Need suggestions for books I can get lost in.
I've been feeling extremely depressed. I've been having problems at work, which is usually my happy place, to the point where I walk into work I just want to cry. I've been filling my free time with Pokopia to distract myself, but I've bad the storyline and decorating isn't as distracting as I'd like it to be. I've been reading a lot this year and think that finding something I can get lost in can get me out of my head where I an thinking too hard about things, but I'm not sure what to read.
I've been reading a lot of WW1/WW2 historical fiction lately (absolutely loved The Rose Code and Alice Network, and the last one I read was The Things We Cannot Say) but I'm kind of bored of war stories right now. I also like fantasy, but more fairies and elves and magic. A lot of fantasy lately seems to be assassin, spice, vampires, and werewolves which really aren't my cup of tea. I don't mind if they are included, but I don't like them to be the center of the story. I have read a few discworld books and they were ok, but didn't really hit that "omg I can't put it down" feeling I'm looking for right now.
I loved The Midnight Library, but I'm looking for something a little less heavy. I want something light and distracting, not something that makes me think about my depression.
I don't like spice. Mild romance is fine, but one of the things fueling my depression right now is my non-existent love life so romance is not on the top of my list.
I tend to read a lot of "kids" books. I'm a teacher, and I make my kids do silent reading after lunch. because of this, I have a big classroom library but try to preread the books to make sure they are appropriate for my kids. I usually do this during silent reading time, because I try to participate as well as a model. So if things in my list look "young", that would be why!
Books I've loved in the past to give ideas of what I do like(not including what I've already mentioned):
- Good Girls Guide to Murder (the 3rd book shouldn't exist, the first 2 were fantastic)
- Warriorcats (really easy for me these days, but I do love them)
- The Mysterious Benedict Society
-Hunger Games (and every book in that world)
-Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning (a bit spicy for me, but the story was good enough to look past it)
-Beneath Devils Bridge
-Spinning Silver
-Winterborne Home
-Realm of Lore and Lies
-The Witchs Tree
-Matilda
-The Magic Factory
-The Book Thief
-Nevermore
-Percy Jackson
Sorry that this is all over the place. I love reading but I feel like there isn't really a clear preference for genre, etc for me. Any ideas are appreciated! I mostly read on my kindle unless I'm reading at school. I have libby and kindle unlimited so I would prefer things that are available there.