I used to be a bookworm as a kid but my dopamine addiction is making me stupid

I used to read a lot as a child, the typical stuff like Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, etc. but I also focused a lot on historical fictions or biographical stuff, and I want to get back into being a regular reader. When I was in college I got so accustomed to reading books related to my major, but all of it is more along the lines of educational or political, which tends to get me down/just be more serious. I have to commute a lot for work now every week, and I figured that audiobooks would be a great step for me since outside of that I don’t have tons of free time.

For recommendations:
-I would like something not necessarily light-hearted, but more escapism would be nice.

-I feel like a lot of the recommended books I get on audible end up being kind of…for lack of a better word…corny?

Some of the other stuff I enjoy that maybe would give a bit of guidance:
– love YouTube video essays (philosophytube, wendigoon, Horses (the channel name), hhbomberguy, nexpo, Zachthebold, etc)
– Baldurs Gate
– mystery
– crime
– puzzles and escape rooms
– mythos and lore heavy stuff is good, but for some car rides I worry since I’ve fallen asleep to dark souls lore videos so much my brain is kinda trained to be instantly tired

I would love some suggestions, anything really, if the writing is good, I’ll try whatever!
Thanks!