I feel like everyone has that genre that doesn’t necessarily peak their interest. For a long time that was horror for me. I’ve always been a primarily high and urban fantasy reader. My favorite authors are Brandon Sanderson, Neil Gaiman, Seanan McGuire and Cassandra Clare. I don’t like horror movies so I just assumed that the literary version wouldn’t be my cup of tea. A year ago I picked up Into the Drowning by Mira Grant on a whim and it completely opened my eyes to the horror genre. It’s a book about killer mermaids that I became absolutely obsessed with. Since finishing it I have devoured 10 Stephen King books and countless other horror novels. I don’t plan on stopping. King is one of my new favorite authors and I am in love with the horror genre. That is all thanks to taking a chance on Into the Drowning Deep. If anyone has a book or author that opened their eyes to a new genre I would love to hear about it.
by Quirky_Dimension1363
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I viewed sci-fi as an inferior genre until I read The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin.