Pull Jana Out of Her Reading Slump!!

Ok. So basically I just finished my most anticipated novel of 2016 over the weekend and I don't know what to do with myself. The book was A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. Have you heard of it? :P It was positively AMAZING, and my reading life is now over until the next book comes out. I knew this was going to happen. I KNEW IT. I even put off reading it for as long as I could because this same thing happened to me last year with A Court of Thorns and Roses and my slump lasted about 9 months.

I hate reading slumps. I'm so depressed the book is over, I miss the world, I miss the characters, I miss the writing style. What book will ever make me feel better!?! I feel like such a bad reader. lol. I started another book, something totally different, in the hopes of moving on and I'm just reading words but not absorbing them. It's like going on a date with someone after breaking up with the love of your life. Like seriously, what am I even doing!? I thought maybe I should find something new to watch on Netflix and just own up to my inability to read for a little while, but my Goodreads goal is taunting me in my dreams. Plus I want to keep reading because I love it! 

So I need help, guys. All the help. Tell me what to read to get over this and I will DO IT. I'm in the mood for another awesome fantasy, a creepy gothic romance, or a mystery/thriller. Maybe something atmospheric that feels very autumn and Halloween (but no paranormal or supernatural because I'm the chickeniest chicken ever). So you can get to know me and my reading tastes, I'm linking my favorites list on Goodreads. 

TBTB Crew Dishes About The Best Books We Read This Winter

Winter may have kept most of inside these past few months (minus our resident Floridian Kelly) but we got a lot of books read! Here is a sampling of the best we've read during the Winter months. Here's to more great books in Spring and warmer weather. I (Jamie) say this with a cross look on my face because it is in the 30's here in Philly.

Gone Girl and The Green Mile. Both ripped my heart out but in hugely different ways.

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - A futuristic tale set inside the world of the past and the present narrated by Wil Wheaton. A definite win. (review)

One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean - The easiest way to sum up this book is Pippa searches for answers regarding the marriage bed. Hilarity ensues. (review)

Shades of Earth by Beth Revis - Since I read Across the Universe in 2011, I have not read another YA series that is as awesomely unique and imaginative as this. (review)

Just One Day by Gayle Forman - After spending part of my summer in Paris, I loved going back there through this book. And I loved the romance so much. This book is perfection.

The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman by Louise Plummer - This is an old, hidden, underrated gem of a novel. I love Kate and her quirkiness, and I love how sparkly and Christmassy the book is. I loved every single character, and Louise's writing style is amazing.

Jen's Pick: I'm going to second Just One Day by Gayle Forman.  It really felt like Allyson was in my head sometimes.

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein: I won't lie...I had to trudge through the first 60-70 pages of this one but OMG SO WORTH IT. If you like historical fiction (whether it be adult or young adult), this is a MUST READ. I've been recommending it to everyone regardless of what they typically read (My review of Code Name Verity)

Something Like Normal by Trish Doller: One of my new favorite YA contemporaries! I can't say enough good things about it and debut author Trish Doller, I feel, is going to be a big name in the YA contemp world. (my review of Something Like Normal)

Looking for Alaska by John Green and If I Stay by Gayle Forman - both of these books, which I read while on Christmas vacation, punched me right in the feels. I cried. A lot.

What are the best books YOU have read this Winter? Have you read any of these books?