Book genres? Likes and Dislikes

[bcgal00]

We all have different preferences. What are yours?

Likes:
Thrillers/mysteries/suspense
Fantasy/dystopian
Horror
Contemporary romance/paranormal romance
YA coming of age
Literary fiction (somewhat)
Women's fiction (somewhat)
Mystery or romance cozy

Dislikes (mostly, but I will read the odd one here and there):
Historical fiction
Historical romance
Military/espionage/political (ok if part of a romance story)

 

[hclappy]

I love any kind of mystery/ thriller. Maybe not spy books or political thrillers as much, but anything else is great... domestic, paranormal, cozies, police procedurals, I love it all. I'm a sucker for a mystery series.

I'm just getting back into romance after about a 15 year hiatus. I LOVE how the genre has changed in that time! So much more diverse and so many new voices.

I don't read a ton of fantasy or sci-fi, but I generally like it when I do. (My sister and I have a book club where we "make" each other read something new every month, and that's where I get most of my fantasy recs from)

I try to read 1 or 2 nonfiction books a month, but that doesn't always happen. I kind of read seasonally, spooky books in October and holiday books in December. I'm obsessed with Booktube and I do a lot of readathons based on different themes from book tube videos.

 

[CindyB]

I’ll read just about anything. I’m specifically drawn to psychological thrillers/mystery. This is why I love a good Book Club...pushes me out of my comfort zone. I tend to look up best sellers or new releases to see if something sparks my interest. I’m a Goodreads junkie...although I’m not a review writer...I read plenty of them. And I’m a stalker of my friends lists and pick my new books that way. I love me a good series too...that’s always a bonus!

 

[BlueHeartScraps]

I try, really hard, to enjoy a collection of genres. But, I struggle so hard with sci-fi (movies, books, TV shows -- they all just make me cringe, lol). I often read in clumps, though -- all mystery/thriller books for a while, then I'll read all dystopian for a while, then all YA for a while, etc.

I am a hoarder of "Books To Read", though. I take photos of book aisles at Walmart and Kroger, and visit Barnes and Noble often. I subscribe to email lists for book suggestions and get completely overloaded trying to keep up, lol. I love Goodreads because I can scour through friends' reading lists, or let it recommend books based on topics or my bookshelves. I am ALWAYS looking for good books to read. Always. There just isn't enough hours in the day to read them all, lol!

 

[hclappy]

YES Joylynn me too on the scouring for books to read. I get most of the newsletters and listen to all of the podcasts from BookRiot (even the genres I don't read much) I have Goodreads and a spreadsheet to track new releases. Even my friends and family who read a lot think I'm a little extreme with all that. :blush