Happy Friday! After missing last week, I am excited to be back on the LTB train.

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly bookish discussion meme created by Rukky @Eternity Books and co-hosted by Aria @Book Nook Bits and Dini @DiniPandaReads. Each Friday, bloggers will write posts about a particular topic and share on their blog.

This week it’s all about palette cleanser books.

Do you ever feel like you need a reading reset? Maybe you’ve been reading dense literary fiction, or in a reading slump.

Not often. I am someone who can usually just keep on reading and reading. I have never had a reading slump. There have been times, though, when I have definitely needed a reset or to slow the pace a little. Sometimes I’ll tire of reading so much fantasy, and I’ll feel the need for something cosy, slow or informational instead. Usually this happens when I have a month where I read so much (for me) and I’ll just need to chill out a bit during the next month!

Are there certain books you read to help reset?

Definitely. Cosy books are usually my go-to for a reset. Something nostalgic like an old favourite, or a short and sweet cosy fantasy or Asian magical realism tend to be what I pull from when it’s needed.

Some of my favourite choices are:
– Green Rider by Kristen Britain, my all-time favourite.
– A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers.
– The DallerGut Dream Department Store by Miye-Lee
– Howl’s Moving Castle by Dianna Wynn Jones
– The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa

Do you ever take a break from reading?

Yes! As I have spoken about before, if I am not in the mood to read, I just won’t read. There is never any point in forcing oneself into it, because if you’re like me, you’ll just have a bad time and end up hating whatever it is you’ve picked up. Last week, I took a break from reading, just naturally because I was so busy and couldn’t be bothered to pick up a book even when I did find time. This week, I am back on it. It’s all a flow, and I just go with my mood.

Do you find yourself needing those literary palate cleansers at certain times of year?

Not particularly, I’ll read them whenever I feel like I need them. I am not a seasonal reader, I don’t do ‘beach reads’ or ‘Christmas reads’ or whatever so my need to ‘cleanse’ is random. Since my palette cleansers are my comfort reads, I guess I reach for them more in the darker months, but not because I need to refresh, I am just a serial rereader lol. I have read Green Rider 8 times now…

You Tell Me – Have you ever had a reading slump?