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Speaking as an LDS mother of 5 children who has tried to read all the books that any of my children under 17 read - I found the 4 books of the Twilight series very well written and books that I have not had problems with my 17 year old son reading. I am critical of books that are too suggestive or violent and found these areas well written and contained in a very mild way. I understand that because the author (who is a graduate of BYU) would not permit the movie to alter significantly in these 2 areas that the movie was given a very low budget because Hollywood thought that it would not be very popular without more graphic violence and sexually explicit scenes. I cheered when I heard how well it did and that the budget for the special effects in the upcoming movie was increased since it did so well. If there are books you would like to run by me - I will try to let you know if I have read them and where I would rate them. I know our public library librarians have lists of books and have been able to refer me to many that I have enjoyed even after telling them that I wanted books with no graphic violence or highly stimulating scenes or themes. They even but them in categories to help me further select my material. I have read Terry Brooks, David and Leigh Eddings, Pride and Prejudice (and the Fitzwilliam Darcy Gentleman Trilogy) because of their suggestions and found them enjoyable and well written. I hope this helped.

One of the best books I have read in a long time is called Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer (I think) Anyway, its by the same guy that wrote the Artemis Foul Series . . .It was spectacular!

It depends a lot on what your tastes are. Do you like sci-fi? That's where 99% of the books I read come from, so all my suggestions are sci-fi.

I do highly recommend Brandon Sanderson's books. The "Mistborn" trilogy is pretty good and "Elantris" is nifty.

I was very excited by what I'd heard about it -- LDS author, no sex and such -- but I had to force myself to read "Twilight." The characters and the writing did not grab me at all -- but then I can't stand Romance books because of the way they're written, not just what's in them, so I guess I shouldn't be so surprised.

BTW, if you like vampire romance and want something not overly violent or suggestive, I recommend "The Silver Kiss."

BTW, I second Patricia C. Wrede's books.

For a historical bent you should try Orson Scott card's "Saints" (also known as "Woman of Destiny") and his "Women of Genesis" books.

I read a ton! One series I would suggest is the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series . This are aimed towards middle school kids, but if you are into Greek mythology then they're fantastic. If you aren't, then their still dang funny! rofl For a more spiritual read, try the The Great and the Terrible series (first book: "The Brothers") This book follows a family through the premortal exsistence and then into the Last Days. It's fiction (obviously) and talks a lot about terrorist attacks (in fact that's the entire conflict of the 2nd-5th books). It also gives a rather facinating image of what Satan's veiw is. Some of the chapters are rather gloomy, because they are written from the perspective of a character who was one of the 1/3 of the host of heaven who left alongside Lucifer. Both series' are amazing, and well worth reading.

Have you tried "Shelfari" for book recommendations?