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Originally Posted by meeera
Do you need an easy reading level, or are you just looking for something faster-moving/adventurous/more to your tastes? Do you like realistic/contemporary, historical, SF, fantasy (if so what kind), nonfiction, other? Agatha Christie is fine and all, but a little anachronistic perhaps if you're looking for a quickie read.
If you're looking for a bit of YA with pace, have a look at the Percy Jackson books (and the further Olympians and Kane Chronicles books) - the beats come bam bam bam, the chapters are short, and the tie-ins to Greek mythology are fun. The Leviathan series (Westerfeld) also has great pacing - it's an alt-U WWI steampunk series.
For stuff in the approximate mystery/adventure/crime area, check out the 39 Clues series, the Heist Society series, Young Sherlock Holmes, the Raven Boys series, The Name of the Star, Liar, The Shattering, The Midnight Dress, Every Breath, The Cartographer, Girl Defective, Jasper Jones, Friday Brown, and the Miss Fisher series.
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When you narrow things down to your interests or what you love to read, I would definitely go with Meera's recommendation here. I agree with the Percy Jackson books, especially if you're the kind to be easily distracted while reading a book. I had a tendency to be like that at some times, but I couldn't seem to put that book down when I started it.
