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You're right, in the fact that it probably does have to do with the age and gender factor. There are certainly books that I've found my opinions changing over the years. I never really cared for the Harry Potter books, either. The impact they had of engaging tradionally non-readers into picking up a book was good, but I didn't care for Rowling's prose. Ah well, to each his/her own.
As for Twilight, having read a lot of vampire literature before that point, I saw nothing really new it brought to the genre. Vampire romance is as old as the hills. I've been meaning to pick up the Southern Vampire series by Charlaine Harris. Vampire rights as a thinly veiled metaphor for gay rights sounds like it has potential. I also hear they're making an HBO series from the source material.
A "young adult" series of books I recently read was the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld. I'd suggest picking it up if you have the time. I've only read the first three (just saw on wiki there is a fourth one), but they're rather well written and explore themes that resonate with teenagers/young adults.
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