Honestly, this title is a lie. This has been a horrible reading year. I’ve read 15 books, reread 3 books, and that’s it. That’s about half of what I usually do. I’m a little ahead of last year, which was also a down year. So, I guess that’s good?

It’s not as if I have to meet my goals of reading so many books, but it feels like I’ve been going for a long period of time between books. I finished 11/22/63 by Stephen King back in the end days of August, read a smutty harem book, and then nothing since then. Oh, I got about 90 pages read of the next Dresden Files book, but nothing significant. I just can’t seem to keep my interest on anything lately.

This isn’t new. I always have problems moving on from a book when I had the feels about it, as I did with the King book. Usually, what I will do is reread something that I’ve read many times before. Something that I know I’ll enjoy, but nothing that will have any surprises. But that hasn’t worked lately, and I’m unsure why. Nothing seems to catch my attention. Even fanfiction, which is my go to when there are no books I feel like reading, has failed to keep my attention for any length of time.

I’ve been in slumps before, but this feels different. I think I need some new books, something outside of the usual things I read. I’m going to go through my library and see if I can find something in my science fiction section or maybe I’ll find something cozy to read. I need something to restore my momentum, so maybe a cozy story will get me there. I know that I need something with low stakes and a super happy ending. I’ve been a bit down lately, and I don’t think I want something dark or heavy.

I want to see if I can’t catch up a little this second half of September, but I’m not going to pressure myself by setting a goal. I will just get too worked up if I think I need to push towards something like that, and that isn’t what is going to get me out of this slump.