Genre Hopping

Happy Wednesday!

I was discussing my current reads with my husband the other day. While I’m reading four books at once, I did not think too much about the fact that they’re in very different genres. But it’s a comment I’ve received a couple of times recently.

My current reads are The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan, Duty and Desire (Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman Trilogy #2) by Pamela Aidan, Gild by Raven Kennedy, and Structuring Your Novel by K.M. Weiland.

Okay, make that five because my work lunch book is Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov.

I’ve recently fallen in love with using my iPad for e-reading on Apple Books, the Kindle App, and the Nook App. I can use all three and don’t have to pick the features I love best, so that doesn’t help my book-hopping, depending on my mood. 

But hear me out. Robert Jordan’s books are large and detailed, so I need a good reading spot so they’re my sole focus. His writing is like an expensive aged whiskey that’s meant to be sipped and savored. But it doesn’t fit in my purse, and I have small hands. So Foundation and Empire is a better work lunch choice while still making me question the direction of humanity. It’s like a cup of coffee or tea to help provide a jolt of energy to the brain.

But the others are e-books; I call them my potato chip books. Since I can’t detach from my devices in the endless doom scroll of social media, reading books on my iPad is a much better option. But the question is just which one? (I’ve found this to be an excellent solution, plus it goes everywhere) Plus, I’ve gotten into the highlighting features of each app. It’s convenient for improving my writing abilities, especially when reading books.

But I love e-readers for my happy potato chip, like romance books I read for entertainment. Okay, I love Sarah J. Maas and other romantasy books, but I’ll give the critics some valid points about the writing/storyline. But it’s the same beef people have with romance novels, just in a fantasy setting. Honestly, if we can’t read a good book because it’s consumable and it satisfies a craving to escape, well, to each their own. I do not have a countdown to pro-football season or care who’s replacing Katy Perry on The Voice. 

Okay, that leaves the one nonfiction book on my current reading shelf, which is really the water necessary to keep everything else running smoothly and is the healthy option. 

What are your potato chip books? What about the books you feel need the perfect spot and a whole weekend to hide away and devour?