I try not to subscribe to the whole guilty pleasure concept and proudly read whatever seems good to me, however in real life you’ll never get me to admit I enjoy a historical romance or two when I need some sugar in my life. Most of them are badly written with shallow characters, still entertaining when you need to rest your brain though!

It is different, that’s for sure! But I think that’s why many like it so much - it’s an easy read, but not a stereotypical romance story.

I totally agree with you! It’s not a literary masterpiece by any means, but for me it was a really enjoyable read and I couldn’t put it down at all. The story really takes you in and even if Evelyn is not relatable, she’s definitely an interesting character. Also, with all her brutal honesty about herself, bad sides and all, I don’t think she was meant to be relatable at all.

Evelyn got me started with T.J.R., but Malibu Rising has my heart, so maybe check that one out too?

I would add:

Perfume by Patrick Süskind Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

Nothing is quite like Harry Potter, but you could try some of the other popular fantasy series.

You have the Hunger Games, His Dark Materials, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Mortal Instruments, Inkworld, The Inheritance Cycle, Abhorsen.

These are all series of books I’ve loved around the time I read Harry Potter, maybe some of them will interest you.