I don't know how solid the research is, but I really enjoyed The Other Boleyn girl. It's full of sex, intrigue, betrayal... I guess the usual stuff for a book about historical royals. I've read several other books by Philippa Gregory as well, and I liked them all. They're good summer guilty pleasure...

It's been a few months since I've read the series, but I LOVED them. As I recall, the character development gets much better in the second and third book, but the plot gets pretty dark and complicated as well. I think my favorite of the trilogy is still The Hunger Games, although they are really goo...

By the way, I love this thread. Also, have you read Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl? It's the first in a trilogy. Not as addictive as Twilight, but still pretty good. I don't know, though. I don't think anything is going to fill the Harry Potter hole!

Hello! So I stumbled on your site as I was searching for my next book to read. I'm always looking for good book recommendations, and unfortunately my friends are tired of me bugging them about it! Anyway, I live in Southern Ohio and aside from reading, I'm a outdoor girl. I love to kayak, hike, gard...