Q&A for How to Choose a Good Book

Don't judge a book by its cover! Descriptions can often be quite deceiving about the quality of the book and are mostly just cliffhangers that entice you into picking up the book. They also help you find out if the book is your cup of tea, but they shouldn't be used as the sole determining factor when deciding if you should read it. If you can't decide whether to trust a description of a particular book, you can look up reviews of that book online instead.

Yes and no. Listening to an outside source can ruin a book by giving you opinions you wouldn't otherwise have. But if you check the star rating on a book, or what rewards it has gotten, it will give you a pretty good idea without giving expectations.

Not as much as you think. The story is what's important.

It wouldn't be a waste of money if this is something you enjoy reading about. If you're worried about spending the money, check the books out from the library instead.

I recommend Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, Dovey Coe by Frances O'Roark Dowell, Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens, and The Woman in the Woods by John Connolly.

Try the "Divergent" series. There also are the "Vampire Diaries" and "Vampire Academy" series. Look online using key words "books similar to ... ."

If you have difficulty reading religious books, treat the text as something not affiliated with a belief. Then you can experience the pure enjoyment of the words. Make sure to choose a time and place for reading where you won't be distracted by other things/people.

Check out Dark Horse Comics, Marvel, Shojo Beat, Shonen Jump, First Second Books, Gene Luen Yang.com, etc.

Before picking a book, check what each of them is about, for example, by reading a blurb or first few sentences. If at this point one of the books "speaks to you", go ahead and pick it. If you still have a problem choosing, try to think for a while about what you're most interested in at this particular moment. If you still feel you can't decide, just pick whichever: close your eyes and reach your hand for one, use counting-out rhyme or have a friend decide for you. They're equally good and you'll read them all eventually so it's not that big a deal.

You could give them to people whom you think will like them or you could try to sell them to a second-hand bookstore, or donate them to a thrift shop. Selling them online is another option if you have the time.

Here are some popular fast-paced novels that are similar to what you’re describing: “Not A Drop To Drink” —By Mindy McGinnis, also by McGinnis is “A Madness So Discreet”, “The White Cat” series —By Holly Black, “Sky in the Deep” —By Adrienne Young, “The Outsider” —By Stephen King, “An Ember in the Ashes” —By Sabaa Tahir, and “Misery” —By Stephen King. Those are some of my favorite fast-paced best-sellers with fairly brief descriptions.

Actually you haven't read "almost all" of them. There are many thousands of good books for adults to choose from. Try GoodReads.com, or go to the largest library you can find.