You Don’t Have to Read All the Hyped Books

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I fall into this trap ALL the time and I want to remind all my fellow readers, that it can be overwhelming to scroll through social media and see everyone sharing some of the most exciting new release books.

Then you feel obligated to pick that one up and share it too.

Unless you genuinely want to read it, DO NOT FEEL like you have to. I’ve struggled with this over the years and the desire to stay “relevant” to the algorithms by always sharing the latest hyped books.

It burns me out because I’m not always in the mood, or have any interest, in the latest books.

I’ve learned to appreciate my reading preferences and know where to keep my reading attention so that I don’t burn myself out. This is the beauty of reading; loving the books we read and genuinely being excited to share that excitement with others.

Then there’s the other side of things where us readers have to remember that we have the right to discuss the authors and books we want to read based on our own personal preferences. There’s been a lot of online debate over the years and it’s increased again recently.

Readers are sharing their thoughts about the types of people they want to spend their money with.

No matter what the reason is, YOU ARE ALLOWED to voice those opinions. Do not ever feel invalidated over this or that you should not discuss it if you have the desire to. Sometimes these discussions can get really ugly because people feel passionately in different directions. That’s ok, too. But when things take ugly turns and evolves into harassment and bullying, it’s important to evaluate those situations.

For me, I like to share things I’ve learned over the years or things I love and I don’t focus on the things I dislike, but that’s me and my own preferences. I very much enjoy reading others’ thoughts and taking into consideration those recommendations of things to stay away from, especially when it aligns with my own thoughts and feelings.

This is just a reminder to all of us.

Be you

Read what you want

Share your thoughts

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