You don’t have to leave it for a long time, maybe just 5-10 mins to collect your thoughts. And on the point of not forcing yourself it will start to feel like a chore after a while and not something you’ll enjoy doing. But whatever works for you is the best of course

Also, don’t force yourself to read when you don’t feel like it. That will just put you of reading in the long run. Take a break when you feel like it, even in the middle of a chapter.

Start at the library to find what genre and authors you like before going out and buy a lot of books when you find what you like you can start building a collection