Top Ten Tuesday: Books to get you out of a Reading Slump

 Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

August 12: Books Guaranteed to Put an End to Your Book Slump (Which books would you recommend to someone dealing with the dreaded book slump? No book is grabbing their attention or making them excited to sit down and read and they are suffering for it.)

This was a tough list to make because I wanted to keep going back to my list of 10 books I'd like to reread as the reason that I want to reread many of those is because I know that they will lift my mood and make me wanna read even more. For this list, I went with books that I know I love and books that I know are face paced and easy to get into.

1.Heartless by Elsie Silver (romance)
2. Out On A Limb by Hannah Bonam-Young (romance)
3. The Broken Girls (historical mystery)


4. Heartstopper by Alice Oseman (YA queer graphic novel)
5. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (a ya thriller)
6. Spells for Forgetting (magical realism)




7. Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater (historical fantasy)
8. That's Not My Name by Megan Lally (ya thriller)
9. Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross (ya fantasy)
10. Cold Case: A True Crime Collection by Cheyna Roth (non fiction, short accounts of true crime cases)








Comments

  1. LydiaAugust 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM

    The Broken Girls was an interesting read for sure.

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  2. LaurieAugust 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM

    I still have to read heartless and Out On a Limb!

    My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2025/08/12/top-ten-tuesday-books-to-diversify-your-reading-1/

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  3. HazeAugust 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM

    The Heartstopper series are so good! I love Charlie and Nick so much! I was so sad to hear that Netflix was cancelling the show. 😭

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    1. BibliophileBreeAugust 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM

      Did you hear that the Alice, the actors and some producers got together to film a movie to wrap up the storyline because of Netflix cancelling?

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  4. YvonneAugust 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM

    The Broken Girls was a great book. The other books on your list look good too.

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  5. Bree @1girl2manybooksAugust 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM

    I feel like you can't go wrong with books you really love. I really like Half A Soul, that one was a really nice surprise for me, how much I loved it!

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    1. bibliophilebreeAugust 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM

      Half A Soul was such a lovely surprise for me as well!

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  6. Rosie AmberAugust 13, 2025 at 6:56 AM

    I like the sound of Spells for Forgetting. Thanks for the list. https://rosieamber.wordpress.com/

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  7. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzAugust 13, 2025 at 7:22 AM

    I'm always fascinated with books others have read and loved.

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  8. M | RAIN CITY READSAugust 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM

    You're so right about the top picks being the ones you want to re-read being the slump-busting recommendations! I had a similar approach. I didn't think of Heartstopper, though, which was an oversight as it's definitely one I want to re-read and an excellent pick! Great job.

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  9. SusanAugust 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM

    I love St. James' books! They always suck me in, so yeah, they would be perfect for getting someone out of a reading slump.

    Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!

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    1. BibliophileBreeAugust 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM

      Simone St. James books always pull me in as well! Happy Thursday!

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  10. Aj @ Read All The Things!August 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM

    Heartstopper is one I want to read. I loved the TV show.

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  11. MichelleAugust 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM

    I LOVED the Broken Girls!

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  12. Literary FelineAugust 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM

    This is a great list. Heartstoppers! I need to pick up where I left off in that series. And The Broken Girls was so good, wasn't it? I love that one too. There's a few others on your list I haven't read yet but definitely want to!

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