You’re going to make me read young adult novels aren’t you. You do realize I’m powerless against ilClan, don’t you? Damn you! Well, I mean thanks for the fiction set in that era. I’m glad to see new stories coming out to help push the universe forward (I hope.)...but still, damn you.
I’m sure Jennifer will do solid work, it’s just that I am no longer a young adult. I’ve had to read some YA stuff with my kids. It’s pretty clear that my tolerance for angsty, insecure teenagers is...a bit low. Hell, I have a hard time going back and reading about Kai and Victor in their early stories without wanting to slap some sense into the both of them!
I thought it an "interesting" choice to make it YA fiction. Either CGL is intentionally targeting younger players or they have no idea what the average age of a BattleTech player is...
Still, in all fairness, I would consider the existing body of fictional work to be mostly YA fiction, so its not much of a departure from their past/current standards.
That said, personally, I'm ready for BattleTech novels to mature a bit by addressing more serious themes in a darker, grittier, more realistic setting.