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My issue is absorbing the noise a book is making. The fear of missing out, not being apart of the hype brings terrible expectations. Reading the book with the preconceived notion I'll love it the same as someone else, it has to stop.

Knowing my tastes and my age are different to others. I may not vibe with a 20 year old, being 41, sometimes I don't vibe with a 35 year old. Being aware the hype is a gamble whether you'll like it because it's a good story or feel disappointed it wasn't worth the hype you built up.

I'm planning on waiting a bit on books, not buy right away and see what is said or wait till the hype dies off to get my own reaction to it. FOMO is exhausting and it takes the joy out of reading a book I think will be fun. I don't have to be apart of the hype to like a book. Sometimes it doesn't hurt but expectations and the result, can put you in a slump or hate a genre/troupe.

Of course mid books are being hyped and great ones are not being talked about so much. It's important to find reviewers you mesh with to gage whether you would love it or not.

Laura wrote: "My issue is absorbing the noise a book is making. The fear of missing out, not being apart of the hype brings terrible expectations. Reading the book with the preconceived notion I'll love it the s..."
i've found that removing myself from book spaces for a little bit helps with this. i haven't been "in the hype" for a few years at this point so I don't hear about a book unless it gets *big.* that being said, hype can definitely hurt the reading experience because it feels like you're missing something if you don't read it and love it.