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What’s a good fast read to get you out of a slump?

Cindy #questionnaire

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Mishma

What kind of books are you into?

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CindyQuestion author

Anything YA, anthologies, thrillers, some romance.

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Mishma

Try “The Hating Game.”
Its Contemporary romance. Quick read. I loved it.

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CindyQuestion author

Nice, I actually own that one and have been meaning to get to it!

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Selina

I second the hating game. It’s so good.

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Kari

I third The Hating Game. So stinking good!!

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Lila

Huntress By L J Smith is one of my favs super fast read it’s a series but that one can be read on its own. Also Follow me Back by A V Geiger finished it in one night and I’m a slow reader

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CindyQuestion author

I saw Huntress on bookoutlet but didn’t pick it up, this definitely seems like a series my sister would love!

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Laura

Anything by James Patterson. His fast-paced novels are the perfect thing to get you out of the slump.

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CindyQuestion author

Do you have a favorite?

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Emily

I like his woman’s murder club ones. 1st to die is the 1st and they have short chapters

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Tamarae

Caraval did that for me but other friends have had a tough time getting through it. I blame it on my penchant for sassy sentient objects ?

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Christopher

Go for Starfall by Neil Gaiman

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Christopher

Stardust i meant

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Tamarae

Oh that’s a better one. Do that one.

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CindyQuestion author

I’ve actually never read any Neil Gaiman, I’ve heard great things!

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Christopher

Neverwhere is another good one, it’s pretty weird but it makes it very funny and fast paced

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Christopher

Actually..if you haven’t heard of http://thriftbooks.com/ that’s a great place to order if you don’t have a favorite bookstore where you live, you can fill up your shopping cart very quickly lol

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CindyQuestion author

Lol I have a local used bookstore I use but thanks! I also use bookoutlet!

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Allison

I loved The Martian. It isn’t YA or fluffy but just goes really fast and is surprisingly funny.

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Alice

Have you read Good as Gone by Amy Gentry? It’s a pretty quick read that I found quite interesting.

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CindyQuestion author

No I haven’t, I’ll check it out!

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Alice

It’s one of those books where you might work out the mystery, but you probably won’t work out why, so it will still have something to offer ?

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Nenah

Wonder

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CindyQuestion author

I want to read this before November! I heard it’s amazing!

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Nenah

Yes!!! I read it in a day, its super quick, but so good and has very valuable lessons. idk hoe the movie will differ but I’d read it before it comes out if I were you! ?

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CindyQuestion author

Definitely planning on it! I saw the movie trailer and nearly cried, I have to book sitting on my shelf now!

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CindyQuestion author

*the

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Adalie

Prosper Redding

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CindyQuestion author

I just ordered this today!

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Roy

The Egg Said Nothing by Caris O’Malley

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CindyQuestion author

Just read the synopsis online, I’ve never heard of this book, but it sounds really interesting!

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Roy

It’s classified as Bizzaro, but it’s very tame compared to other books in the genre. The guy that wrote it is a librarian.

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Courtney

Queens of geek or wild beauty. Read them both in on sitting. Amazing books, they got me out of my reading slump.

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CindyQuestion author

Has wild beauty released yet?

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Courtney

Cindy Evangelina I believe it has, though I got a arc of it early.

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CindyQuestion author

I will check later on, this book has been on my radar!

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Courtney

@Cindy it was so good. I hope you enjoy it

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CindyQuestion author

Thanks!

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Tasnim

The Sun is also a star

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CindyQuestion author

I really enjoyed her other book!

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Michael

The Road

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CindyQuestion author

Author?

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Michael

Cormac McCarthy

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Shawntay

Anything Amelia Atwater-Rhodes for me

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Anthony

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0743JR4T6/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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Veronica

My daughter adores “The Diabolic” by S J Kincaid. It is YA and I started reading it too. It is amazing so far.

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CindyQuestion author

It’s on my TBR

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Meagan

Couple next door!!!

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CindyQuestion author

I’ve been looking a decent used copy in my bookstore, no luck so far!

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Karina

I read this recently it was a quick read.

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CindyQuestion author

I’ve read that already, I really enjoyed it!

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Karina

Did you see the movie?

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CindyQuestion author

Not yet! Did you?

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Karina

No, I’m gonna check it out.

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CindyQuestion author

Fingers crossed it’s just as good

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Amanda

I like James Patterson. Quick, easy to read books.

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Alice

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs, Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce, or Hounded by Kevin Hearne.

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Rula

Anything like Penny Vincenzi is pretty good.

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Elyse

M.C. Beaton

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CindyQuestion author

Thank you all for the recommendation my TBR is getting longer by the minute!

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Ally

The hating game by Sally Thorne

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CindyQuestion author

So far 3 people have recommended it!

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Ally

It’s really good might actually put you in another reading slump lol?

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CindyQuestion author

Oh no 🙁

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Dorine

A man called Ove.

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CindyQuestion author

On my TBR!

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Lymarie

Anything by Sophie Kinsella, I enjoy her books and usually finish them in a day ?

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Vanessa

Maybe a book of short stories or poetry

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Kara

If you want a truly quick read “who moved my cheese” by Spencer Johnson. It is one of my all time favorite books!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4894?source=ebfg_sms

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Kelly

How to Hang a Witch got me out of my slump. Read it in two days!

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Jenn

I just read The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy in one sitting. It’s hilarious and full of nonsense. If you like a little science fiction I suggest it! It got me out of my slump.

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LM

Real quick read: https://goo.gl/1CqQbP

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Talia

Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger. Quick read and Gail has a knack for witty banter dialogue that I adore!

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Lauren

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire? I have also taken to reading Neil LaBute plays: I’ve read Some Girl(s) and In a Forest, Dark and Deep.

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Linda

Bookshots by James patterson 150 pages or less

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Elyse

How Full is your Bucket by Tom Rath

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Hella

Everything, Everything is quite a fast and easy read to get you out of a slump

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Barbara

Anything by Fanny Flagg. .

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Tim

If you want a more recent publication: The End We Start From by Megan Hunter. Motherhood in catastrophe written in a innovative format. I enjoyed it.

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Jessica

Eliza and her Monsters

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CindyQuestion author

I read that book in one day! It was really good 🙂

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Lena

The long walk by Stephen king

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Rachael

Life on the refrigerator door

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Angela

I had my first reading slump in years over the summer and the book that got me out of it this time was Geekerella by Ashley Poston it was a cute, fun and light read.

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CindyQuestion author

I’ve heard it’s a really good book

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Angela

it was such a fun book that I didn’t want to stop reading it and it left me feeling so satisfied and happy I was able to pick up more books after, so no more slump!

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Stephanie

The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

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CindyQuestion author

I’ve heard great things about the night circus

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Kistal

The night circus is not a fast read or an easy one ?

But it’s a fantastic book!

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Stephanie

I found it a fast read. I enjoyed the short chapters and whimsical storyline. It was a two day read for me.

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Emily

Just one day by Gale Forman

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Sehba

Caraval was fast and a total roller coaster read. But I love the Stephanie Plum novels by Janet Evanovich they are hilarious and super fast and I usually finish one in a day

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Kistal

You need to read smut to get you out of your slump. I prescribe you Captive by Jex Lane

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CindyQuestion author

🙂 thanks

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Kistal

@Cindy This book has a plot haha it’s not only smut. It’s well written. I hope you try it.

But slumps are hard.. and I always find some addictive reading is always a cure.

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Kistal

Unless you’re underage ?

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CindyQuestion author

Agreed I’ve tried reading a book and it’s my second time trying to get through it and everytime I get in a reading slump

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CindyQuestion author

Haha no 23, no worries there

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Kistal

Well let me know if you want to read any erotica. Because I have an entire list of fantastic well written books that I have to get me out of any slump lol

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Sehba

This is great advice ? I usually do that too or something funny. Going to check out this book as well

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CindyQuestion author

@Kistal I’ve actually never ventured into that field lol but wouldn’t mind if you wanna share top 3?

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Kistal

1. American Queen series by Sierra Simone

2. Original Sinner series by Tiffany Reisz (first book is called, The Siren)

3. Beautiful Monsters series by Jex Lane (first book is called Captive)

4. Fever Chronicles by Karen Marie Moning

5. Captive Prince Trilogy by C.S Pacat

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Kistal

I gave my top five lol

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CindyQuestion author

@Kistal lol that’s fine, thanks!

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Kistal

@Cindy let me know if you try any ?

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Robert

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson is short and very unique. I loved it. I could see that working.

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Megan

The Nocturne Falls series by Kristen Painter is fun and quick and perfect for this time of year. Whenever I’m in a reading slump I like cute, quick romances or cozy mysteries to get me out of it and this series always does it. She has both a paranormal romance series and a cozy mystery series set in this same universe.

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Sam

Sarah Addison Allen’s books! fun, cute, magical realism

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Ra

Eleanor & Park, Everything everything or Let it snow.

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CindyQuestion author

I’ve read the first two and I’m saving let it snow for the winter!

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Valeria

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 🙂

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Alice

Anything Colleen Hoover, Infernal Devices by Cassandre Clare, and @StaceyBrown’s books

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