Authors who you are embarrassed to admit you like

[bettybattenburg]

Jeffrey Archer..odious man but he can write

MS Parker.

Smut books basically. Judge away

For me it's Cathy Glass and Casey Watson's fostering memoirs.

I read a lot of YA tosh and absolutely love it. I'd never buy them in paperback because I read on the bus a lot so my paperwhite is essential!

May I know more about this smut, please?

Actually, I should say that there's an awful lot of very good YA stuff too that I wouldn't be embarrassed about.

I like crappy vampire novels - the shade series, awful and mindless!

Philippa Gregory. I love all things Tudor and most of the books I read are non fiction but sometimes my brain can’t handle it!

Any Victorian rags to riches saga, especially if the heroine has been kicked out of her job at The Big House for getting pregnant by t'masters wastrel son.

Also came on to say Philippa Gregory. My guilty pleasure!

@GeraldineFangedVagine Nooo! Don't be ashamed of Bella Forrest's Shade of Vampire series! I'm a proud Shaddict
All 75 novels had me hooked

@MorrisZapp MS Parker writes pretty decent smut. Along the lines of Fifty Shades but written by someone who can actually write.

Stephanie Meyer. It took me ages to work out how creepy Edward Cullen was.

Dan Brown.

Hated book 4 though.

Jillly Cooper. I still retreat into her books when the world gets a bit shit

I don't understand the point of being embarrassed by your reading choices.you like what you like.

@CheerfulBunny You should NEVER be embarrassed about enjoying a good Jilly! They’re all fabulous! I read them over and over.

Was also coming to say Jilly Cooper!
I would only share that with very select people. although they are on my shelf if anyone looks
I also regularly re-read Malory Towers & Trebizon & am looking forward to dd being old enough for babysitters club.

The occasional Mills & Boon

Jill Mansell
Bloody love

Lots of urban fantasy - Kelley Armstrong, Ilona Andrews, Melissa Olson!

Yes, Jilly of the Cooper here!

@Muddlingalongalone, I absolutely loved the BSC! I still have my full collection from childhood and none of my boys are remotely interested so I've been thinking about just reading them myself. This thread has inspired me to do it! 😁

Can’t get enough georgette heyer here. I get totally lost in them. It’s so good for stress!

Jodi Picolt. Formulaic issue drama. So easy to read.

Another for Dan Brown.

I know we're supposed to hate him, but I find them entertaining. Don't know the order so I'm off to find out which one book four is.