I really love reading, but unfortunately I find it kind of hard to get into a book. This is largely because I'm very specific in the genre I like. I know that some people might view this as just being picky, but, hey, I like what I like.

The types of books that I've really enjoyed include titles such as:

Wicked Lovely - Melissa Marr

Tithe - Holly Black

and

Twilight - Stefanie Meyer

I guess what I'm looking for is a fairy tale for an older audience. I enjoyed the first four Harry Potter books, but they irritated me after that, I think it's because I grew up and he just didn't, same goes for Artemis Fowl.

Any way, I'd really appreciate some suggestions,

And I've read all the sequels to all the listed books, so that's not much good.

Thanks
Lailu x x

Young adult --
Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block
The Moorchild, by Eloise McGraw

Adult --
Deborah Turner Harris's The Adept series
Tom Deitz's David Sullivan series
Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
Robert L. Asprin's comic Myth series
Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series

Do you read the ny times book review? It has a lot of interestinf sounding books on there. I usually read the paper version but the online one might be just the same. Books - Sunday Book Review - The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/review/)

Have you ever tried C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy? Definitely adult reading compared to his Narnia series. I especially recommend the last of the series, That Hideous Strength. I've really enjoyed those; read them about 4 times over, all three.

Amazon.com: That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, Book 3) (9780743234924): C.S. Lewis: Books (http://www.amazon.com/That-Hideous-Strength-Space-Trilogy/dp/0743234928/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253899410&sr=1-1)

Don't let the cover deceive you--it's only half space fiction. I HIGHLY recommend it. :)

Have your tried Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series?
Jim Butcher (http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/jim-butcher/)

Tanith Lee
Tanith Lee (http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/tanith-lee/)

Meridith Ann Pierce: Darkangel Trilogy
Meredith Ann Pierce (http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/meredith-ann-pierce/)

Patricia C Wrede
Patricia C Wrede (http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/patricia-c-wrede/)

John DeChancie: Castle Perilous Series
John DeChancie (http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/john-dechancie/)

Simon Hawke: Wizard of 4th Street series and others
Simon Hawke (http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/simon-hawke/)

Alan Dean Foster: Spellsinger series
Alan Dean Foster (http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/f/alan-dean-foster/)

I really love reading, but unfortunately I find it kind of hard to get into a book. This is largely due to the fact that I'm very specific in the genre I like. I know that some people might view this as just being picky, but, hey, I like what I like.

The types of books that I've really enjoyed include titles such as:

Wicked Lovely - Melissa Marr

Tithe - Holly Black

and

Twilight - Stefanie Meyer

I guess what I'm looking for is a fairy tale for an older audience. I enjoyed the first four Harry Potter books, but they irritated me after that, I think it's because I grew up and he just didn't, same goes for Artemis Fowl.

Any way, I'd really appreciate some suggestions,

And I've read all the sequels to all the listed books, so that's not much good.

Thanks
Lailu x x

YA fantasy novel, Gateway to DreamWorld was released August 20, 2009.

Synopsis: On their way home from baseball tryouts, Brad Colby and his two sons are involved in a terrible car accident that leaves six-year-old Pete in a coma. When Pete awakens, the family is crushed to learn that he is paralyzed.

Meanwhile, Pete’s eight-year-old brother, Jason, has been having powerful dreams that lead him to a mysterious realm known as DreamWorld. Jason discovers that all of his desires can come true in DreamWorld, but the time is fast approaching when he will have to choose between his two worlds.

And when more devastating news strikes at the heart of the Colby family, Jason and Pete set out on a desperate attempt to find the Gateway to DreamWorld and save their family. With time running out on their dangerous path, will Jason and Pete’s fear of the Unknown keep them from reaching the paradise of their dreams?

The book is available from Amazon.com or Barnes&Nobles.com at a discounted price.

Thanks for your time and I hope you enjoy the fantasy.

I'd check out some of Alice Hoffmans books if you like the more fairytale, fantasy-ish types of books... especially;

Practical Magic and The Probable Future.

Both books are similar in theme and place. Both books have a family of women as focal point and these women have magical powers, as it turns out.

I think these books are a great read and I find that Alice Hoffman has a magical way of writing her stories.

If you like quirky fiction, like Artemis Fowl, you might like the humour of Tom Holt. A cross between Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett. Worth a try.

I read them a while back but...

Diane Wynne Jones -
Some of her books function on the principle that big events like the World Wars or The French Revolution create 2 different versions of the world. The one we know and another in which the event "went the other way" and then there are people who can move between these worlds

Tamora Pierce -
The first of her novels are about a young girl with magic abilities who wants to become a knight

Eragon is not bad either

And apparently Terry Goodkind is nice as well