The book you like most discussion

hi. so I made this because i am struggling and trying to get out of Book slump. Im reading the housemaid which is slowly helping me. But a book that got me out of a slump earlier this year and brought me back to my love of reading was The Curse Of The Wolf King which is a beauty and the beast retelling but with a twist of fae. I think this topic is good for anyone who is in need of a book for them to get out their slump

I’m in a real reading slump. I joined Kindle Unlimited and I am beginning to feel like I read everything that is worth reading, because I read a third to a half way through six different books in a row that I jettisoned. I can read a lot of easy romance for evening reading, but I need a plot, which is harder to get than it sounds. I’m ready to re-read my old stuff.

Did anyone ever read Elizabeth Peters series about Amelia Peabody and her dear Emerson? I believe the first book is THE CROCODILE ON THE SANDBANK. It is set at the end of the 1800s and early 1900s England to Egypt and Amelia is as modern a woman as existed at the time, and maybe more so. As the series progresses we have Amelia and Emerson’s relationship and their archeological digs and adventures where Amelia is always happy to solve murders. Emerson is a man’s man, and they are way fun to read.

I hate reading slumps! Probably because I love reading so much that when nothing excites me I just really miss that 'pull' I get from a great book.

For easy books that might be palate cleansers, I like the Love Find You In...series. There are so many of them and they each take place in a different location. Maybe find a location that appeals to you and dig in?

Sarah Jio is awesome and any of her books are captivating to me.

Have you ever tried young adult? I find them refreshing sometimes. I liked The Simulars.

Edit: Love Finds You In...

honestly I was a in huge reading slump somedays ago .
I started reading CORRUPT by Penelope Douglas
and guys istg I couldn't put the book down for a moment . Also I'm not a fast reader by any means but I finished this book SO FAST !!

I'm reading the whole Devil's Night series and I'm currently on the third book Kill Switch.

though I suggest that you should check the trigger warnings before starting the book . It's not everyone's cup of tea . Even for me , it's out of my comfort zone (I usually prefer billionaire romance but I'm LOVING this series)

I read the Amelia Peabody books years ago! I got as far as the kids? Or their son and adopted daughter? Being old enough to help out.

Now I need to see if there are any I missed.

Thank you for mentioning it!

I hate reading slumps, I was in one not too long ago. - you read that really great book, and then 2-3 books that you might get halfway through, or take literal weeks to finish.
to get out of a reading slump I either go back to an author I know I love ( if I haven't read all their work yet) or I just keep trucking along hoping I'll find something worth reading.
Currently just finished the Knockemout series by Lucy Score; which seems to have gotten me out of a bit of book lull.
My husband and I have also decided to start having " book dates" - where we pick one book a month, buy two copies of it, and both read the book, and then discuss it later on. - we were trying to come with ways to both start reading books that are out of our comfort zones!

Hi ! Just joined the group today - and thought I'd share my experience with reading slumps. Not that I'm an expert, but if this can help anyone at all then I'm happy. Somewhere around december 2021, I got into a major reading slump. I didn't immediately realize it because a reason for it was that I was busy doing other things than reading. I started reading regularly again in september 2022. I really loved some of the books I read, but nothing made me feel anything. Still, I pushed through and finally, FINALLY, I read a book that made me feel something, at the end of june 2023. After that, a few others got me entirely out of the reading slump. I'm now cured.
The first book that got me out of it was a middlegrade book, and that's my first advice : if you're not someone who hates reading books for younger people than you, don't hesitate. Middlegrade or YA books are usually more fast paced and if you're anything like me, they'll leave you wanting to know more.
I would also advise that you pick up one of your favourite books as they have the power to ignite in you feelings you didn't think you still had.
My last advice is that you pick up books that you know, from reviews and recommendations, will make you gasp or leave you speechless, with plot twists and turns in the story. This kind usually leaves you on the edge of your seat.
If anyone wants to know, I read The school for Good and Evil, then the Arc of Scythe trilogy, then the Inheritance games, and finally two of my favourite books.

My reading-slump trick is to not read directly. I switch to audiobooks, usually either for a book I loved physically reading, or a very short random book (4hrs max usually - 3 hrs is best). That way I can log it as reading without forcing myself to pick up a book and sit in one spot trying to read.

I use the local library website/app for this and it's worked for the past few years now.

Favourite audiobooks are:
- Entire Murderbot series (I love the narrator and the story)
- I'm Afraid of Men - very short audiobook, memoire, relaxing narration
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry - I don't know why but this is so relaxing to listen to!
The Princess Bride -

I try to read something out of my usual genre. I read romance for years and tired of it , now reading psychological thrillers . My favs are anything by Frieda McFadden but also found a new author Jenna Kernan and loved The Nurse which isn't out yet. Currently enjoying The Ex Wives by Kernan.

Short stories or try a new genre or just take a small break sometimes you need one and there is no shame in that.

I am always ready to read, I thought, but this year I had a bad slump. I never had a slump before. Then I got
On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down
and I read a little each day then I was back on track! A fun book for something every day of the year!

probably reading different genres helps along with sprinkling non fiction in the mix. but the biggest beastie is persevering with a book that you are not enjoying, theres no shame in deciding a book isn't for you

I echo a lot of the suggestions here. I mood read, but sometimes my mood is "nothing" and that's what I think of a slump as. Depending how slumpy I am, I'll switch to different story formats like audiobooks, podcasts, movies/shows, or irl stories (for me, that's socializing lol).

If I'm in a genre-slump, I'll explore a style of writing I generally don't read. Like, if I WANT mystery but am done with thrillers/horrors for a bit, I'll check out non-fiction, lit-fic, sci-fi, or fantasy with a mysterious aspect.

And sometimes, I just feel weirdly pressured or sad about finishing a great/not-so-great book, so I have Google generate a random number and read whatever that corresponds to on my TBR.

Hi! It's so lovely to be part of this group!
I can relate to the feelings you have in a slump, and for me, Im mostly not in a very good place (either too busy or reading the wrong book) when Im in a slump.

So I think sometimes it means quitting a book you started to dislike. Mainly because you tend to dislike reading in general then. Also, reading a nice book with a companion can help. Setting deadlines and discussing how you felt.
For me, audiobooks are a great solution when Im too busy or too tired to read myself. However, that crisp feeling of a paper book never disappoints me!

I do agree with most of you here who say that it helps to pick up a young adult novel or an easier book. Rereading a favourite is also a good idea, I think. Get in touch with the feelings you had when you started reading or when you read a great book.

Hey guys @michelle mentioned short stories, if you guys could please rate my book it's 40 pages and a quick read I would appreciate it :) x

Also recommending "The Palace Thief" short stories author Ethan Canin. It actually did get me out of a slump and I read a ton of books this past summer.

I recommend reading the cruel prince it got me out of a 1 year reading slump

I've experienced weeklong reading slumps and I've learned not to force myself. Sure, switching genres works sometimes. But when it doesn't I just watch movies or tiktok edits and that'll usually give me an idea of a trope I'd enjoy lol bc i read by mood

i had the worst reading slump back in 2021. i tried everything from rereading my favorite series, to reading short books but nothing worked until i picked up Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. in case you didn’t know, the book is written entirely in interview transcript. the narration choice worked for me, it felt new and fresh and i couldn’t put the book down!

"When I get into a reading slump, I pick up one of Terry Pratchett's Discworld Series books. I would also recommend 'Legends & Lattes' by Travis Baldree, a cozy fantasy read."

I always suggest the Percy Jackson Series, it'd middle grade so it's so easy to read when you're trying to get out of a slump and the world building, characters and plot are all still amazing. I hope you get out the slump soon!

I'm currently in my reading slump, but I'm "managing" (at least I hope) to come out of it with a Bukowski book. Try it, I think it helps (for now).

trying a different genre helps and sometimes there's nothing you can do with slumps to be honest. They're just your mind telling you that it's still processing everything you've read and doesn't want more input. So there's nothing you can do except enjoy other media like songs movies videos or maybe even manhwas since they're accompanied by pictures. But if it's none of that, a different genre book can help

i would recommend vanessa len's mosnter series because the pacing of first book is quick and you get sucked in but if not that, then I suggest reading some surface level romance books you are sure to not care about to use it as a bridge to get over slump. i personally choose a book I've been meaning to read and get myself hyped over what everyone is saying and watch edits, so I'm already invested in the characters before reading the book, hence I'll definitely not quit the book

Personally reading “Fourth Wing” actually got me out of a reading slump. It was just a really easy and entertaining read.

I would recommend finding something you can read through and finish pretty quickly, if it’s dragging on put it down immediately. It’s almost like you just need to finish one enjoyable book so you can get the groove back.

Additionally, don’t set unreachable goals. Read as a form of entertainment and enjoyment not as a chore. The whole read 20 pages a day mentality may work for some people, (and all power to you - I wish I could do that) but I personally think it sucks. Because if I forget to read the “20 pages” one day I immediately fall into a slump and dread having to catch up, this is especially problematic if the book is really slow.

At least that’s what works for me 💖

I like rereading an old favourite book, that's not too long, to get me out of a reading slump.

I just read a new Lucky Luke and it was soooo good, I am fired up from continuing the Series.
I know its just a Comic, but its a goooood Comic.

Fairytale Green by Kayla Silvers

I agree with Rosemarie, I will revisit a book I know I loved and I'll shoot right out of that slump. Sometimes you can get good recommendations for the next read by seeing other books that are on lists with the one you just finished.

I’m reading a weird Fantasy now called FEATHERS SO VICIOUS that has a creepy romantic vibe that gives me the shudders. Weird dark fantasy world, but it’s like a train wreck that I can’t stop looking at.

I think this is great advice.
I will go through phases of rereading Jane Austen books, when I can't find anything else that satisfies and I'm tired of trying. Her books are always a pleasure to read, not a chore.

I go back to Sheri Tepper, Jack McDevitt, and James Tiptree, Jr. (Alice Sheldon) to both get out of a reading slump and also for comfort reading.

I usually switch over to cozy mysteries. Quick read, cute stories and still some mystery.

ANYTHING BY HOLLY JACKSON TBH!

Kristen Simmons' books always get me out of reading slumps

I never had a reading slump, but have to admit the older I get, the more I love to reread my favorite novels.
1. Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher
2. The Shell Seekers by Pilcher
3. September (the sequel)
4. Winter Solstice by Pilcher
5. A Peculiar Chemistry by Kitty Ray
6. Dancing at the Harvest Moon by K. C. McKinnon
7. See Mommy Run by Nancy baker Jacobs
8. Strange Fits of Passion by Anita Shreve
9. Deceptions by Judith Michael
10. A Tangled Web (the sequel)
11. Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson
12. Marseille Trilogy by Jean-Claude Izzo
13. A Place of Execution by Val McDermid
14. Three Women at the Water's Edge (Nancy Thayer)
15. Nell by Nancy Thayer
16. Belonging by Nancy Thayer
17. Family Secrets by Nancy Thayer
18. Midnight is a Lonely Place by Barbara Erskine
19. After all these Years by Susan Isaacs
20. Shining Through by Susan Isaacs (but I prefer the movie based on the book)

Holly Jackson 100%

Any of the last 3 Lucy Foley books.

They have started my 80+streak this year I am currently on.The Guest ListThe Paris ApartmentThe Hunting Party

I've only had that happen twice, but both times I got over it by re-reading some old favorites. I almost never read a book more than once, so reconnecting with some favorite characters and great dialogue made me want to find more.

Just finished One of Us is Lying. Loved it. Also like The Doctor’s Wife series

Any fluffy queer romance really

Letters to the lLost & More than we can tell --- both by Brigid Kemmerer

When I’m stuck in a slump I like to grab any of the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz. It’s such a fun supernatural, wholesome adventure that always picks up quick, has danger and death and ghosts and usually cute dogs. I come away from those quickly and energized to read again

Try Percy Jackson, it's funny and easy to read.

I recently read Yellowface and found it to be a fun, quick, easy read.

I find Taylor Jenkins Reid writes a lot of easy to read books as well.

Shatter Me
Twisted Love
Verity

Vilde wrote: "Try Percy Jackson, it's funny and easy to read."

I actually did not like that series

Reading something that's less than 300 pages is a good start.

Romance- Abby Jimenez I started with A part of your world and loved it!

Easy read- The Wishing Game Meg Shaffer

Historical Nonfiction that I bawled my eyes out- The Nightingale Kristen Hannah

Murder/detective- Cormoran Strike series Robert Galbraith

Funny- Finlay Donovan is killing it Elle Cosimano

Been there! Sometimes after you finish a good book you feel like there is nothing going to be as good. But asking for suggestions has always helped me too! Love the thread and seeing everyone else suggestions too!