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I notice the trends, but that doesn’t always mean I follow them.
Book Blogger Hop Question
Do you follow book trends and bestsellers, or do you prefer hunting down lesser-known titles?
Submitted by Billy @ Coffee-Addicted Writer
My Answer
I definitely notice which books are trending and which titles seem to be everywhere, but I don’t usually pick up a book just because everyone else is reading it.
A bestseller list might make me curious enough to look a book up, but what really matters to me is whether the story sounds like something I would actually enjoy. The author, genre, synopsis, and overall feel of the book are much more important to me than how popular it happens to be.
I also tend to follow authors I already know and enjoy, especially when they have a new release or are starting a new series. At the same time, some of my favorite discoveries have come from other bloggers mentioning a book I had never heard of before.
That’s one of the things I enjoy most about the book community. A lesser-known title can suddenly land on my radar because someone else loved it enough to talk about it, and sometimes those unexpected finds end up being the books I remember most.
So I’d say I’m somewhere in the middle. I pay attention to trends, but I don’t let them decide what I read. I’m much happier choosing books based on what genuinely interests me, whether that book is sitting at the top of a bestseller list or quietly waiting to be discovered.
Join the Conversation
Do bestseller lists influence what you read, or do you love finding books that haven’t gotten much attention yet?
I’d love to hear whether you’re drawn to the books everyone is talking about or whether you prefer discovering something a little more under the radar.
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Happy Reading!
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