From thrillers to bedtime stories, read unfussed.

  • I Love Bookstores, I Will Not be Reading this Book

    One of my favourite people in the world owns a bookstore. I have bought several books there. Have I read them? No. Well. One. Have I borrowed the same book…

  • How I Track my Reading: Introducing StoryGraph

    Years of logged books will teach you things about your own taste that you never would have figured out on your own. StoryGraph has been doing exactly that for me,…

  • Review: Big Mushy Happy Lump

    Big Mushy Happy Lump is a collection of one-page comics about anxiety, introversion, and the particular experience of being a woman in the world, and it is genuinely delightful. Funny,…

  • Review: Hench

    A supervillain story with razor-sharp one-liners and, somehow, a deep love of research methodology. Hench is unpredictable, genuinely witty, and the kind of book that makes you wish you had…

  • Review: I’m Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom

    Some books make you wish you had a highlighter. This is one of them. Jason Pargin writes dialogue so sharp it almost hurts, wraps it around a cast of characters…

  • Review: Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds

    I cried. I was completely invested the entire time. And I still can’t stop thinking about it. Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds is easily my top read of…

  • Review: Out on a Limb

    Out On a Limb has real heart – genuinely thoughtful representation, rounded characters, and emotional moments that land. But the ending is obvious from page one, and the rest reads…

  • Review: My Lady Jane

    I’m not usually a historical-fiction person, but the audiobook of My Lady Jane completely won me over. Funny, charming, and boosted by an exceptional narrator, this is one retelling that…

  • Review: Dungeon Crawler Carl

    I was so sure this one was going to be a safe bet. The premise is wildly fun and it absolutely hooked me at first, but for me, the endless…

  • Kids Books: The Book with No Pictures

    A silly, laugh-out-loud read-aloud that kids may resist at first, but once it clicks, expect repeat requests and at least one line your family will quote for weeks.

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The Unfussed Reader is a place for people who love reading, but don’t take it too seriously. Expect honest reviews, broken reading “rules”, and a reminder that reading doesn’t have to be serious to be worthwhile.