[lanabanana73]

Here's another vote for "The Hunger Games" trilogy. I put off reading them for months because I thought, based on the subject matter, that I wouldn't like them. I was wrong!! It's a facinating concept and there is a great parallel between the state in which the main characters were left at the end of the books, and our returning war veterans.

I have "The Help" on audio book and have listened to it THREE times! It's great for a long car trip. It's done in different voices and greatly enhances the experience of the book, I think. Loved it.

Another vote for Sarah's Key. I felt like I was locked in the closet for the whole book, like I was holding my breath. Hurry up! Hurry up!.....I kept thinking.

I am also a lover of books by Sarah Addison. "Garden Spells", "The Sugar Queen" and a few others. There's a bit of fanciful magic in all of them and I loved all the characters. Easy reading. Good for a cruise.

I appreciate everyone's suggestions. Keep 'em coming!