Today I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl which is all about lists. Since lists are one of my favorite things this is one of my favorite linkups! Today's topic is a Books Guaranteed to Put an End to Your Book Slump. I'm not sure I have any guaranteed book slump busters but here are some books that have helped me get out of a slump in the past.
1. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murders by Jesse Q Sutanto - Found family and one of the best main characters I've read in a long time - plus a pretty fast pace - makes this a perfect slump read.
2. Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish by Dorothy Gilman - The whole Mrs. Pollifax series are quick reads with a likable main character and bunches of hijinks. You can never go wrong with a Mrs. Pollifax book!
3. Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen - I love this author and her books always pull me in.
\4. Into the Darkness by Barbara Michaels - The Gothic tones of Michaels' stories always grab me and this one involves jewelry and family secrets which makes it one of my favorites.
5. Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica - I love a fast paced short chapter thriller and this one kept me hooked. The audio was fanatastic!
6. Scaredy Cat by Sofie Ryan - I can't have a list without a cozy and this one featuring a cat with some serious attitude and a group of older private detectives is one of my favorites.
7. How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior - Penguins and a cranky old woman and a hefty dose of found family - what's not to like?
8. What You are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama - I adore this book in both audio and print and it has such a soothing feel it usually beats any slump I have.
9. South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather Webber - I love Webber's books and they typically just escape into her magical realism stories.
10. Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie - I can't have a list without a Christie and this is one of my favorites!
What books do you reach for to break a slump?
Into the Darkness is one of my favs! I also thought How the Penguins Saved Veronica was a lot of fun. And I've got South of the Buttonwood Tree on my TBR list. Great choices this week! :D
ReplyDeleteNice list, Katherine! I have loved books by Barbara Michaels for many years. Have reread most of them several times. And Mrs. Pollifax - ha - I remember when I read the first one of those and loved it so much! Of course, I'm also a big Christie fan. I've often used what I call 'comfort reads' to help me out of a book slump. These are books that I've read before and enjoyed so much and then rereading them (and also knowing that I loved them in the past) is just what I need to get over whatever is 'slumping' my reading.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how some books just pull us in and break our slumps. I always go for an author I know pulls me in straight away. Heather Webber for sure for me and Hazel and the Penguins book would do it.
ReplyDeleteI'm a Mrs. Pollifax and Agatha Christie fan.
ReplyDeleteAnne - Books of My Heart
Fantastic list Katherine!
ReplyDeleteGreat list! Vera Wong of course is a favorite of mine. So is Sofie Ryan's series.
ReplyDeleteI've seen Vera Wong on a few lists this week and I totally agree - it's a great book. Very engaging. I need to read the sequel, although I hear it's not as good as the first one...
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT (on a Wednesday)!