I sent my novel out to ten beta readers, it is a chick lit novel,

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I sent my novel out to ten beta readers, it is a chick lit novel, with some subversive elements slipped in. My beta readers were the target audience of 18-24 year old women. So their remarks totally ignore the nuance and genius of the work. Instead, they were like, the characters not likeable enough. 'the plot moves too fast' 'not enough character change' 'no overriding motivation' 'show dont tell' 'every scene needs a conflict'. I am so confused what to do because none of the novels in the canon meet the requirements of their checklist. I am simply above their league, but at the same time if I don't listen to them and dumb down my work, then my book will not land me any sales. Has anyone dealt with this sort of thing before?