For the ladies who are in between

Post-college, post-adolescents and post-anything else out there...I feel your pain! There is nothing harder than the in between stages of life. I myself am a 20-something headed in no particular direction and I acutely feel the liminality of my life on a daily basis. I am by no means a teenager, yet I feel like I am in no way an adult either. When I walk into the bookstore, do I consider myself an adult, or a young adult? Which shelf should I visit? Better yet, which shelf is socially acceptable? Young adult literature often gets a bad wrap. It is seen as literary trash, akin to the romance novel or a comic book. However, I firmly believe that  any book, regardless of its genre or inherent social value, has something to tell its reader. Young adult is not just for teenagers, it's for those of us who still feel and live and partake in the trials of human life. Chic Geek Reads is going to be a blog that strives to show the value (or the lack-of in some cases) of young adult literature. Each and every book I read (and review) is picked because I feel that I can somehow relate, enjoy, or be challenged by its contents. I do read YA with a more mature eye, with a critical eye, and I want to share that with my readers and fellow in-betweeners!