Introducing Bookish Beats!

Hello readers! Happy Sunday! I have not posted in a while (I am well aware.); however, I have been working on something really exciting. Introducing BOOKISH BEATS - a series of playlists for your next read. I have created some playlists, three so far, on Spotify that are themed by genre. Listening to music in the background while reading to set the mood makes reading more fun. While I understand that music with lyrics while reading can be distracting, these playlists can also be used to stay in the mood of and connect to your book.

Also, side note, I created the covers of the playlist! (Searching for the pictures was one of the best parts of creating the playlists!)

My favorite genre: mystery reading. This playlist was the easiest to make (and I suspect will be the easiest to actually read to) because most of the music is instrumental. I feel that instrumental music (1) is vibey for mystery and (2) lyrics are simply not mysterious enough. I also included some creepy gramophone music with lots of pops and scratches (you're welcome).

This playlist has a lot of songs with lyrics (so it may be easier to use this playlist to stay in the mood of your book); however, I find it effective in my trials with romance books I am reading. I recognize that it is quite heavy on the oldies, but spare me! I love old music, and you can comment or dm me any songs. I will listen to them and (probably - let's be real here) add the songs!

Lastly, the YA reading playlist. This playlist is my favorite to listen to, and in my tests, it does keep me in the happy, YA reading vibe (lol I did make it...). However, I have one disclaimer. This YA playlist airs on the upbeat side. I understand that not all YA books are happy and upbeat. Some books deal with serious issues in a comprehensive manner, as most good YA books do, but this playlist is just fun.

Let me know if I should make more playlists and what you think of these three. Comment what genres / types of books I should make playlists for. Happy reading (and listening)!!

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