Teenagers’ engagement with long-form reading has declined in recent years. This project uses interaction design to support and encourage reading habits among 13–16-year-olds. Through interviews, prototyping, and user testing with Romanian teenagers living abroad, it explored challenges in reading and tested a Pomodoro-inspired bookmark and reading lamp that breaks reading into manageable sessions using calm visual cues instead of disruptive notifications. While the approach helped sustain focus, it showed limitations in motivating reading initiation and adapting to different book formats. The culturally narrow participant group and short study duration potentially limit the findings’ generalizability. Despite these constraints, the project demonstrates how subtle, non-intrusive design interventions can assist in supporting reading focus and highlights the importance of intrinsic motivation, content engagement, and environmental adaptability. Future work should include long-term studies, more diverse participants, and enhanced motivational strategies to better foster lasting reading habits.