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Why'spicy' books took over Young Adult fiction: Thanks to #BookTok's comments, teenagers are now exposed to a lot of sexual content
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February 28, 2024
Young Adult fiction (YA) has grown 'adultified' as a result of a'spicy' reads on TikTok,' experts have warned. Sarah J Maas' book A Court Of Thorns And Roses, The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, and Spanish writer Elena Armas' The Spanish Love Deception are two popular downloads on the app, with adult themes and explicit scenes. According to how likely a reader is to find sultry themes and dynamics, a majority of avid readers on the forum assign a red chilli emoji. Left: One TikTok user from Germany laughed that The Love Hypothesis was "just a cute romance" book, but it is just one example of increasingly 'adult' fiction. Correct: Ali Hazelwood's The Love Hypothesis' cartoon-style style makes it inoffensive, but one TikTok user from the United Kingdom gave it a 3/5'spicy' rating.