The Next Read Dilemma

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This week on Well-Read & Unfiltered, we’re tackling one of the biggest questions every reader faces: How do you decide what to read next? From meticulously planned TBRs to chaotic mood reading, social media recommendations, book clubs, and the pressure of FOMO, we’re unpacking how our reading choices are shaped, and whether that’s a good thing.Are you a planner, a mood reader, or a full-on chaos gremlin?We’d love to hear your process! After listening to this episode, come back and join the conversation below. If you enjoyed the episode, don’t forget to like, comment, save, and share this post, and please follow the podcast and leave us a rating and review because it helps more readers discover Well-Read & Unfiltered.And as always, be sure to follow our account on Instagram at @wellreadandunfilteredpodcast for the latest news and updates!BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODERecursion - Blake Crouch (Sci-fi)Heartless - Elsie Silver (Romance)Blood Over Bright Haven - M. L. Wang (Sci-fi/Fantasy)East of Eden - John Steinbeck (Classic)The Second Death of Locke - V. L. Bovalino (Romantasy)Empire of the Vampire -Jay Kristoff (Fantasy)Iron Gold - Pierce Brown (Sci-fi/Fantasy)The Shining - Stephen King (Horror)Doctor Zhivago - Boris Pasternak (Classic)Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Satire Fiction)Red Rising - Pierce Brown (Sci-fi/Fantasy)Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman (LitRPG)The Birds - Daphne du Maurier (Classic Horror)Hollow Kingdom - Kira Jane Buxton (HorrorThe Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller (Fantasy)Earthlings - Sayaka Murata (Literary Horror) Land - Maggie O'Farrell (Literary Fiction)The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (DDC3)- Matt Dinniman (LitRPG)North Woods - Daniel Mason (Literary Fiction)Trad Wife - Sarah Langan (Horror)Trad Wife - Saratoga Schaefer (Horror)Sarafina - Philip Fracassi (Horror)Rise of the Ranger - Philip C. Quaintrell (Fantasy)A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara (Literary Fiction)The Ballad of Falling Dragons - Sarah A. Parker (Romantasy)The Everlasting - Alix E. Harrow (Fantasy)Our Perfect Storm - Carley Fortune (Romance)Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghy (Literary Thriller)Malice - John Gwynne (Fantasy)

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