Not only do we prefer certain types of stories and story-telling styles to read, we also may not be in the mood for something depending on lots of factors.
I remember after college I browsed in my local library on a shelf near the front door for new releases. Four of the books I had picked up and read happened to be about New York City. When I started the fifth and it was also about NYC, I returned it. There was nothing wrong with the book, I was just tired of hearing about tiny expensive loft apartments, struggling artists, and Central Park in the fall.
Book Descriptions are powerful indicators of the mood and style of books we could possibly read and as I sit to decide which best exemplifies mine, I’m curious which of these makes you feel less alone?:
- “You’re leaving me for a woman?” What follows is a gentle, hilarious, and heartbreakingly real ride through motherhood and making new friends after everything feels lost.
- Lonely nights, too many responsibilities, and the fragile hope of one real friend: I Was Just So Lonely will make you laugh, cry, and hug your people a little tighter.
- Lea is equal parts exhausted and resilient: a working mom whose life is a thousand small, exacting tasks and one big lonely ache. Follow her tender, often funny interior life across a year of misfires, coffee contests, and hard-won friendships — perfect for readers who love character-first stories.
- Friends-to-found-family, small-town comeback, and the “mom-friend hunt” combine here with warmth and dry humor. If you like novels about reinvention, female friendships, and realistic parenting, — your next favorite comfort read is here.
No wrong answer here- I know it might not be what you’re in the mood for. (And in case you wanted to know, the setting is not the Big Apple.)
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