u/OnlyTryingg

I’ve fallen into a massive reading slump. I have books to read on my shelf but can’t seem to pick one up. I have Kindle Unlimited, but I don’t seem to tap the app either. All of the books recommended to me just don’t hold me the way others have.

For reference, I’ve read 12 books this year. Last year I read 87, and the year before that I read 110, so it’s a massive drop.

Anyway, I need something that can hold my attention. I’ll read standalones, duets, trilogies, and series. I love a romance subplot, but I want it to be more than just that.

Past reads I’ve loved are: anything by Rina Kent, Fourth Wing, and the Edge of Darkness trilogy. I’ll also read shifter-books, vampire books, etc.

I’m open to other genres too — those are just examples. Please just give me something.

(Also, I’m a bit of a lover of gay romance books)

I’ve written my first draft, I’m doing edits and realised something. I’ve accidentally made all my characters white.
For note I am white.
I didn’t think about this when I started, one of my characters are black, because I changed her in the edit. I didn’t mean to this, it just came out this way. My question is do I need to change this?
I don’t want to come of as only able to write about while people or that I don’t care for diversity, I just don’t really know what to do. Does this matter a lot? Will it affect anything? Would this bother you as reader?

I’m writing a fantasy/romantasy series with dragon shifters. Full dragon shifting is extremely rare and comes with physical, emotional and social consequences. For readers of shifter/dragon fantasy, what makes full shifting feel exciting rather than overpowered?