i havent read anything by freida mcfadden yet though my fav local librarian recommended me one of her books! when it comes to bestselling books rn theyre very either hit or miss. its either slop that got famous on social media, new releases from already bestselling authors (who also tend to write slop). i tend to avoid the bestselling lists and recommendations though i get easily overwhelmed with media that is very famous or trendy (one of the reasons i watch tv shows and movies sometimes years after release LOL).. don't get me wrong i love a good ya fantasy book for when i don't want to be analysing heavy worldbuilding and character development but a lot of these famous books have really lazy and poor writing.... i don't even want to talk about new trendy feminist and leftist lit (fiction and nonfiction) because they're most often than not liberal slop