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Books to get you out of a slump

Here are some books that:

Don’t have a daunting number of pages

You can breeze through and read super quickly

Have that page-turning quality you need in a book to get you out of a reading slump

Are immersive and the kind of books where you just feel “hooked”

Because we all know we fucks need some of this every now and then to keep reading

Here we go folks these are the books I would recommend to save you from a slump! Lots of these have a healthy dose of intrigue, mystery, romance, and a driving plot which I think is really the key. Many are YA, and some are definitely lighter reads, but again this is all in favor of getting you driven to read

so uhhhh let’s just fucking get into them

Saga: Graphic Novel Series by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

For when you need: something so fast paced you’ll shit yourself. This graphic novel series lacks NOthing in depth, but has everything in pace and immersion

I cannot recommend these enough they’re arguably some of my favorite books ever and Absolutely changed my life I read one of them a night so go read them ya fucks

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

For when you need: something whimsical and magical that will take you entirely out of yourself and make you fall in love with words, stories, and dreams

I weep.

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

For when you need: a bit of romance, a well-known classic retelling, sexual tension, and beautiful declarations of feeling

This is just some angsty shit and honestly eat it up and get reading my dudes

A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

For when you need: a swashbuckling romp, romance, mystery, and adventure through the eyes of a flawed young hero

bonus bonus bonus LGBTQ+ and disability rep !!!! fucking get lit to it guys read it!!!

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

For when you need: a magical heist novel ft. a thrilling cast of characters and some incredible banter

fuck me guys these books are good and who doesn’t want to read a heist novel because if you don’t you’re probably wrong

Trick by Natalia Jaster

For when you need: more banter here ft. loads of sexual tension, a lovely romance arc (ft. jesters and princesses), and miles of depth in the topics discussed

it’s just some good hate to love with some sexy times on the surface and then you get into the content (I won’t spoil but you’ll cry okay it’s so beautiful and powerful)

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

For when you need: a modern magical-realism psychic and prep school boys sort of adventure that will make you feel nostalgic as all hell for places you’ve never been ft. true love and death, fortunes, and ancient welsh kings

Get urself a raven boy and a sick car I guess

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

For when you need: a mythical horse race ft. romance and atmosphere this book will make you fully leave your body and you will feel wind and cold cliffs and sea breeze

this one is so atmospheric I don’t know how you could tear yourself from it so cry about some mythical horses for a bit will you

Fire by Kristen Cashore

For when you need: beautiful monsters, friends-to-lovers romance, court intrigue, and female friendships

This is just a solid ya it’s fast paced and whoLeSome

The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima

For when you need: balls, intrigue, romance, banter, magic???? a grand time

Just honestly a romp of a story there are balls and kisses and this just reads like a fuckign movie

The Assassin’s Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke

For when you need: assassins and pirates who set off to break a curse and cannot for the life of them stop bickering and possibly wanting to kiss

get fucking lit guys who doesn’t want a pirate book???

Hope this helps someone !! I recommend all of these and PLEASE leave any of your own recommendations for recovering from reading slumps !

thanks uh I’m out