What is your favorite genre of books?

What is your favorite genre of books?  I personally have more than one and I suspect all of you do too.  I think that we read many books and fall in love with many different types as we hit different stages of life.  I think I just keep adding more genres of books to my world.  This week I read a family drama/popular women’s literature, a mystery/thriller and a historical romance.  

Although, many of you know I love historical romances.  I have loved them since I found The Wolf and the Dove and right after that The Flame and the Flower both by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss.  It was then I knew truly what I was going to love to read.  Of course back then they were called bodice rippers.  

However, before I found them I was head over heels for the Lord of the Rings. I first found the Hobbit hanging out in the living room unattended.  Of course, I took it and just loved every word and then a week or so later put it back.  I later found out my brother was supposed to be reading the book.  I then jumped into Lord of the Rings.  I loved the different characters and how they worked together.  I might have had a bit of a crush on Legolas and Aragorn.  

However before them, I read all the Bobbsey Twins and Nancy Drew books from the library.  The mysteries really caught my attention.  I always wanted to find out what happened or who was the guilty party.  I loved how they always found the answers.  I also loved the fact that there were many, many books in each series.   

My first favorite book was the Ready Made Family. Then there was All of a Kind of a Family.  The Good Master was next and I knew I loved reading about families and drama and all the great stories about coming of age.   

Elise sent in an interview with Shaina Steinberg about her newest book Under the Paper Moon.  The book sounds interesting with thriller/mystery elements. It takes place right after WWII and the author is making her main character a strong vibrant woman.