Jenny, there are actually two books that come after
Wicked (and, of course, the musical, too...). I love his books (
Confessions of An Ugly Stepsister is another of his). BTW, where does your name (ElusiveKoolaid) come from? It's interesting!
I'm an escapist, too, but I don't really like gore or major thrillers, so Patterson isn't for me. His "sappy" fiction didn't do much for me, either. That's a shame, because so many people I know love his books!
I finished
Goodbye, Ms. Chips and found it very satisfying, although one end was left loose at the end and it bugged me.
I'm currently working on
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. It's a bit odd. So far I'm getting a little bit of an impression that the editor should have cut more out--it's an excessively long book and there seems to be a lot more detail than there needs to be. We'll see. The story is interesting, at least, though the prologue was awfully disturbing.
It's the book we're doing next month in my book club.