Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
Hmm so, this kind of works on the assumption that as readers we reread books when we’re looking for comfort. I NEVER reread books. I tried it a couple of times and was really disappointed. Two books which I’d previously loved and they were both DNF for me the second time round. Maybe I just don’t like knowing how something is going to turn out.
There are however authors that I class as “feel good fiction” these are the books that I know are going to make me feel warm and fuzzy inside. If I’m a bit down and I need a lift then these are the authors that I turn to, in no particular order
- Jill Mansell
- Milly Johnson
- Lucy Diamond
- Cathy Bramley
- Heidi Swain
- Carole Matthews
- Sarah Morgan
- Trisha Ashley
- Veronica Henry
- Jenny Colgan
- Sue Moorcroft
I know it’s top 10 Tuesday and there’s 11 of them but I couldn’t cut any of them out.
What a nice list. Sometimes I go over or under the 10 answer guideline, too. 🙂
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-comfort-reads/
I did reread more when I was younger, I found it comforting to revisit familiar characters but since I started blogging, I don’t really have the time.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2022/05/31/top-ten-tuesday-370/
I don’t reread as much as I used to, but I still do occasionally.
My TTThttps://seriesbooklover.wordpress.com/2022/05/31/top-ten-tuesday-my-top-ten-comfort-reads/
I haven’t read any of these authors, but I have heard of them and many of them are on my TBR. 🙂
All these authors are new to me.
I’ll look them up to see what kind of books they write. I read mostly fantasy, but I do like the occasional general fiction book.
I agree Louise, I don’t reread, but there are authors I pick up for a comfort, feel good read. Nice list, I read a few of these authors.
I don’t often re-read books. They have to be very special for me to read again. Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
Definitely some great comfort authors on your list! I know that I’ll get a good read out of the ones that I’ve read from this list as well
I’m also not a re-reader – there’s too many good books in the world! And I was surprised that the only author on your list that I recognize is Jenny Colgan – I’ve read a couple of hers and agree she’s a feel-good author. So that makes me think I should take a look at some of your others! See what you think of my list: https://www.bookshelfjourneys.com/post/ttt-comfort-reads