I love what people consider trashy romance novels - more so historic, scy-fy, phantasy:

Dragons, blue or scaly aliens, barbarians, vikings, shifters, omegas, etc. I love all the clichés and formulaic plots.

Yeah, in real life some of those heroes would get the back of my hand, but in a romance novel I eat that crap out! I love fated mates, bodice rippers, HEA.

Anonymous wrote:The Royal We

I loved this! While I am not ashamed to read plenty of fluffy, chick-lit books, I thought that The Royal We was at least a cut above most books in this genre. It was very well done. There's a sequel - The Heir Affair - that was also really good.

Anonymous wrote:Wha? Christie is on this list?

Christie is my nepenthe along with a select few other authors.

Yeah, you lost me when you included Agatha Christie, OP. She's widely-considered one of the best mystery writers ever. Why on earth "shouldn't" anyone enjoy her books?

Anonymous wrote:Anything VC Andrews.

I got a kindle to re-read the first two series when I heard Lifetime was making movies out of them. I couldn’t bear to let anyone know I was reading them.

Wha? Christie is on this list?

Christie is my nepenthe along with a select few other authors.

Anonymous wrote:All sorts of YA fantasy, even though I'm a middle-aged woman.

Cassandra Clare and the Mortal Instruments and related series
Maggie Stiefvater

I'm really glad I have a kindle and so it's not clear what I'm reading.

+ 1

I love Maggie’s books

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of the John Sandford Lucas Davenport "Prey" books and Virgil Flowers books.

I love these!

Me too! I need a new Virgil Flowers book

All sorts of YA fantasy, even though I'm a middle-aged woman.

Cassandra Clare and the Mortal Instruments and related series
Maggie Stiefvater

I'm really glad I have a kindle and so it's not clear what I'm reading.