Now these are only the books I've recorded on Goodreads.com and only include those from the past three or so years, however, it does give a picture of genre.
The presence of a number of authors here would authors suggest I am way in to the adult romance (Jaci Burton, Sylvia Day and May Banks). And I was absolutely obsessed with them. I'd find an author I love and read all the books in their series.
Then I began reading adult romance that threw in elements of a crime that needs to be solved and police procedure (Sandra Brown and Elizabeth Lowell). I am thrilled to have found these, because somehow this led me to the greatest genre for me, psychological thrillers and suspense.
And now I cannot get enough of it! My favorite authors for this are (in no particular order and I see that I haven't been that diligent on recording my books since a few of my favorites are not below):
1. Laura Lippman
2. Lisa Unger
3. Ruth Ware
4. Tami Hoag
5. Clare Mackintosh
6. K.L. Slater
7. Lisa Gardner
8. Lisa Jackson
9. Gillian Flynn
10. Fiona Barton
11. Dan Chaon (Ill Will is the most disturbing book I've ever read and hope to read more!)
My other favorite genres - for as long as I've been reading are Addiction and Recovery and down-on-their-luck-fiction:
1. Augusten Burroughs
2. Jerry Stahl (this started it all with Permanent Midnight, I was hooked!)
3. Bill Clegg
4. James Frey
5. JonathanTropper (certainly not A and R, but for sure down-on-their-luck!)
6. Michelle Huneven (same not as above)
And also, contemporary fiction geniuses:
1. Maria Semple
2. Matthew Quick
3. Mathew Norman
4. The Girls (Emma Cline)
Two historical fiction books I consider the best I have ever read: All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr) and The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt). I cannot conceive that they would be able to match these two works. Masterful. Number three here would be Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austin) but that feels cliche.
Children's book authors who changed my life:
1. Madeleine L'Engle
2. Judy Blume
3. The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster) never read another book by him
Suspense that I used to share a love of with my Poppa:
1. Tom Clancy
2. Kean Koontz
3. Robert Ludlum
4. Patricia Cornwell
Books that stayed with me and are in a special category even though the author may have penned many others:
1. The Green Mile (Stephen King)
2. Salt to the Sea (Ruta Sepetys)
4. Every Last One (Anna Quindlen)
5. Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
6. Where the Heart Is (Billie Letts)
7. Odd Thomas series (Dean Koontz)
And, lastly (phew), the sort of one-hit wonders where I tried to find more by them but couldn't find (at least not similar):
1. Cathy Coate (Innocents)
2. I Am Not Myself These Days (Josh Kilmer-Purcell)
3. Orange Is the New Black (Piper Kerman)
4. Sybil (Flora Rheta Schreiber
The presence of a number of authors here would authors suggest I am way in to the adult romance (Jaci Burton, Sylvia Day and May Banks). And I was absolutely obsessed with them. I'd find an author I love and read all the books in their series.
Then I began reading adult romance that threw in elements of a crime that needs to be solved and police procedure (Sandra Brown and Elizabeth Lowell). I am thrilled to have found these, because somehow this led me to the greatest genre for me, psychological thrillers and suspense.
And now I cannot get enough of it! My favorite authors for this are (in no particular order and I see that I haven't been that diligent on recording my books since a few of my favorites are not below):
1. Laura Lippman
2. Lisa Unger
3. Ruth Ware
4. Tami Hoag
5. Clare Mackintosh
6. K.L. Slater
7. Lisa Gardner
8. Lisa Jackson
9. Gillian Flynn
10. Fiona Barton
11. Dan Chaon (Ill Will is the most disturbing book I've ever read and hope to read more!)
My other favorite genres - for as long as I've been reading are Addiction and Recovery and down-on-their-luck-fiction:
1. Augusten Burroughs
2. Jerry Stahl (this started it all with Permanent Midnight, I was hooked!)
3. Bill Clegg
4. James Frey
5. JonathanTropper (certainly not A and R, but for sure down-on-their-luck!)
6. Michelle Huneven (same not as above)
And also, contemporary fiction geniuses:
1. Maria Semple
2. Matthew Quick
3. Mathew Norman
4. The Girls (Emma Cline)
Two historical fiction books I consider the best I have ever read: All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr) and The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt). I cannot conceive that they would be able to match these two works. Masterful. Number three here would be Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austin) but that feels cliche.
Children's book authors who changed my life:
1. Madeleine L'Engle
2. Judy Blume
3. The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster) never read another book by him
Suspense that I used to share a love of with my Poppa:
1. Tom Clancy
2. Kean Koontz
3. Robert Ludlum
4. Patricia Cornwell
Books that stayed with me and are in a special category even though the author may have penned many others:
1. The Green Mile (Stephen King)
2. Salt to the Sea (Ruta Sepetys)
4. Every Last One (Anna Quindlen)
5. Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
6. Where the Heart Is (Billie Letts)
7. Odd Thomas series (Dean Koontz)
And, lastly (phew), the sort of one-hit wonders where I tried to find more by them but couldn't find (at least not similar):
1. Cathy Coate (Innocents)
2. I Am Not Myself These Days (Josh Kilmer-Purcell)
3. Orange Is the New Black (Piper Kerman)
4. Sybil (Flora Rheta Schreiber
Vicki Ayala > Reviews > Most Read Authors
author books read
1 Sandra Brown 25
2 Jaci Burton 17
3 Elizabeth Lowell 14
3 Dean Koontz 14
3 Sylvia Day 14
6 Maya Banks 10
6 Laura Lippman 10
8 Stephen King 9
8 Augusten Burroughs 9
10 Robert Ludlum 8
10 Shayla Black 8
10 Jonathan Tropper 8
13 Lisa Marie Rice 7
13 V.C. Andrews 7
15 Linda Howard 5
15 John Grisham 5
15 Mary Higgins Clark 5
15 Tom Clancy 5
15 Anna Quindlen 5
20 Michelle Huneven 4
20 Liane Moriarty 4
20 Jon Krakauer 4
20 E.L. James 4
20 Patricia Cornwell 4
20 Sue Miller 4
20 Anthony Doerr 4
20 Sue Grafton 4
20 Judy Blume 4
from my Goodreads account at: https://www.goodreads.com/user/most_read_authors/11521780-vicki
author books read
1 Sandra Brown 25
2 Jaci Burton 17
3 Elizabeth Lowell 14
3 Dean Koontz 14
3 Sylvia Day 14
6 Maya Banks 10
6 Laura Lippman 10
8 Stephen King 9
8 Augusten Burroughs 9
10 Robert Ludlum 8
10 Shayla Black 8
10 Jonathan Tropper 8
13 Lisa Marie Rice 7
13 V.C. Andrews 7
15 Linda Howard 5
15 John Grisham 5
15 Mary Higgins Clark 5
15 Tom Clancy 5
15 Anna Quindlen 5
20 Michelle Huneven 4
20 Liane Moriarty 4
20 Jon Krakauer 4
20 E.L. James 4
20 Patricia Cornwell 4
20 Sue Miller 4
20 Anthony Doerr 4
20 Sue Grafton 4
20 Judy Blume 4
from my Goodreads account at: https://www.goodreads.com/user/most_read_authors/11521780-vicki
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