Saturday @ Starbucks #12: Discussing New Adult with a Mocha

Saturday @ Starbucks is a weekly feature hosted by Starbucks & Books Obsession.

To join in, just re-post the topic and  link back to the host. Grab a cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate and do a post on the topic.

This week's topic is: 

Discussing New Adult Novels & a Mocha

Drink of the Week: Cafe Mocha

I am usually not a huge mocha fan because I am not a big chocolate person and a mocha is super sweet. However, every once in a while I like to indulge myself and have one. Chocolate and coffee go well together and balance each other. 

Book Topic: Discussing New Adult Novels

I love new adult novels and it has quickly become one of my favorite genres. New adult is a new genre where the characters are generally in there early to mid twenties and usually in college or are college age. They generally build their plot around a tough topic such as sexual assault, suicide, drugs and alcohol abuse, etc. They also involve more mature romances than young adult novels. I think I have become fascinated with new adult novels because the characters are closer to my age and I can relate with the place that the characters are in their lives. I also have an admitted guilty pleasure with blush-able books and many new adult novels fall into that category.

One thing I have noticed about new adult books is the popular topic of sexual assault. That is why I love when I read a book where the author handles it in a unique way.
                      
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I also really like reading a new adult novel that involves a topic that I haven't come across yet. This instantly intrigues me because a new topic is nice once and a while.

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While some of my favorite new adult novels involve sexual assault as the tough topic, I feel like it is the go to topic for new adult authors and it has become a little cliche. I think each author puts their own twist on the plot and builds their own character arcs but the topic itself is a bit overdone for me. That being said, I have found that I am starting to really enjoy NA novels that go outside the box and deal with one of the other "tough topic" issues out there.

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All in all, I have loved almost every new adult novel that I have read and 90% of the books I am reading and reviewing are in the new adult genre. Looking at my TBR, I don't think I will run out of any new adult novels to read for a long time.

What about you? Have you fallen in love with the new adult genre too? What are some of your favorite "tough topics"? What are some of your favorite new adult novels?

Next week's topic: Discussing Love Triangles