I enjoy the characters she creates and their individual voices.
Yes, I definitely think those are her strengths and probably what will have me coming back for more. Despite the failures in her books she has a knack for creating characters I care about, root for and want to come out okay. So even when I'm rolling my eyes and thinking WTH? I want to read to the end.
Plain Truth Perfect Match
More Piccoult. I think I enjoyed these two the most, so far. In PT, Piccoult's obvious affection and respect for the Amish shone through and was somewhat endearing. In PM, I liked the fact that it appeared to be about A but was actually about B. And both plots seemed to hold up a bit more than the others I've read.
LabRat :-)
Athos: If you'd told us what you were doing, we might have been able to plan this properly. Aramis: Yes, sorry. Athos: No, no, by all means, let's keep things suicidal.