In a reading slump
I read in phases. I either read day in, day out nonstop. Or I don't read at all. My last nonstop reading phase happened some months ago when WaT came out.
I positively inhaled Sword of kaigen, Blood over bright haven, Priory of the orange tree ,Wind and Truth and some 40 Mary balogh books in between (Slightly series, school teachers series, survivors series, the bedwyns, another series that had only three books, and the ravens something). It was at this point that I got burned out.
Some of my dnfs :
1.Kushiel's dart (too many explicit scenes irrelevant to the plot make me uncomfortable)
- A contemporary book where a rich grandma arranges marriages for her orphaned grandchildren and also manipulates them into accepting it (I'm into arranged marriages, it's the reason I read so much HR, but these books were too long. I'm talking 600 pages. I liked this one. It was just too long for the plot)
3.Shards of Honor (we were only following 2 people for a 100 pages. I was sick of them by then. I want to meet more people in my book , preferably more than 2, atleast.)
4.Wives and daughters ( the characters didn't make me think. I pick up classics mainly for the character work and I didn't connect with any one in this book and I'd already read 400 pages.)
Recommend me a book that feels nice to read. Super vague, I know. But I don't prefer any specific genre. I really enjoyed reading Salt, fat, acid and heat. And Anxious generation. Even intereesting non fictions are welcome.
So basically, under 500 pages for non romance. And 300 max for romance. No explicit mindless smut. Interesting and thought provoking characters. HEV not necessary but welcome.
I've already read Harry potter, Sanderson, Robin Hobb, WoT, six of crows, shadow and bone, Joe Abercrombie. Lotr, Memory, sorrow and Thorn. Lies of locke lamora.