Your Book Hangover Survival Kit
- Elle | Queen of Smut 💋
- Dec 21, 2025
- 2 min read
Because a Book Hangover Deserves More Than “Just Start Another Book”
Hey Little Demons,
If someone has the audacity, the sheer nerve, to say “just start another book” while you’re deep in a book hangover…
Please know this:
They are not qualified to speak to you right now.
Smile. Nod. Emotionally mute them.
A book hangover is not cured by impulse reading.
That’s like telling someone with a broken heart to “just date again.”
No. Just fucking NO.
So here’s what actually works. You’re welcome.
🧠 Step One: Change the Medium (Before You Make Bad Decisions).
If you must consume something, and you will, do not introduce new characters who think they’re special.
Re-listen to the audiobook like it’s a toxic situationship you refuse to block.Doom-scroll fan art as if it’s your job.
Build a Spotify playlist called “MMC Energy: Red Flag Edition” and let it emotionally bully you.
Your brain doesn’t want novelty.
It wants familiar chaos.
🩸 Step Two: Write the Unsent Letter (Be Unhinged).
Yes. To him.
Dear fictional man,
Why are you like this?
Who gave you permission to say that line?
And why did you vanish after ruining my standards forever?
Write it. Don’t edit it. Don’t be mature.
You’re not here to heal, you’re here to vent with purpose.
🔥 Step Three: Clean Something Aggressively.
Not because you’re “being productive.”
Because rage needs a hobby.
Scrub the sink. Slam the drawer.
Reorganize the bookshelf that was perfectly fine yesterday.
Totally normal behavior.
🖤 Step Four: Re-read Something Safe.
Not life-changing.
Not devastating. Safe.
The book equivalent of sweatpants and takeout.
Predictable. Comforting. Zero emotional jump scares.
👑 Final Reality Check:
A book hangover isn’t a flaw.
It’s proof you still feel things—even when you pretend you don’t.
So protect your heart.
Let it rest.
Then, when you’re ready…
Hand it directly to another fictional man who will absolutely ruin it again.
With love, sarcasm, and poor emotional boundaries,
Elle 🖤 | Queen Of Smut 💋
Library Of Sin
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