Let’s look at this a little more closely… Can you see why this is sort of a weird genre to begin with? Despite this vague description, I would consider Plain Bad Heroines the perfect example of a book that belongs firmly in that category because it comes across as too old for YA, but not old enough for my tastes. This is a strange little subgenre that a few publishers have attempted to market, suited towards people who have aged out of YA but not interested in reading adult fiction featuring us middle-aged folk. Plain Bad Heroines is her first novel for adults, and although I don’t disagree with this particular label, I think I may have come across my first work of ‘new adult’ fiction. She’s the writer behind The Miseducation of Cameron Post which is apparently quite popular, so I have no doubt her name is familiar to many who read YA widely. I don’t normally review YA books, which is why I wasn’t familiar with the author emily m.
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