These Random Questions Will Reveal Your Perfect Reading Spot

You love being lost in a crowd, or still and alone amongst the hubbub. Some people can’t imagine reading with all that background noise, but it just sucks you deeper into the story. We bet you’re a good listener, all that ability to focus amidst the chaos, and you probably have the best places in town mapped out. We think you’d like Dreaming Darkly by Caitlin Kitteredge. 

It’s finally summer, you’re thriving, and you’re in your favorite place in the world: by water with a great book. Your ideal spot has spawned an entire genre (beach read, anyone?), and we bet that’s not the only way you’re a trend setter. You always know which accessories we’re wearing right now, you can explain the stories behind all the currently trending hashtags, and you’ve already listened to that album everyone’s been talking about. Your perfect next read is The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen, a classic and sweet summer novel. 

High drama in the very best way, you love to lean into the romanticism of getting lost in a story, and what’s more romantic than curling up in a window seat during a storm with a great book? We have a hunch you’re a sucker for theme parties. We think you’d like Sadie by Courtney Summers, a story as intense as the summer thunderstorms outside your window. 

You’re a classic: old movies, black coffee, and reading in the stacks. You carry a notebook, and we bet you have a reputation as the sophisticated friend. The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Phillipe is your perfect next book, for reading in between mapping out your own observations and thoughts. 

Your commitment to relaxation is honorable, why read on the couch when you can just as easily be tucked into your bed? Fall is your favorite season and you’re a sucker for a night in with a few friends over a night out. We think you’d like Ordinary Girls by Blair Thornburgh, a cozy, Jane Austen–influenced story that’s the best companion for a quiet night. 

Your favorite place to read is when the world is whizzing by, whether you’re 15,000 feet high in a plane, getting in a few minutes of reading on your daily commute, or listening to an audiobook in the car. (Audiobooks totally count as reading, don’t @ us.) You’re a good multi-tasker and you might even be one of those wizards who can read a book on the elliptical. Your perfect next read is a book that moves and flows just like you do: The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan.

To the cries of “location, location, location!” you muster a shrug. It doesn’t matter where you read, you just want to be reading. You’ll snatch a few minutes in the bus on the way to school or in a waiting room, and you may have been known to read while walking a time or two. You always have a book on hand because you never know when the universe is going to align to give you an opportunity to read. Broken Throne by Victoria Aveyard is perfect for you, it’ll suck you all the way in no matter what your surroundings.