hi, everyone! could I get some good book recommendations to help me get out of a reading slump? I currently have kindle unlimited, so any suggestions from there would be amazing. I really enjoy fast paced books and books with plot twists/a lot of action, but I am open to anything that could get me out of a slump :)💕

I’ve been waiting like six weeks to get One Piece volumes 1-3 (while I’ve been waiting, the second and third collections came in and then I had to return them because there were other holds)

What are you impatiently waiting for?

I've seen a lot of discourse around the Off campus series and other books that were written in a time and place and mentality that would be heavily cancelled today. I genuinely think we CAN judge a book because of these things, but we also got to understand that it's a product of its time (being 2015). As well as it was written for teen adults, even with all the sex scenes and everything. Let's discuss!!

I'm looking for some recommendations of books featuring dinosaurs. Any age range or genre is fine.

Hii everyone! My old Kindle is getting tired and I'm looking to maybe buy a new e-reader, does anyone have any recommendations (not too expensive is possible 😅)

Thank u!!

anyone else in an era where you only want to read books community rated above 4? I am finding time to be precious and energy scarce and would really love to be able to sort books based on rating to find what is well written and liked.

edit: I am not saying books under 4 are not worth reading or considering or that people should read only what is trending or overhyped-- that's on them if that's their reading preference. I've loved a lot of books not highly rated on other platforms. The context is I have always read books browsing blindly or by recommendation and now have a energy limiting illness that does not allow me to spare much energy/time toward research or consuming media that is average. I have had to switch to audiobooks and primarily am browsing on my libraries' digital platforms like Libby, meaning I have to search by specific title or else I do just get pages and pages and pages of the most commonly checked out or overhyped books. My TBR is massive but my libraries do not have or do not have the funds to acquire so I am attempting to search from shorter lists of highly recommended books of my taste to see what is available to check out. I currently don't have the budget I used to for book buying because everything is going to medical bills and I have had to pivot to lighter genres because the bulk of what I read before was largely heavy or academic nonfiction which my brain currently cannot handle.

This community is amazing and I have found that people more accurately rate books here than other platforms. While following people with similar tastes is definitely the move, the issue is that recommendations of people to follow are based off existing recently read. And my recently read for the past couple years or so has been so lackluster so it is recommending folks who I don't actually share the same taste with since algorithms tend to be self fulfilling.

I hope this makes more sense. This isn't about selecting books based on publicity alone. Also what's the point of reviewing books if we're going to discount the reviews?

Hey y’all! I just finished a mystery book and was reading the reviews for it and a lot of people didn’t like the book as much because of how predictable the killer was at the end. Which, totally fair, I’m not at all bashing that because I’ve def been disappointed in certain books for being too predictable.

But it got me thinking about the topic, because I didn’t mind this one. But I’ve found that in mysteries that involve family/domestic life whodunit type vibes, I don’t mind at all if it ends up being a predictable person at the end, as long as there’s multiple suspects and some twists and turns along the way. (if you’ve ever read a Sally Hepworth book, that’s exactly the vibe I’m talking about, I eat that UP). I just overall enjoy reading about the secrets a family keeps because I’m a nosy person lmao. BUT if it’s more of an intense thriller/others are at risk if we don’t find who did it, etc. then I prefer a shocking twist somewhere.

Do you guys have to be surprised/shocked at the ending of a mystery book for it to be a “good” mystery for you? Is there certain scenarios that you want or don’t want a surprising ending? Or even any specific gripes or complaints you have with these types of books! This sounds a little confusing idk I just got to thinking about it and wanted to chat with others lol.

Okay so, Sunday and Monday I was in the ICU and then I transferred to the ”regular” hospital. I did not read anything during Monday. Because if I were not in the hospital, I would’ve read. I have a reading streak of over 2 years and I feel like I can keep the streak going. But I always overthink everything and I guess I just want some more opinions; Should I keep the reading streak or should I restart?

Edit; To be clear: for me, a streak helps me stay consistent, it doesn’t take the fun away from me. However I do know that’s the case for some people and I am not trying to say that a streak is like this huge-mega important thing and the only reason for me reading. I have ADHD, and streaks really help me to pick up a book everyday and stay consistent with habits in general. Because when I start reading, I love it! Just wanted to add that :)

On one hand, I like having a reading goal because it encourages me to read more consistently and gives me a sense of purpose. On the other hand, I find that having a target number subconsciously affects my reading choices. I might feel ambivalent about picking up denser classics, nonfiction, or books longer than 500 pages even though I love chunky books!

I've been trying to be mindful of that and prioritize reading what I truly want to read, but it still annoys me when I fall behind schedule in reaching my yearly reading goals.

I'm curious how you deal with this quality-versus-quantity issue. I miss the days when I had unlimited reading time