I’ve been reading (or trying) since I could hold a book. My mother was always a reader and passed that love onto me. So, I’ve been losing myself in other worlds for a very long time—long before I even knew the gay romance genre exists (long before it did exist, unless you count Kirk/Spock fanfic).
I started out, of course, reading YA—mostly suspense. Over the years, that broadened. I read horror, suspense, thrillers, romance, fantasy, you name it. But in all those, there are a few I go back to regularly. Thus, my Top 5 *non* M/M books:
- The Lord of the Rings (I can’t really pick one, it’s really all one book.)
- Harry Potter (See above. It’s really one full story, though if I have to pick my favorite out of the series, it’d be Order of the Phoenix for the pure emotion poor Harry deals with.)
- The Ranger’s Apprentice by John Flanagan (this is also a series, but the first book could be called my favorite of the series, only because even as an adult, I could see myself in poor Will.)
- The Stand by Stephen King (Much of my current dystopian was inspired by this one. I have a signed copy from King that was rather battered when he signed it and he commented about how “well-loved” it was. I will treasure that for the rest of my life!)
- The Chesapeake Bay series by Nora Roberts (I honestly don’t remember each individual one. Nora has inspired a lot of my romance and this series made me laugh so much!)
Honorable mention: The In Death series by J.D. Robb. I still go back to these. Even Dallas is an amazing character and I absolutely adore her.
So, what are your Top 5 non-M/M books?