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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 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 ![]() After I've Gone by Linda Green 4.3 of 5.0 stars Thank you Linda Green for this book. I almost abandoned it early in because of what I thought was a supernatural (or similar) element. I am better for sticking with it and in turn being rewarded with a fully excellent psychological thriller. The characters were crafted so well. I was rooting for Jess the whole way, and for her most-loyal best friend Sadie as well as her Dad. With every Facebook posting, I shed tears. Literally. I say Green "crafted" this book because of the difficulty that must have gone in to creating characters that all had real feeling, but all from different viewpoints of the situation and further, these viewpoints, all coming for a reason. Then, to top it off, we are actually seeing in to a possible future and the characters are all now reflecting. Besides the psychological suspense that builds throughout, the way that Lee's character was handled was impactful. The boyfriend, husband, son and possibly a father is an abuser, and probably diagnosable as Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and I applaud the way the relationship between he and his mother was handled. Frustrating to the reader, but also rooted in reality. Great job there and with all the characters. The genuine traits of the Dad and best friend worked so well against the building crazy of Lee and his Mom. (They both got off too easily, I thought at first, but then again, Lee's goal was never to be reached and that was satisfying.) For fear of adding in actual spoilers, I will say only this: the element that I thought of as supernatural really had no bearing - to me - on the story in the end. It just didn't matter how the information was delivered to the reader, but it was necessary. I look forward to reading more of Linda Green's work. Her skills shine here at weaving a story together, giving the readers enough detail to really make them think but not too much as to do the work for them. Born London, The United Kingdom
Website http://www.linda-green.com/ Genre Romance, Literature & Fiction I was born in North London in 1970 and brought up in Hertfordshire. I wrote my first novella, the Time Machine, aged eight, shortly after which I declared that my ambition was to have a novel published (I could have been easy on myself and just said ‘to write a novel’ but no, I had to consign myself to years of torture and rejections). Read more at goodreads.com ![]() Down the Darkest Road (Oak Knoll, #3) by Tami Hoag 3.8 of 5.0 stars Another great suspense read from Tami Hoag. The plot was well thought out and the characters were good too. My only complaints, and remember, I gave the book an very good 3.8 of 5 stars... I found myself getting annoyed with the main character, Lauren, because she kept telling us what she should do and she was very repetitive about this. She told us so many times she was a horrible mom to her remaining daughter and by the end I think I was like, Yes, you are. And that was a constant. The other is the "coincidences" that are contrived to make the story work. I mean, in the end, everyone is put in their place obviously by the author intentionally. But for me, there didn't need to be so many connections behind the scenes. The suspects turned out to be horrible people (of course) and their story lines were not satisfying to me. I wanted more. Or maybe I wanted revenge. There were also loose ends (to me), the daughter cutting and no one following up on this and other very small things that stuck in my mind that felt unexplained. I enjoyed the other Oak Knoll book I read in the series and I will most likely look to read the other next. Tami Hoag is an excellent author. There are always parts of the book that I'm actually scared to read. The ending of this book, the last 30 pages or so, are incredibly suspenseful. To the point I had to skip ahead fearing for characters as I read with terror! Most authors cannot evoke this sort of reaction, great writing! about the author from Goodreads.com: Born in Cresco, Iowa, The United States Website http://www.tamihoag.com Twitter TamiHoag Genre Romance, Mystery & Thrillers Tami Hoag is the #1 internationally bestselling author of more than thirty books published in more than thirty languages worldwide, including her latest thrillers--BITTER SEASON, COLD COLD HEART and THE 9TH GIRL. Renowned for combining thrilling plots with character-driven suspense, Hoag first hit the New York Times Bestseller list with NIGHT SINS, and each of her books since has been a bestseller. She leads a double life in Palm Beach County, Florida where she is also known as a top competitive equestrian in the Olympic discipline of dressage. Other interests include the study of psychology, and mixed martial arts fighting. Visit her at www.tamihoag.com, Facebook.com/TamiHoag and on Twitter @TamiHoag |
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