I first read You Belong to Me many years ago. I remember the feelings I had while reading more than any details of the plot—which means I was just as sucked in, just as enthralled, just as scared as I was the first time. One's opinion on and experience with genre fiction is often dependent on their first exposure to the form. I obviously loved Higgins Clark because I continued to seek out books like hers. I was enamored—I thought it was frightening and magical.