I am one of those that love books, especially fantasy and science-fiction. Contemporary, thrillers and crime stories isn’t really my game though.
If I would like to read about horrendous murders, crimes and the solving of those I either read the news paper or watch the news…
Fantasy on the other hand, since it doesn’t have to relate to reality frees your imagination to roam all over. I mean try to write a book about a dragon that raids New York - w/o making it a present date fantasy mash up…