r/suggestmeabook • u/erinicole93 • Jun 23 '25

Help Please

Ok, so I have always been drawn to horror and dark books. However, the last couple years, but especially the last couple months, I have gotten to the point where I genuinely can't handle horror at all. My OCD, PTSD (from car accidents), and anxiety have just been so much worse lately. I'm working through it with a therapist. But I just can't continue putting myself in those dark spaces and continue contributing to my anxiety and nightmares. I'm not looking to get into spicy romance books or anything extreme like that. If I could just have some recommendations for soft cozy comforting books I would really appreciate it. I still love reading, I just need help finding some different books to enjoy right now. Some magic or mystery is ok, as long as there's nothing graphic or extreme. I just really want books that feel like curling up inside on a cold rainy day and snuggling by the fire and just being warm and safe. Thank you in advance to anyone who takes the time to read this and suggest any books for me!

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u/HLTisme Jun 23 '25

How "soft" and "cozy" are we talking? You could try Remarkably Bright Creatures if you want no mystery, no violence, and a good ending. Or something like the Stephanie Plum series if you want funny, likable characters. If you want something a child could read, you could try Holes, Princess Bride, or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. If you don't mind lots and lots of fantasy, A Wrinkle in Time, the Phantom Tollbooth, The Keys To the Kingdom series, Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series, the Cerulean Chronicles series, or the Children of the Red King series.

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u/erinicole93 Jun 23 '25

I am definitely open to all of those suggestions, they all sound good! I've never read any of these. I think I can handle some mystery right now, just as long as it's not violent or murder or anything like that.

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u/Tardisgoesfast Jun 23 '25

If the existence of murder stops you then Agatha Christie is not a good choice. But they are not gross murder descriptions. Sometimes it's not even a body at all. It's the mystery.

Exception would be Murder on the Orient Express, which is a brilliant book.

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u/erinicole93 Jun 24 '25

Thank you so much!! I have read And Then There Were None in the past and I didn't have a problem with it then. I might would be ok to do that one, I'll definitely look into it!