The last thing I tried to read--that wasn't something I'd already read--was that book I have up as currently reading on my GR page. Maybe it's just because it's the genre I write in, maybe it's because I have high expectations, I dunno. It just sucked, I knew immediately who the villain was, and who the victim was, and the characters were all cardboard. Blah. I couldn't even finish it! Same with that Tana French novel I started. I wasted money on both and I could kick myself for it.
I think I'm gonna be sticking to my own stuff, and Nora Roberts. At least I know what to expect there, yeah? Well, halfway. My ideas come and smack me in the face on the reg when I least expect it.