How does a person decide which book to read next??

For me...it's not anything I can put my finger on, but...assuming we're discussing already owned but unread books....

What did I read last....done with that style or go for more?

time period?? ready for a totally new feel or something out of my comfort zone?

I read a lot of different types of fiction. Rarely non-fiction. Rarely something that would be considered a "classic" as I've discovered those are normally hard work and depressing.

I don't read to be saddened. Nor to have my heart jerked around, either.

This is one reason I do not normally go for the current "best sellers" either...as they all feel that they have to make a statement or shock you.

So, lighter...fluffier...or, fast pace action...also, I do some fantasy because I know it's not real...will never be real.

 Last three books I've picked up to read...

Frontier western set in Minnesota...I stopped reading it as I figured out it has to be the 2nd in a set...want to read the first one first.

Contemporary set in the Hudson River Valley...two chefs, formerly married...deals with them opening an out in the country event destination and how they get back together....obviously still in love, but hurt from miscarriages and drinking problems. Handled lightly but thoroughly.

And...current book...Dragons and humans and countries pitted against each other....this around story number 5 or 6 in set. It's raw, humorous and rough. Not for the squeamish...though the humor helps tamp this down some. I normally stay away from magic, but she handles it in a way I don't find myself offended..it's more Harry Potter-ish than not. Sexy, but not nasty. Read more than half of book when it hit me, I've read this before! Hate that! They're also getting ready to kill off a main character, which is a main no-no for me, but, I recall they handled it OK, not as well if they'd left him alive, though.

I've picked out a bunch of books to take on vacation...yes...books...hard copies.  I'm a happy camper!!