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How to Get Out of a Reading Slump

Confession time: I've been stuck in a reading slump for the past several months. You know that dreaded period where, regardless of how exciting a book may seem at first, you quickly lose interest? A book that would normally take a day or two to devour, now drags on for weeks. If your reading habits have also gone from "page-turner" to "dust-gatherer", then pull up a comfy chair. Let's talk about how to kick that reading slump to the curb and get excited about reading again. Change it Up When I feel a reading slump creeping in, the first thing I like to do is switch genres. If I've been mostly reading romance books and they all are starting to blur together, I might then choose to switch to a fantasy romance, or even a thriller. I use this genre change as a "palette cleanser" before eventually going back to my main genre of choice. This not only allows me to change the type of story I'm consuming, but also helps to tackle those books on my p...