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PLEASE do a tv and movie wrap up!!!

I tend to reread my favorite books to get out of reading slumps, and it usually works

the book leo did a video that was like "this vlog doesn't end until i rate a book 5 stars" when she was in a slump and it was so fun seeing the books she picked up and what she liked/not liked about the books, it would be fun to see you do that :)

This video came at the right time. I read 11 books in January, 4 in February and haven't read anything since then. I've tried picking up a few books but not able to get into any of them. This happens to me every year where I read a lot and want to read everything at one point and then after a while not read anything at all for an extended period of time. I'm going through that phase again right now. Thanks so much for the recommendations Hannah ❤

As a philosophy major, I read so. many. books. So many dense philosophical pieces that take me hours to read through 7 pages. I got so burnt out for reading, I hadn't been reading any fiction, which I used to love to do. This video is coming at a perfect time, since I'm trying to curate a list of books I will read during the summer when I'm not being bogged down by academic papers. Thanks, Hannah.

reading the percy jackson series got me out of my most recent slump! i think middle grade / ya series are what help me the most bc the plots are fast and exciting and they’re usually quick to read

Just read Piranesi - Susanna Clarke and highly recommend to get out of a reading slump!! It's short, hooks you right away and is just unlike anything I've ever read before. Fantastical mystery and just so fun.

For me, what got me out of the worst reading slump I ever had (post-university when I finally had time to rediscover my hobbies) was to reread some of the books that made me love reading in the first place - so I went back to the children's books I loved as a kid. I think it worked because they are by nature, easy to read, nice and short, fun and lighthearted, full of hope and magic and all the things we miss as adults. It also made me treasure these books all over again, particularly classics such as the Secret Garden, Redwall, Wind in the Willows, Winnie the Pooh, Malory Towers. Adult fiction can be so dark and high stakes, reading is ultimately supposed to be fun!

I highly recommend the books "Demon copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver and "in memoriam" by Alice Winn. Two great books that made me feel a lot of emotions. Especially "in memoriam" was incredibly good (and sad) and one of my new favorite books of all time

yes, read legendborn! Like you said it has some of the most beloved tropes, but they are done exceptionally well and the book also talks brilliantly about some deeper themes that I don’t usually see in YA. Also, Selwyn Kane… that’s a very important reason for picking up the book

Reading slumps are the worst, even worse that I constantly fall into one. I find one book I like then I'm at a lost on what to read after and that starts a slump for days until I find another that I can read then repeat, its a never-ending cycle 😭💔

I don't know if you'll see this, Hannah but I thought I'll mention a few books that have a high potential to end reading slumps. These are only the tip of the iceberg because my extended list would be endless. 1) The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See. 2) Minor Detail by Adania Shibli. 3) Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinhgui Zhang. 4) The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai. 5) The Finlay Donovan series by Elle Cosimano. Hope you have a lovely time conquering your slump with these incredible books.

Recently the Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin got me out of a reading slump. One of the best fantasy series out there.

Same gurl😭. I've read only 1 this year cuz of college and I am trying to read one. Hopefully I'll get out of my reading slump.

The Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee is a great series to get one out of a reading slump. Interesting -- but easy to comprehend-- worldbuilding/setting, amazing cast of characters/relationships/dynamics, and a fast-paced, attention-grabbing plot. In my opinion, the series was well worth the hype, and the books were certainly hyper-fixations for me. There is a lot of amazing fanart for the series out there and I flooded my twitter TL and tumblr dash with it all as I was reading and becoming more and more obsessed lol

This has actually been the best reading year, so far, for me since maybe...2018? I used to only read books if I could finish them in one sitting. But this year I've made it a goal to read at least an hour a day (usually right before bed) everyday and it has worked wonders for me. I'm currently on my 19th book! I hope you beat your reading slump soon! 😊

Boy did you nail it - I always went down a fanfic spiral when I was feeling depressed, and it never really felt good in the end. I am pushing through my slump with short translated works by women. Cold Nights of Childhood by Tezer Ozlu was fjdgaakahd STUNNING. Maybe would describe it as a distant relative of The Bell Jar. My next is Nefando by Monica Ojeda - about 6 people who get caught up in a horror-core cult video game?! Yes. Yes. Yes. Good luck getting out of your slump - thanks for sharing your recs!

OMG! Legendborn is my favourite book. Bree is a great main character. She is smart, curious, and kind, in the best way possible. I found the plot incredibly interesting, it’s based off the King Arthur myth and the magic system she uses to bring everything together is also good. And one of the best executed things is Bree’s connection to her heritage and her exploration of family relationships.

i have rouge on my kindle for months now and haven´t been in the mood to start it but the way your love for books transpires when you talk about them is so contagious!!! I'm starting right this minute

Reading the Harry Potter books and the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is what put me in a reading slump. I just… I never recovered. Ever since then I’ve been looking for something that can compare or is at least on par with either of them.

about not feeling like yourself when you go too long without reading, I relate so hard. I start feeling like I cannot find enjoyment or happiness in anything and get very restless and impatient. So when I know nothing is working, I go to read. Also, reading slumps are hard, I've been in one this year too, luckily it broke in March with the Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu.

I NEED to get to Legendborn too! I have this thing with books where I’m really excited to read them but put them off because I’m worried I won’t like them. I’m working through that mental block because I don’t want to deprive myself of happiness.

i was WAITING for legendborn, i knew it would be here. reinvigorated my love for reading when i read it this february, can't wait for you to read it too!!

This year, I've really only been able to get into books via audio. Physical reading has been so hard for me! So this video is a godsent

omg I feel like everyone has been in a mega reading slump this year. the last book I read was also mid-february, I've only read 4 books this year too, and the next book that I'm picking up and hoping it would get me out of the slump is legendborn as well. hope this works out for the both of us 🥲

I've had my eye on a few of these but it's been really hard for me to focus on books in the past 5 years even though I have finished a decent amount of books. Comics/Manga gave me a nice change of pace in between novels. Reading books similar to movies and tv shows I'm watching has helped too, but weirdly enough, listening to white noise and ASMR as I read helped the most. It helped quiet my constant thoughts and the outside world and made me focus on just the book I was reading. Just finished An Education in Malice which I couldn't put down.

I absolutely looooooved Rouge I think about it constantly

Thank you for keeping me company with a new video while I cleaned my kitchen. Always love getting a notification! ❤

A few I highly recommend are Sword of Kaigen, The Fifth Season, Kaikeyi, All My rage, and The Tainted Cup. They are all ones that I think you would love and could be good for getting out of a reading slump. Hope you get over your slump soon!

I really feel you…I’m in the same situation right now. Maybe because I had so many great reads last year, nothing is good enough at the moment. So this video was exactly what I needed, thank you ❤

I just read the Winternight trilogy for the first time and I really do think you would love these books. They're some of my all time favorites now and some of the best pieces of storytelling out there.

legendborn changed my life it was so good. i was in one of my biggest reading slumps of all time right around when legendborn came out, i decided to pick it up just to try. it was so good that ive been reading pretty consistently since so it definitely got me out of slump. please make a video if you do read it 🙏🙏🙏

I know you are probably super excited for “heir” to come out later this year, (as every ember in the ashes fan probably is), so one book I’m reading right now that reminds me of the series is “we hunt the flame.” It’s dazzling, magical, and reminds me of the best parts of the ember series (aka the vibes and the enemies to lovers). I know you had this in your tbr for this year and I think you’d eat it up.

I have yet to read a book this year. I don't know why but I'm in such a slump. Perfect video for me! Thanks!

Hannah everytime you posts a new video it's makes my day instantly😀😀

Your clockwork reader journal has been beneficial in getting out of my reading slump. I've also challenged myself to read something new once a month.

legendborn will be a great book to get out of a reading slump. it was the book that got me back into reading and one of my personal faves. you’ll definitely enjoy it!

Thank you for this video, Hannah 😢 I'm also in the worst reading slump ever since mid October last year, and since then I only finished one book 😭😭 Hope I can get my reading mood back ASAP

To be honest, ever since you once made the comparison between a certain fantasy book I sadly don't remember and Riza/Roy fanfic, I've been waiting for your reccomendations! Thanks for the video :)

What you said toward the end about coping with depression by re-reading familiar fanfic... girl, same lol. I also check out photography-based books of gardens and art styles. Low brain power, getting the joy-producing pretty pictures without adding to already excessive screen time. loved the vid!

Omg plz plz make a vid of all the movies and series you've watched so far!! Would love some reccs

I’m in a massive reading slump. That book “the last tale of the flowerbride” wrecked me! I looooved it so much that nothing matches it. And I read it in July! I started “The Starling House” and I think this might be it, it’s really good.

I am HERE to vouch for Legendborn. Read it two-ish years ago and loved it, currently re-reading it with my book club and re-falling in love with it. The worldbuilding is amazing, characters are all so well written, pacing feels fast and yet slow but not in a sluggish way, like you really get to enjoy absorbing all the lore and character moments.

I love Legendborn! It’s such a fun YA story and world. It’s a King Arthur’s round table rewrite.

You’re a spot of joy in my life, which I need right now.

my current read has been sitting on my bedside table for over a month because I'm so deep in the ao3 rabbit hole I needed this 😅

I found that being in your book club in Fable pulled me out of my reading slump! We could help you! We'd love having you interact with us and tell us how you feel about the books we read ❤️

Generally when i’m in a reading slump i just read one of my comfy books again and it works. Sometimes you just end up reading an average book or a bad one and it just slows down your envy to open a new one. And more than often if you just finished a complicated one to understand you just need to read a simple one to let your brain breath a little 😊

Legendborn is OUTSTANDING. I believe it is the magnum opus of several genres, specifically YA fantasy, YA urban fantasy, YA mythological retelling, and YA dark academia. This book means so much to me I can’t put my love for it into words.

yess please make a movies and tv show video, I need recs

Legendborn was the second book I read this year and I was in love!!!! I immediately picked up the sequel right after! It’s so good, the lore is really what got me hooked AND the little love triangle.

i've been in a slump too--s started lots of books i actually was really looking forward to and dnf'd about six in a row

I was literally just thinking “wow, I could really use a new Hannah video rn..” so huzzah! I understand you have The Bear And The Nightingale trilogy on your list of books to read this year? If it’s any help - those really helped me get out of a slump. Book one can be quite slow, but once you get into it you get properly hooked - at least that’s what I found :,)

I asked the universe to end my reading slump as it has been frustrating me to NO END so early in the year and here you are 😭 thank you sooo much

*sitting and waiting patiently for all the videos you mentioned you may/may not do* I'm always super supportive of Bookterneters doing film/tv content since its just storytelling in a different medium so will absolutely watch a video or two (or whatever number) about films/tv shows consumed! Also videos about fanfic...was basically raised on fanfic since there wasn't really any popular queer books/tv shows out there when I was growing up and realizing I was queer so I had to find it myself, so v interested to see what that video is about. Also I find that audiobooks as well as epistolary/multimedia type stuff helps get me out of reading slumps. Makes me really wish that there was lot more non-traditional format books out there cuz I LOVE that sh!t!

hannah you bring so much light to my day!!!

Same my reading slump makes me feel weird. I just want to get engaged like I’m used to but for some reason I’m just not clicking with anything, for me part of it is stress. Good luck

I have been in a reading slump too 😭 This video came at the perfect time 📖

I just finished LegendBorn and it was so good!!!! It was so fun yet to sad, and the overall story I was so invested in. I think the writer is so talented and the way she ties in real world events into her story is immaculate. If anyone loved Ninth House, they kinda have similar vibes

I would love to see your video about the shows and movies you watched!

the gasp I gasped when you pulled out Lady Macbeth.... I have been dying for this book for a year now. I hope you love it bc I feel like it will be my fav of this year

I on a look out for my kinda weird books too, to avoid slump I take a small break from reading like a day or two n then quickly read something short.. else the gap just gets prolonged into a very loooooooong time

Using a reading tracker motivates me to read. It's the dopamine hit when a fill in a box.

Hope you'll get over your reading slump. Mine has lasted almost a year 😬 but audiobooks got me through the bad parts. Also catching up on manga series & Anime Shows. I'm slowing getting out of the slump 😄

Legendborn is my favorite YA series of all time!! I hope you enjoy it!!

a series to get totally immersed in- the fairyland books by catherinne m valente. they are like nothing else out there, so whimsical but the characters are still so full of life. im working my way through her oeuvre, the fairyland books were written to be more accessible to younger readers but that means they read easier! they don’t have a lot of the YA fantasy vibes, though if thats what you really want.

Rereading my favorite series almost always gets me out of a reading slump. And then similar to a reading slump, sometimes I have trouble picking a book when I have so many I want to read (and usually im reading a lot of books consecutively in the same genre). What happens I'd I try reading one of the books but I'm so ready to read one of the others that I'm not enjoying it. So when this happens I have to switch genres. Recently happened this year. I read all fantasy and I have so many I want to read, but mid-march I switched to nice and fluffy romances and I've read a good 10 books since then 😅🙃

I loved loved loved legendborn so much I bought the physical copy as an ebook reader and it’s such a rich world!!! Also the main character is actually so well written

When I have a reading slump, I like to switch to a different kind of story altogether (like I would start reading manga/comics instead of full novels). Some stories I have been enchanted by are “Witch Hat Atelier”, “Skip and Loafer”, and “Fool Night”!

I like similar romance books to your taste: with emotional dept. Last year Abby Jimenez brought me out of my reading slump. It started with Part of your world and than continued with Yours Truly. These are my favourite contemporary romances now. They have wonderful audiobooks and you can buy them in your BotM subscription I think. Happy reading Hannah! 😊

I'm glad I'm not alone. Life has been rough lately most days I just don't feel like reading.

Ohh my goddd you are going to read legendborn !!!! Okay now I am crying This book is beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️

same boat omg I would acc recommend trying some comics or manga! I find them very accessible when I’m not in the perfect mood to read. A personal series I lovvvee is Giant Days. It follows three friends through college shenanigans and every character is so memorable and the art style is super lively. The characters are all weird and imperfect but they’re also sweet and thoughtful. It’s not a series reliant on cliffhangers but once I started reading it, I couldn’t stop :)

I LOVED Legendborn!!! I read both books in a few days and I can’t stop thinking about them. Unfortunately those are the books that PUT ME in a reading slump and now I’m trying to find something else to read 😭😭

john green's book "turtles all the way down" comes out as a FILM on may 2 on hbo/max realistic depiction of mental health struggles (mostly ocd) i just re-read the book & i enjoyed it even more the second time. the ending made me FEEL something

I've been struggling so bad with a reading slump. I read 2 books In March when I usually read like 7 a month. I'm currently reading a book that's part of a series I'm reading which is really helping. Staring at my full and unread bookshelves is making me sad. I also went to the library and got a graphic novel short story collection called 'through the woods' and that's been great because its spooky, interesting, and really easy to read.

Omg please do a vid on tv shows and movies you’ve been watching I would love to get some recommendations

I also wanna see the reviews of the monthly books you are choosing on FABLE

Oh no😭. Reading slumps really suck and I was in one like this last year. For seven months I couldn't get out of it.

i would love to hear what you've been watching lately!! i trust your taste in books and id love recs from you in other medias as well. i really loved the video you did on the live action avatar recently so if you wanted to branch out to TV/anime/movies/what have you i would definitely eat it up!!

I am a mood reader, so sometimes, it takes months before I finish a book. Of course, I always have many AO3 tabs open, so I also always read fanfiction, even during my book-reading slumps.

I have also been in a slump (at the fault of SJM) and I am so ready to be out of it! Happy Place REALLY hooked me but now I need something just as good eee

I highly recommend Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher to get out of a reading slump

My tip for getting out of a reading slump are binging short books : - novellas : i recommend The Deep by Rivers Solomon - manga : i started reading Yona based on your recs, i also love spyxfamily and plan to start attack on titan -middle grade books/series And also prioritizing sequels and finish series to feel even more productive! Hope this helps❤️

Me too. I've literally only read Babel this year.

If you need tips on reading when your in a slump i recommend to reread some of your favourites. I have done it and it helps a ton.

the book that got me out of my most recent reading slump was an immense world by ed yong :) he makes learning about the complex ways animals experience the world so fun and easy to learn about

Hannah I miss ur content!! Legendborn was such an amazing series. I’ve actually met Tracy at yallwest back in 2019 and she told me it’s going to be a 4 book series!! Also jealous that u got Ava Reid newest novel!! That’s one of my most anticipated reads for the year

Yesss new video!! Btw Hannah are you planning on doing The hunger games videos you talked about? Like for each book?

Same here ! I feel like nothing that I read makes me feel anything. It's all "well it's an ok book, not bad, not good". I want to FEEEEEEL something again! I hope we both get out of our reading slumps ! :)

The first and still only book i read by otessa moshfegh was death in her hands. I think you would really like it. First i thought it was a simple and and underdeveloped book but i found myself thinking about it A LOT after reading it and loving it now!

i have been in and out of reading slumps so much lately it’s driving me insane! but the 3 books i recommend to get you guys out of a slump are a study in drowning, a dowry of blood and where the dark stands still 😌

Anything by Freida McFadden helps me get out of a reading slump. Something about the familarity and mystery just keeps me reading and wanting more.

i LOVE Lapvona so highly recommend

I'm sorry that you’re in a reading slump. I know the feeling and it sucks, and I hope that something will put you out of it. For me, rereading favorites works. That aside, I would LOVE to see videos on the things you've watched. It's fun to see you discuss every piece of media, I still love the video you made about your favorite tv shows :) I would love a part 2, if you’ve found enough new faves! On the topic of movies, this year I've watched Hedwig and an Angry Inch, a musical about a drag queen born in the same year that the Berlin Wall was built. She was raised in East Berlin, but moved to the US with an American officer. The story explores her journey to herself, her love life, and struggles she overcame. And the music is AMAZING. I watched this a few months ago and I can’t stop thinking about it nor listening to the soundtrack. I don't remember hearing you talk about it, but knowing your tastes I think you'd at least appreciate it. Wishing you the best!

The Poppy Wars series got me out of my reading slump. Legendborn is AMAZING. And it just gets better in the second book.

I had an absolute blast reading the Bone books by Jeff Smith for the first time since high school at the start of this year. Guess that's my recommendation!

Hannah, I highly highly recommend "The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree" by Iranian novelist Shokoofeh Azar. It's set right after the 1979 revolution and it's magical realism, Persian folklore, grief, freedom and politics. Plus, the writing style is so incredibly poetic! I'm sure you'll fall in love 💓

I'm with you Hannah. I'm struggling to read. It's really hard 😢😢