I only read fast-paced thrillers… what else can actually keep me hooked?

Hi book people,

I’m a 40-year-old woman with ADHD who has basically trained her brain on popcorn thrillers my entire life (you know, if no one is murdered by page 30, I start emotionally checking out).

BUT.

Two years ago I left a very dangerous 14-year relationship and had to rebuild my entire life from scratch. 0/10 experience, would not recommend, but I made it out, and I’m genuinely proud of that.

Now I’m in therapy, doing the whole “healing and becoming a person again” thing, and I’ve hit a weird point where I want to read something different. Not thrillers. Something with more emotional depth.

The problem: my attention span is still that of a caffeinated squirrel.

So I’m looking for books that are:
* NOT slow and meandering (I will simply perish)
* Emotionally gripping / psychologically engaging
* Hard to put down even without explosions or serial killers

Basically: I want to feel something *and* stay interested.

I’m open to anything, whatever you’ve got that made you go “oh damn.”

Give me your best shot ❤️