The What to Read decision fatigue is real, y’all. Join us today as we talk about some practical (and some bonkers!) ways to pick your next book, how to choose what's next if you’re a mood reader, and what to do if you keep picking up books you don’t like. Also, we’re giving you insider tips on how to read those Amazon and Goodreads reviews because all is not as it seems at first glance! Oh, and there’s an incident with an umbrella.
Highlights:
- The decision fuel tank and Roni melting down over a Christmas tree
- The teetering TBR and the Why did I buy that again? brain fog
- Roni loves a spreadsheet as long as there is no math (and you can download a blank copy of her TBR spreadsheet for yourself!)
- Your taste and how books go stale
- Dawn and The Umbrella, you’ll just have to listen to understand
- Reading challenges and our opposing views
- Using “best of” book lists for inspiration
- Strange Facebook recommendation groups
- Some bonkers options for picking your next book
- Wrapping books? Um, what?
- Mood reading struggles
- Contagious bookish excitement and where to find it
- Book monogamy not required
- What to do when you keep picking up books you don’t enjoy
- Deciphering the gold in book reviews
- When “adorable” and “hilarious” are bad words
- No, Roni doesn’t have a chip on her shoulder about reviews, shut up
- Weird s*x reviews
- Our RAD Reading Recs of the week
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