So lately I’ve had several book recommendations here and in other subreddits for novels or audiobooks that sounded great, but when I pursued them, I found these were young adult novels. Despite long discussion threads, no one mentioned this.
Don’t get me wrong, I like the occasional YA book. But it seems like something people should mention it is YA, like you might mention if something was softcore. It makes me wonder: Is this is not a big deal to people? Or do people not even realize these are YA?
The most recent was Red Rising, which was suggested as an audio book recommendation. One comment mentioned that they found this after looking for something like Game of Thrones . This is a fun book, and the audio narrator is great, but it is definitely YA and nothing like Game of Thrones, lol.
Anyway, just a thought…
Is it that you want adult characters specifically because I mean the easiest thing would probably be when looking for a recommendation say that you want something featuring adult characters in adult situations. Also I’m not sure Red Rising is the best example because it’s not a young adult book. It’s not shelved as YA in bookstores or libraries it’s firmly considered an adult book. That said I’m not sure I would put it as comparable to GoT so I definitely get your frustration there.
In general I think there are a lot of YA authors who craft stories that are significantly better written than adult books but if you’re not interested in YA than I think it’s on you to specify adult only when looking for book recs