I used to devour books when I was younger, but mental health and coursework made reading become a chore rather than an escape. I’m trying to get back into it now, but I’m REALLY struggling to find books that I’m enjoying. Someone suggested Reddit, so here I am!
I’m so sorry for the post length. I need guidelines so I just assume others want them, too.
My favorite author was Diane Duane! I loved her Young Wizards series and ended up adoring her Tales of The Five/Middle Kingdom?/Door Into X series, too. I also used to love Tamora Pierce, I’d read and owned all of her Tortall series in high school. Diane Duane has a really intelligent and clinical approach to her writing that feels like a fantastical approach at explaining physics that I enjoy!
I like fantasy and scifi, though I’m not at all opposed to other genres! I tend to not go for modern settings unless there’s something fantastical or adventurous about it.
I don’t like first person narrative. I’ve read a small handful of first person books that were fine, but I’m so t i r e d of them being everywhere right now. Strong preference for third person, omnipotent or not.
I’m a sucker for characters. I’ll overlook a spotty plot if the characters are fun to read and interact with!
I like happy endings ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Major character death is fine, but I’m not interested in horror or tragedy or excessive drama for the sake of it. Single exception to the rule is that I’m weirdly drawn to dystopic novels (I really enjoyed 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 in middle school). I’m fine if a novel is dark with themes so long as it ends happily.
I don’t mind if there’s explicit sex in romance, and I’m not partial either way if a book includes it or not.
I’m not opposed to YA, but in the same way that Young Wizards still holds watertight now that I’m an adult, that’s my same standard for the genre with any other book or series. Does Hunger Games fit this bill?
I try not to search solely based on tropes, but I’m a sucker for enemies to lovers dynamics lol. Definitely not necessary. Also not a necessity, but something I appreciate are queer protagonists.
by mudkhep