Sally Forest asked Thessa Lim:

What does the genre 'New Adult' comprise? I'm hoping it means young adults with relevant non-gratuitous sex scenes or discussion. Please let me know.

Thessa Lim Hi Sally. While the YA genre comprises of books where the main character is aged 12-18, NA's main character would be somewhere 18-25. It refers to that time in between YA and adult. There is also a popular notion that YA books with more mature content or gore fall under NA, but I prefer to stick to the definition by the MC's age. There are NA books that are considered sweet or clean reads, and some that would have explicit sexual content. I hope this helps!

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