One of the joys of reading is finding those moments where a book seems to understand you – when a character thinks something you’ve always felt but never put into words, or when a plotline touches on a truth you didn’t even know you needed. But sometimes, you finish a book and think I wish authors talked about this more.

So for this week’s Weekly Wednesday Blogging Challenge I’m sharing Five Things I Wish More Books Talked About

💬 1. The Messy Side of Friendships
So many books – especially in romance – focus on romantic love, and friendships sometimes get left behind or simplified. I’d love to see more honest portrayals of long-term friendships: the messy, awkward fights; the drifting apart and reconnecting; and the small, ordinary gestures that make them feel so real.

🗨️Also, I don’t know about you but most conversations with my friends involves ‘no, I can’t do next Tuesday, how about the Saturday after next?’

💬 2. Adult Characters Starting Over
I love stories about fresh starts, but most of the ones I find tend to revolve around characters in their 20s. I wish more books showed people in their 30s, 40s, or beyond hitting the reset button – changing careers, finding new relationships, learning who they are outside of the expectations they’ve carried for years.

🗨️I was 39 when I came out as non-binary and demisexual, started university and met my now fiancé. I was 43 when I moved half-way across the country to be with her.

💬 3. Grief That Sticks Around
So many stories treat grief like a neat plot point – a tragic event at the start or a sudden turning point – but real grief lingers. I’d love to see more books where characters carry their loss for years, where it shapes them long after the world has moved on, and where healing doesn’t mean forgetting.

🗨️I was 11 when my dad died. I didn’t even start to grieve until I was 18 or 19. I’m 43 – I still have days where I miss him so much it hurts, where I wonder if he’d be proud of me, where I grieve for the child who lost their dad so young, and I wonder who I would have been if I’d grown up with him.

💬 4. Queer Joy Without Tragedy
While it’s important for books to reflect real struggles, I wish more stories let queer characters just exist in happiness, community, and everyday life without needing their arcs to revolve around trauma or coming out. Give me cozy, joyful, slice-of-life queer stories any day!

🗨️Not to make this all about me (LOL) but my entire life doesn’t revolve around being queer. Yes, it colours everything (in a glittery rainbow) but it’s just part of who I am. I’m more than just queer and want stories that are as well.

💬 5. Found Family and Chosen Community
I’ll always have a soft spot for books that show characters building their own support systems from scratch — especially when they don’t fit into the family they were born into. I wish more stories leaned into the beauty of found family, the kind that sticks even when things fall apart.

🗨️ I have my own found family made through decades in various fandoms. We’re scattered across timezones, but they’re the people who cheer me on, check in when things get tough, and make the world feel a little brighter. They’re my people, my family and I wouldnt’ trade them for anything.

Books have the power to shape how we see the world — and the more diverse, honest, and layered they are, the better. Here’s hoping more authors keep pushing the boundaries of the stories they tell.

Now I want to know:
👉 What do you wish more books talked about?