Reading Slump. Cure? Throne of Glass.

I have recently been in a terrible and weird reading mood.

Here’s what it looks like in my head:

• Ooh that book looks good

• 5% in…

• Ooh that other book looks good

• 10% in…

• Bounce back and forth for a week

• Confused on what is happening

• Bored, but stubborn. I need to give the books a chance

• Staring at my shelves of favorite books and thinking I should reread

• Stopping myself because I need to finish something

• Too many books going at once

• I should read this ARC from a publisher

• I should read the books I’ve purchased

• Focus is not happening

• Books due to the library soon and I didn’t read

• Scroll on phone instead

• I need to read for my book club

• Disassociate more

• Maybe crochet?

• Should I switch to audiobooks?

• I like my kindle…or do I want to hold a book?

My StoryGraph currently reading shelf:

I swear, my brain cannot decide and it’s honestly stressing me out. I don’t feel like myself at all.

Yesterday I decided to just do what keeps popping up in my mind-reread the Throne of Glass series. And I found myself excited again!

I chose to pick up the prequel novellas because I actually haven’t read those yet, but after reading the first one, I think I’ll switch to Throne of Glass and come back to the novellas after book 3.

I am also annotating and actually using the books as a journal as I read. I’m writing down where I am when reading, if I’m listening to anything, random thoughts, and important parts. I want to really dive into this world and both understand and enjoy it, and record all of that too!

Here’s what that looks like so far:

So far, I am finding myself excited to open the book and even just walking around the house with it. 💜

I hope after rereading this series, or even just part of it, I can get my mind in a better space and enjoy other books.

Have you ever battled a slump or just a weird reading mood? What do you do to get out of it?