It’s Friday, so it’s time for the Book Blogger Hop again, hosted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer. I’ve made my own image from a stock photo (credit: Anna Shvets) to avoid adding images created via generative AI to my blog. Feel free to use it too if you would like!
This week’s prompt is about genre:
If you had to stick to one genre forever, which would you choose and why?
Noooo!
As anyone who hangs around my blog much knows, I don’t really stick to one genre for long, ever. I’ll hop from a mystery to a sci-fi to a non-fiction… But I’d say the majority of my reading if you look at my life as a whole has been speculative fiction, and I couldn’t give up rereading Ursula Le Guin’s work, or Katherine Addison’s The Goblin Emperor… and speculative fiction is a pretty broad genre — you’ll note I said that rather than fantasy or sci-fi! A lot of romance and even the danmei I read could sneak under this umbrella.
I’d hate to give up my classic mysteries, non-SF romance and the wealth of non-fiction I’ve started reading in the last decade, though, so luckily this will never come to pass!
Nice get out – there was me pondering how I’d choose between SF and fantasy, but… speculative fiction for the win! 🙂
calypte recently posted…The Wizard Who Kept Himself Suspicious – Scott Lynch
I thought I was very clever picking that, hehe.
Speculative fiction is a clever choice since it gives you such a wide range of stories without technically breaking the “one genre” rule! Thankfully, none of us really has to choose—I’d have a hard time giving up my other favorites too. Happy Reading!
Kat -Forever Book Lover recently posted…Book Blogger Hop: If You Could Read Only One Genre Forever
Exactly, haha. I felt very pleased with myself when I came up with that. 😉
You were smart choosing the very wide category of speculative fiction. Ha!
Olivia recently posted…Weekly Reading Update 8-1-2026
I was very pleased with myself, hehe.
A great choice! Hopefully we will never have to choose
Have a great weekend!
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I can’t imagine it would happen! It would be a weird and scary scenario for sure.
Nice pick! For me, it’s definitely Urban Fantasy. I love how it can blend in so many other elements—like paranormal, mystery, and suspense.
Angela (Angel’s Book Nook) recently posted…2026 Apple a Day Giveaway Hop ~ Aug. 1st – 15th
That makes good sense!
That’s a very cunning loophole! I’d probably have to go with that too (otherwise I’d say fantasy).
Gem @ Gem’s Book Talk recently posted…July wrap-up
Yeah, I think if I were forced to be more specific, I’d have to pick fantasy!