I usually read non fiction,but my most,most favourite is the crimson petel and the white by Michel Faber,it was made into a series for television,it's written as though you are with the author walking through the dark alleys of Victorian London ,and about a prostitution and the main character is called Sugar ,it's so brilliantly written ,it tells you to follow as each character appears,read 20 times!!!!
You would never know a man wrote it,it's from a woman's perspective,!
Another great read is The magic cottage by James Herbert,it's gripping! A couple buy a dream cottage in the woods,lovely things happens at first,a animal heals quickly,the cottage flowers bloom longer,they feel happy and as both are artists they do their best work ever...
But some one is watching from the woods at night, and the cottage slowly reveals its other side!
I tried to read the lovely bones,as I liked the film,hadn't a clue what. Was going on ,gave up,
I read a lot! Especially social history and travel.
