sorry for yet another recommendation thread 😭 i unfortunately get frequent/chronic migraines (i'm not sure if i meet the requirement for "chronic" 100%, but they're certainly frequent) which makes it hard to read properly. on a "good" day/when i'm recovering in bed reading something easy is a nice way to spend time as it doesn't involve much movement or energy. unfortunately a lot of the books i tend to read don't fall under the "easy-reading" category so i find myself struggling and thought i'd ask here so...

what books would you recommend that are good for migraines? i'm thinking like, cozy/comfy fiction (ideally), low stakes, non-confusing plot etc. i've not read much (modern) fiction in the last.. 10 yrs or so, so i'm not really sure what my typical genres are anymore, but i'm going to try to compile a list, ty in advance 🫶 (also happy to answer questions that clarify i just dk what else to put rn sorry 😅)

What's the weirdest comp you've come across? Funny, inaccurate, or just wild. Here's a couple that made me go 🤨🤔

— She and Her Cat (Makoto Shinkai) "For fans of Mieko Kawakami’s Breasts and Eggs and Murata Sayaka’s Earthlings, this Japanese bestseller from renowned anime director Makoto Shinkai features four inspirational and heartwarming vignettes following women and their cats in their quests for love and connection."

I mean I haven't read this so maybe? What do I know? But "inspirational" and "heartwarming" aren't exactly how I'd describe Earthlings so I'm.....curious, lol.

— The Curse of Hester Gardens (Tamika Thompson) "We Need to Talk About Kevin as if written by Jason Reynolds and Tananarive Due meets Model Home by Rivers Solomon in an innovative twist on the haunted house about a mother desperate to protect her sons from the twin specters of gun violence and otherworldly menace in their public housing project."

Talk about a mouthful.

For me, it's the Shadow and Bone trilogy. I tried to read the first book, and i had to put it down after chapter 2.

March was all about manga, mysteries and monster romance (yes i somehow write that without realising they all start with M 😂) for me, and honestly, I read a lot more than I was expecting to, and I had a great time.

• Physical reads – 3 • Ebooks read – 12 • Audiobooks listened to – 4 • Graphics read – 10 • Books read – 10 • Rereads – 11 • Arcs read – 0 • Arcs dnf’d – 0

• Favourite botm – Truly Devious ⭐⭐⭐⭐ • Least favourite botm – Toilet-bound Hanako-kun Vol 0 ⭐⭐.75

🍃 ebook – ✨ 2026 release – 🌷 review copy – 🌻 buddy read – 🎧 audiobook 🔁 reread – 🌈 queer rep – ♿ disability rep – 💖 The Hoemance Book Club 🐳 r/Fantasy Bingo 2025 – 🐶 Scoobathon Book Club

The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter LN Vol 1 [02/03] – 🎧🌈 – ⭐⭐⭐.75 Unbirthday [25/02 – 03/03] – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Soara and the House of Monsters Vol 2 [06/03] – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Truly Devious [04 – 07/03] – 🍃🌈🐶🔁 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Toilet-bound Hanako-Kun Vol 0 {08/03] – ⭐⭐.75 Muscles and Monsters [07 – 08/03] – 🍃✨ – ⭐⭐⭐.5 The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter Manga Vol 1 [09/03] – 🍃🌈🔁 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter Manga Vol 2 [10/03] – 🍃🌈🔁 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter Manga Vol 3 [10/03] – 🍃🌈🔁 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter Manga Vol 4 [10/03] – 🍃🌈🔁 – ⭐⭐⭐.75 The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter Manga Vol 5 [10/03] – 🍃✨🌈🔁 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter Manga Vol 6 [10/03] – 🍃✨🌈 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hi, I’m a Witch, and My Crush Wants Me to Make a Love Potion Vol 1 [11/03] – 🍃🔁 – ⭐⭐⭐.5 Hi, I’m a Witch, and My Crush Wants Me to Make a Love Potion Vol 2 [11/03] – 🍃🔁 – ⭐⭐⭐.25 Cinder [08 – 15/03] – 🍃♿❤️🔁 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Mysterious Affair at Styles [22 – 23/03] – 🎧 – ⭐⭐⭐.25 The Vanishing Stair [15 – 24/03] – 🍃🌈♿🐶🔁 Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King [24 – 25/03] – 🎧 – ⭐⭐⭐ Fairy Tale [26 – 30/03] – 🎧 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Hand on the Wall [25 – 30/03] – 🍃🌈♿🐶🔁 – ⭐⭐⭐.5

So, that's everything that I read in March. What did everyone else read? (and do you have any recs for things I should be picking up based on what I read?)

hi everyone! i’m working on my first ever list called “allergy season” and got curious about something. what are some books you all have read that were so riveting and had world build so immersive you couldn’t put them down?

I GOT LITERAL GOOSEBUMPS. This is so much better than I expected. I didn’t think the mystery would hook me this hard, but here I am, biting my nails 🫣

So far, I'm really enjoying the way this book is dissecting chemical corporations and agricultural practices. It's very reminiscent of our current agricultural practices. I believe it's something like four chemical companies who own over half of the seed supply in the world by patenting their genetic DNA and keeping farmers from saving, replanting, and reselling their seeds. Very excited to see where this story goes.