I churn through plenty of Audible books and if you're looking for light reading that's a step above airport paperback, then I have a few recommendations.
Maisie Dobbs mysteries by Jacqueline Winspear
Maisie is a British former-nurse from WW1 who becomes an investigative-psychologist. The books' strength is the POV character and the time period, though the romance and mystery itself were fair enough.
Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
A murderbot is a cyborg slave that is rented out as an insurance markup to humans exploring dangerous alien worlds. The subtext is humane treatment of AI, and Murderbot itself is a proxy for people with autism.
Bobiverse series by Dennis E. Taylor
Bob is a bit of a weird one. In the future, idiot countries plant AI in self-replicating rockets then launch them into space to claim distant resources, and war with each other. Bob struggles with the ennui of being immortal.
Grimnoir series by Larry Correia
Fresh out of magic jail for bad boys, Jake Sullivan, private eye, is on orders from top slimeball J. Edger Hoover with one mission: Capture rogue magicals rampaging 1930's America! But when Jake becomes embroiled with a secret society of good boys called the Grimnoire will he risk crossing the FBI to help them with their one mission: Stop the Japanese Empire from takingovertheworld?
Maisie Dobbs mysteries by Jacqueline Winspear
Maisie is a British former-nurse from WW1 who becomes an investigative-psychologist. The books' strength is the POV character and the time period, though the romance and mystery itself were fair enough.
Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
A murderbot is a cyborg slave that is rented out as an insurance markup to humans exploring dangerous alien worlds. The subtext is humane treatment of AI, and Murderbot itself is a proxy for people with autism.
Bobiverse series by Dennis E. Taylor
Bob is a bit of a weird one. In the future, idiot countries plant AI in self-replicating rockets then launch them into space to claim distant resources, and war with each other. Bob struggles with the ennui of being immortal.
Grimnoir series by Larry Correia
Fresh out of magic jail for bad boys, Jake Sullivan, private eye, is on orders from top slimeball J. Edger Hoover with one mission: Capture rogue magicals rampaging 1930's America! But when Jake becomes embroiled with a secret society of good boys called the Grimnoire will he risk crossing the FBI to help them with their one mission: Stop the Japanese Empire from takingovertheworld?