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Today’s question is:
Do you have a favourite genre or do you chop and change?
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I definitely chop and change. At one time Historical Fiction was my favourite. Now I am leaning towards Romantic Suspense. If you look at what I have read this year more is Romantic Suspense, but I have several genres. I am not sure I actually have a favourite right now.
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Good question Jenny.
My go-to is literary fiction which is obviously very broad. I order a lot through the library to try and don’t enjoy all of them, but I’ve found many gems which have become my favourites.
I don’t read romance as a genre but I enjoy it being in the background as a support for the main story.
I love mystery, crime fiction and contemporary poetry. I also enjoy some science fiction (which used to be my go-to).
So… yes, I do chop and change a bit. 😁
I think most of us do but I do know a few people who only read contemporary romance. I have just finished a dual-line story and next is either a Historical Fantasy or Womens fiction (got 2 of them one historical and one contemporary.) My vote is the shortest.
It varies for me. I do like alternating between romance and suspense. I also add a bit of historical fiction into the mix, but my preference is after 1900, but before World War 2.
Multiple time periods are also interesting – kind of like the best of both worlds.
I used to read a lot more historical fiction, but was getting really frustrated by characters bemoaning the fact that they were still single at 19 or 20. It got to the point that I nearly threw a book across the room because of how much it was mentioned (I’m in my 40s and still single).
I have even tried a little bit of fantasy and science fiction – though I’m really not a fan of fantasy, but as a school librarian, students were asking for recommendations, so I thought I should at least try some.
I can appreciate the bemoaning being single I had that too. I have a fantasy to read this month. It seems to be a genre growing in popularity.
Anything with suspense and time travel are equally my favorite genres but I read across many different genres to mix things up so I don’t get burned out on just one.
Thats part of why I mix it up. Sometimes you need something different