Dear Anne.

I now proceed to list a selection of books that I find fulfilling enough to read. I avoid romance like the plague. I despise it, hate it. It brings no satisfaction to me in any form nor manner. Like a broken record, it spins over and over the same tunes, time and time again. There is no creativity, nothing to keep me fixated on. I move my focus towards authors like Michael Crichton of the Eaters of the Dead fame (one of my all-time faves), the Hannibal series, Jeffrey Archers short stories, Bram Stokers Dracula and of course my personal favorite and the light of my life, Anne Rice and ALL her written works. I am an avid collector of her Vampire Chronicles and am slowly coming to completion, after which I will proceed to read each and every one of them. She has, by far, the vision and the flare for pure perfection then any author I have had the priviledge to know. Her works are timeless, like the creatures of magnificence she portrays ever so beautifully. I admire her art, her resiliency and her ability to adapt to any theme or storyline. It takes skill and an eye for detail to be close to being compared to Anne Rice. She has a true gift of bringing light on subjects that were previously considered lost or taboo. Anne's research is in-depth and flawless, her writing style to be commended, her knowledge of the ancient world effortless and the way she is able to place her readers in a completely fantastical world is pure genius. I take my hat off to her and she will remain the Number 1 author for as long as I live.