marketing label is attached to it?
He’s asking if it matures later on. OP feels like the writing they’ve encountered so far is not directed towards adults, so he’s asking people who have read it if it’s worth continuing.
If the book is consistent throughout, the answer is no. If the book matures in style later on, the answer is likely yes.
It’s the author’s tenth novel, so a maturation of style mid-book seems unlikely; and, again, if OP is worried they’re accidentally reading a book meant for younger readers, that’s a strange and largely inconsequential worry to be having, especially in public. There are plenty (given Sturgeon’s Law applying equally) of YA and even children’s books worth an adult’s time and attention, if they can just get over themselves.