Let’s Talk Bookish: Mood Reader?

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme that was originally created and hosted by Rukky @ Eternity Books starting in August 2019, and was then cohosted with Dani @ Literary Lion from May 2020 to March 2022. Book Nook Bits has hosted since April 2022.

This is a really interesting question, and one I don’t think I really have a straightforward answer to, so it should be fun to write about! Let’s dive in…

Let’s Talk Bookish August 23rd:
Do You Consider Yourself a Mood Reader?

Prompts: Do you consider yourself a mood reader? Are you constantly switching books and genres depending on your mood? Or do you always stick to a very specific TBR? If you’re a mood reader, do you ever wish you could better stick to TBRs?

I am a bit of a mood reader – I feel like I haven’t fully been able to indulge in the ‘mood reader’ side of myself for a while though, focused on the reading challenges, but it’s something I want to switch around for next year. And yes, I do change between genres – even in the challenges, I make sure to mix it up somewhat, so if I don’t particularly fancy, say, a horror right then, there’s a different option.

At the moment, I am sticking to specific TBRs via the reading challenges, but when I plan these out, I make sure to include a variety. I find that although I’m somewhat of a mood reader, it’s also dependent on what I’ve been reading recently. If I have a run of horror or romance or fantasy, or even different genre books that come across as similar for whatever reason, I find myself needing something just a little different.

So a bit of a mix and match. I definitely think the reading challenges this year have made me feel a little differently – without a doubt, I took on too many, so I’m going to limit myself next year and see if I can do better at actually completing them. Not that the year’s over yet, but we’ll see. I would like to leave more room in 2025 for mood reading, as right now I feel a little too restricted in what I’m reading.

Are you a mood reader? Do you enjoy a more structured, planned reading TBR, or just grab whatever catches your eye? For me, I think I need to create a balance between the two, and I look forward to doing that a little more next year!