How Reading Crime Novels Can Benefit Us in 3 Ways

Mystery thrillers and crime novels are the leading genres in bookselling for a reason. The unpredictable and unfathomable elements of this genre are something that entices readers to keep exploring more about it. And because these mystery thrillers are inspired by real-life events, it creates a sense of curiosity and excitement that not many genres have to offer.

 

When characters from the real world are portrayed in a fantasy environment, then it grabs the readers’ attention. Just a catchy tagline, a good title, and a front cover giving off eerie vibes can do the trick. We all have heard how one shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but let’s admit it. We’re all guilty of doing this every time we come across an aesthetically eye-catching cover.

 

But apart from this attractive nature of thrilling and mysterious novels, we don’t realize how it actually holds some great benefit for us and provides us with more than just a great past -time. Listed below are three ways how reading crime novels help us.

 

1.       A Way to Reduce Stress and a Mood Lifter

A well-written novel has the magic to captivate the readers in a whole new world, a world that is all the more exciting, fast-paced, and different than our own. Moreover, a person habitual of reading learns to empathize with the characters. We become more emotionally rational because we take into account the challenges, turmoil, and hardships portrayed in the story, and thus it helps us be a better person by relating to such people in a more natural way.

 

2.       Creative Thought Process

There is no crime thriller novel that doesn’t have an investigator or a police force looking out for possible clues leading to the culprit. The chaos, search for pieces of evidence, crime the scene, leads, witnesses, and all the puzzling scenarios keep our brain cells functioning and guessing who the murderer could be.

 

3.       Boosts Your Vocabulary and Knowledge

Any kind of reading is always beneficial to our learning. When reading a crime novel of a great writer, you’d learn about different places, extraordinary circumstances, and scenes that exhibit nothing but pure brilliance.

 

 

Reading an enthralling book is never a bad idea. Opt for a good crime thriller and enjoy your ride!

 

About the Author:

 

Jacob Driggers is an aspiring author and an amazing storyteller, leaning more towards the more

comedic and thrilling side of the literature spectrum. Growing up with games like “Simon Says,”

Jacob had always wondered about the more morbid twist that the whole ensemble could take if

Simon was just a bit more. His book, “Simon Says” is just as similar as the game that most of

us have played at some point in our lives. The story centers on a boy named Bobby who had an

abusive father. One night he is visited by what he assumes is an imaginary friend who offers to

take care of his father for him in exchange for being best friends forever.