The Writer's Workout

I can’t help but notice that I’ve gotten the same five books recommended to me since 2021, at the very height of my reading; those five books have made their rounds through every social media pipeline enough times to knock my head loose with how long I’ve watched them spin. While, yes, I jumped on the fantasy-romance trilogy bandwagon back then, my taste has evolved over time and I’ve created enough space to see that every new book popular in the eyes of the online public is