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Choosing a Good Book: A Useful Guide for the Avid Reader

Updated on June 7, 2016
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Choosing a Genre

What Interests You?

Romance

If you’re in the mood for a good love story, I would recommend checking out the following authors:

  • Julia Quinn: Her books are mostly “romantic comedies” that take place in the English ton in the 1800’s.
  • Danielle Steele: A box of tissue is a must while reading her stories about women overcoming hardships and finding love in the process.
  • Johanna Lindsey: Looking for a lusty love story?
  • Janet Evanovich: Her early romance books are laugh-out-loud funny!


Mystery and Suspense

Looking for a good “who-done-it” that will keep you at the edge of your seat?

  • Mary Higgins Clark: Her stories will suck you right in, and you won’t be able to put her books down!
  • Catherine Coulter: Her stories usually involve the FBI and are full of unexpectly plot twists.
  • Robin Cook: The master of the medical thriller, he’ll keep you mesmerized as the pages keep turning!
  • Janet Evanovich: Her Stephanie Plum series will keep you guessing—while her outrageous sense of humor will keep you entertained from cover to cover.



Horror

Looking for a good scare? Then there’s really only one solution: Stephen King. Accept no substitute.

  • Night Shift: This collection os short stories includes “Children of the Corn,” “Trucks,” and “I am the Doorway”-- just to name a few!
  • The Dark Half: What if your evil pen name/alter-ego were to come to life?
  • Dolores Claiborne: A woman tells her life story to the police after she is accused of murdering her husband and employer.
  • Misery: What happens when fans become overly obsessive…


Fantasy

Looking to escape reality? Visit other fantastical worlds in the following:

  • J. R. R. Tolkein: The Trilogy of the Rings and the prelude to the series,The Hobbit, are absolute masterpieces. You’ll fall in love with the characters.
  • Sara Douglass: The Wayfarer Redemption series tackles prejudice behavior and attitudes when three very different people must unite to save their land from a common enemy.


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Go Lose Yourself in a Book!

  • Now that you have selected your book, you can escape into the stories the writers have created for you.
  • Have fun!

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