Introduce Yourself! - OFFICAL THREAD

[Nabiela]

Hi, guys. I'm Nabiela, 24 years old and an aspiring retiree. I love reading romance, mystery and high fantasy. I have a rather ambitious TBR list which I cannot wait to tackle. Can't wait to chat about any books we might have in common.

[Mary-Faith]

Hi everyone! I'm Mary-Faith. I'm from the U.S. Other than reading, I like writing, watching movies, and listening to music. My favorite genres are fantasy and historical fiction, and I read a lot of YA. I tend to get distracted by shiny, new books and forget about the ones that have been on my TBR forever, so hopefully this group can help me change that!

[Odette]

Hi! My name is Odette and I am from Mexico. I’m ~finally~ turning 21 on August 14th. I have a dog named Khali 🥰. I am studying IIRR and Political Science, two degrees at the same time (I don’t know how I haven’t died yet)

I loooove YA and romance but only when it’s a one stand. My favorite topic is time travel (y’all should read the Ruby Red trilogy, it’s a m a z i n g ), fantasy intertwined with the real world (kinda Shadowhunters) AND Greek mythology. I can’t stand biographies, idk why, and also enjoy astrophysics, mostly Stephen Hawking because he explains everything so good.

I’ve read many comments are from 9 months ago but Althea (tysm) has just added me and I couldn’t be more happy about it, I’m so excited to meet all of you❤️

[[deleted user]]

hi! my name is alyssa, nicknamed guava. i live in the US and end up reading a ton in the summer to compensate for a busy school year. i used to have a giant paper book list but it's much more convenient to have it online and accessible at all times. i enjoy basically all genres but especially lean towards thrillers and fantasy!

in my free time, i do some creative writing and i enjoy journaling! i also love spending time outside doing almost anything. i hope to get to know you all soon :))

[Althea ☾]

a quick welcome to all of our new members! see you guys around <3

[Patrick]

Hi everyone, my name is Patrick and I'm a bookaholic.

I'm in Quebec, Canada so yes I'm perfectly bilingual in French and English. I enjoy many genres though I gravitate towards dystopian and thrillers. I enjoy original and outside of the box stories. I realize there's a formula in everything (songs have two verses then a type of intermezzo before wrapping up with a chorus) but I can't stand the formulaic books. Surprise me and bring me out of my comfort zone and I'm yours (applicable in all aspects of my life lol).

I'm very easygoing and have a habit of playing devil's advocate in any discussion because I love seeing different point of views. I'm in a place right now where I seek the company if like minded individuals so feel free to chat me up about anything and everything.

That's all I have to share right now.... thanks for listening.

[Bell]

Hi guys! I'm Isabella and I'm from the US.

I got into reading around sophomore year of HS when I read Harry Potter. I really got into fantasy YA with the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas, one of my all-time favorite authors. I actually just finished the last book in the series a few nights ago and, yes, there is an empty void inside of my now. Though fantasy YA is my favorite genre, I tend to like any well-written book with an exciting plot and interesting characters.

Aside from my reading habits, I am a 20-year-old (aries btw) college student with an obsession for stories--which is why I chose Media Production and Creative writing as my majors. I hope to be a published author one day, as well as a producer and director of my own film/TV show. I tend to have my head in the stars, but I try to keep realistic sometimes.

I am loud, yet introverted. I don't open up very easily--its a weird, gradual process. My one friend once looked at me inquisitively and said, "You're kinda weird. It's like, the longer I know you the weirder you get." I don't even remember what I did to prompt that and I don't really want to. I just know it was in our kitchen.
I love learning things, creating things, and discovering things. Magic and witch culture intrigue me (tarot, astrology, etc.). Adventure is my #1 goal. I tend to fight a lot about everything (not physically), because I like debating. My dog is a little shih-tzu named Sadie and I love her with all my heart.

And I ramble a lot, obviously.

Thanks for listening to my nonsense!

[Dolinka]

Hii, my name is Dolinka and I am 18 years old. I live in The Netherlands so sorry if I spell something wrong🤷🏻‍♀️. I obviously like to read in my free time but I also enjoy cooking and watching shows and movies, I am a BIG love island fan. I have 3 fur baby’s, 2 dogs and a cat. I just finished high school and I will be graduating this Wednesday and I am taking a gap year and after that I am going to study Law. I am currently working in a grocery store and yeah that was about it.

[Maggie the Muskoka Library Mouse]

Hello there! I may have introduced myself already, but I'm trying to become more active. :) My name is Maggie, and I'm a librarian mom of two from Muskoka. I have loved books for as long as I can remember, and my day just isn't complete without reading a chapter or three! Besides devouring a good book, my hobbies include singing, hiking, writing, and baking. I don't have a favourite genre, but I do tend to finish novels with some family drama quicker. ;) I look forward to making new friends and getting some excellent recommendations.

[Emilie]

Hi, my name is Emilie. I live in Washington state (not Washington DC). I am 16 years old, I am in a college program so technically I should be going into my Junior year in high school but I am going to be a freshmen in college. I enjoy reading and drawing but I also love to spend time with my friends. I lived in Italy for 3 years.

[Elysian]

So well. Guess I will introduce myself here.

Hello, fellow booklovers! My name is Vincent and (at this date) I am also 17 years old. I started reading not too long ago so I am a slow reader.

My fav genre so far is contemporary, but I read everything I can get into my hands and that sounds decent.

I love challenges and buddy reads so I will be excited to join those.

Happy reading to you all. Maybe we see each other soon in a challenge :)

[kay! ☾, Original Procrastinator (On Hiatus)]

To all the new members: welcome to the group!! Feel free to check out some of our challenges, read-a-thon, buddy reads, and games. Or just drop by some of our chats. Either way welcome! Read on :)

[Caroline]

Hi everyone I am Caroline Walken, I am a book fan, hopeless romantic and writer. I love connecting with readers, find out what speaks to you when you read a passage in a book. I know the effect it has on me; it represents the passion I that I place within the words. Feel free to connect, can't wait to see the posts and chat with everyone.

[Laura ☾]

Hey all! I’m Laura, 25, and I have a book problem 😂l! My to-read pile usually grows by about 3-4 books with each book I read. I like to read almost anything, and usually have at least three books I’m reading at any given time (usually at least one light fiction, one more serious fiction and one non-fiction)!

[Althea ☾]

HELLO TO ALL OF THE NEW-TO-THIS-GROUP PROCRASTINATORS!! The Mods are so happy to have you around and hope you have fun with the other members here <3

We've talked to a lot of you already and y'all are awesome! Hope to talk and see the rest of you guys soon :D

[Reagan]

Hi, I'm Reagan. I'm in grade school, I am homschooed. I love to read, and I like writing. I'm a Christian and I play classical and worship piano.
My favorite series is probably Keeper of the Lost Cities, but Percy Jackson and the Olympian. I mostly read YA fiction, and while my favorite series are popular series, I enjoy reading more obscure things.

[Anthony]

Hello there, I'm Anthony. I'm 23 and live in Florida. I am working as an emt and in a school cafeteria. I enjoy playing the piano and writing, even though I seem to never finish. I found this site recently as I'm trying to get back into reading more. I don't necessarily have a favorite genre, I'm doing a bit of exploring with that.
So far a few of my favorite books have been the Clockwork Angel, The Last Thing I Remember, and Being Mortal. If you have any suggestions of some of your favorites from different genres, that would appreciated. But that's a little snippet of me.

[Eli]

Hello everyone! I'm Eli, I'm a 22yo Italian girl and I love reading. I used to binge read everything whenever and wherever I could, but now the only books I read are university book. I tend to procrastinate reading, but when I read I can't stop.
My fav genres are YA, fantasy, thriller and anything that has dragons in it 😂
My favourite book EVER, is probably Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
If you have any suggestions feel free to do so!
Can't wait to read more and get to know you all!

[Reagan]

Hi Anthony and Eli.
@Eli is your name prounoused E-lie or Elee?

[Javi]

Hi everyone, I'm Javi, I'm 26, I live in Santiago, Chile.
I'm totally new in this whole goodreads community chat rooms or groups.
When I was in high school I used to check this website to read quotes and motivational frases to get inspiration to write stories, but then University got in the way and I never came back until now. I'm finishing a master in Architectural Landscaping Design right now, finally having time to read! I have absolutely not experience reading a lot of books, but I feel like I'm starting in this world and I'm beyond excited.
Neither of my friends read or write so sometimes it gets pretty sad not having someone to share everything that you analyze or get from a book and I guess that's the main reason for me to join this group.
I'm very sorry for my english! I'm pretty excited find some good friends with the same interests here!

[Julia]

Hi! My name is Julia, I'm almost 27 years old. I'm from Norway, but I currently live in Prague. I'm pretty busy a lot of the time but I'm trying to get back into reading more.

As for my reading, I am mainly into historical fiction, realistic fiction, non fiction, and biographies, but I am very open and like to venture out of my comfort zone.

Other than reading, I like art, baking, and pretty much any kind of outdoors activity.

Glad to be a part of this group and get to know some people who love reading as much as I do! :)

[ChreeMiriah]

Hello everyone, my name is Chree and I’m a current creative writing student trying to get her bones in creating fiction. My favorite book is The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause and it’s the book that started my journey into writing. I love paranormal romance and am really digging this new adult genre. I hope to publish my own novel someday and have it gather reviews right here among all of you lovely readers. Happy reading and I look forward to seeing what comes of this group and getting to know you all. Thank you for having me.

[Misty]

Hi my name is misty and I live in Arkansas I like to read all types of books

[Caroline]

Hey! I’m Caroline! I’m USA— specifically Ohio. I have a whole bookshelf to read. Well only two shelves cuz my daughter has the bottom two shelves with her books. Lol I love thriller, mystery, crime. Anything to keep me on my toes. Besides reading, I also love to color and diamond paint. I got four kids soo my hands are always full!

[Kayla]

Hello,

My name is also Kayla. I am 22 and I live in Maryland,USA. I enjoy any kind of book so long as it is interesting enough. I am joining the group to read more and socialize. I enjoy hiking, camping, really anything outdoors. I am a volunteer EMT and I am studying to be a nurse.

Looking forward to reading with you guys!

[Jennifer]

Hey, I'm Jenny!
I just joined this group.
My problem is that school keeps me very busy and always makes my exhausted. So I rarely find the motivation to start a book-series or continue reading them.

[Dove]

Hello, my name is Laetitia. I'm 14 years old and I'm from Ireland.

I have an amazing local library so I normally get most of my reads from there. I'm always reading something, whether it's an audiobook or a physical copy.

Reading is extremely important to me and I joined GR hoping to find others who love to read and chat about the books they've read.

Feel free to message me or friend me. I typically accept all requests. :)

[Anita]

I have wrote, In a Quarter of a second that is online over many sites including Amazon. It is magical with magical items, futuristic, action packed, a happy ending and more. My next book follows this book. I work full time, 2 kids. I enjoy swimming, line dancing, ice skating, eating out, walking and more.

[Tsundoku By the Day &#x1f4da;]

Hi everyone. My name is Nicole and I’m 22 yrs old. I want to start getting rid of all the books (by reading them) I’m procrastinating lol

By day, I work at a publishing house in Florida and by night I’m a student 👩‍🎓 but I always find time in between to read and write.

[Lori]

Hi there Lori here. I don't work but keep myself busy with lots of activities one of which is reading.

Now this is perfect for me. I read some of a series and then stop. I need a push to get some read. I have just gotten into m/m romance and young adult so all the other series and genres have been forgotten.

I only read what is free on kindle or available at the libraries in Maryland in paper books or ebooks.

Look forward to the challenges, the buddy reads, making new friends and reading some of my long forgotten tbr books.

[Kylie]

Hey there, just joined a few days ago! My name is Kylie, 30 years old, from Washington USA (state, not D.C.). I’ve always loved to read, but I’m notorious for being “behind” the fads. I was just starting Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban when Breaking Dawn was released, and I was like, “what’s Twilight?”

I’ve been listening to audiobooks a lot lately, making the most out of my hour long commute to my job in the field as a Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife employee. I enjoy most genres with the exception of religious or political subjects. The past few years I have really been enjoying various non-fiction titles, especially on nature, environmental, or scientific subjects (with the occasional celebrity memoir or serial killer bio thrown in). I eventually get bogged down by non-stop non-fiction and have to “cleanse my reader palate” with a feel good YA or really creepy horror.

I’m excited to be more involved in a book minded community, and look forward to this group!

[Althea ☾]

hello hello to the most recent batch of newbie procrastinators in the group!! I always love reading your introductions cuz all of you are so interesting to me XD

see you guys around the group and we can't wait to talk to all of you <3

btw there are chats and buddy reads within the group that you guys can join, to start off ;) feel free to message me or any of the mods for any of your questions

[Roksy]

Hi everyone, I'm Ryleigh (she/her) but I mostly go by Sassy (Cicero) online. I'm 26 and I'm from Hobart, Tasmania.

I have a BA with a double major in ancient civilisations and modern history and a minor in English, and I've completed the equivalent of a minor in Latin recently. I have first class Honours in Classics, and I'm half-way through the third year of my PhD (currently taking 6-months personal leave from my degree). I'm a Roman historian who specialises in Late Republican social and political history, as well as the history of emotions. My thesis is focused on provincial management in the Late Republican period and Roman-provincial relationships.

As a result of the last 6+ years of study, most of my reading material since 2013 has been scholarship. I love reading fiction, but after a long day of research, it's difficult to sit down and keep reading - my eyes, neck, and shoulders can only take so much! There's also a tendency in academia to view reading fiction as some sort of 'guilty' pleasure: if you have time for reading, you should be reading something for your research. Reading fiction is not 'guilty', though, and I'm determined to read more as I have so many wonderful books on my shelf which have never been opened. This is why I've joined Goodreads and this group :)

I'm stoked to be a part of this group, and looking forward to chatting with you all!

[Sarah]

Hey all, Sarah here.

I'm currently an almost 31, mid-west girl moved to the east coast of the USA. I have a BA in English Lit with a minor in creative writing but I haven't done much of either since I graduated in '17. I've been working this year on getting back into things!

[Shelby]

Hi!! My name is Shelby. I’m from Mississippi in US. I love all genres but mainly YA and fantasy. I used to read a lot so now I’m trying to get back into it.

[Gaea]

Hello! I'm Gaea - nice to meet you all! I'm 26, English-born, and have been living in the Philippines for over half my life. I've loved reading since I was about 5-6 years old. These past couple of years has seen me barely touching any books however, so this month I'm trying to revive my reading habit! And wow, is my TBR list huge...

My all time favourite genre is, and always has been, fantasy. I also enjoy romance (especially as a subplot in, say, a fantasy book), adventure, comedy, urban fantasy, science fiction, the occasional steampunk, and even historical. I like it best when a book contains one or more genre elements~ Contemporary is usually a hit or miss with me, and as I'm a huge coward, I doubt I'll ever get into the proper horror genre.

As I've just started picking up books again, I'm not sure I'll have much in the way to contribute to this group just yet... But I hope to make some friends who love reading/books as much as I do~ I look forward to chatting with you all!

[Anita]

I live in the UK. I enjoy fiction books. I work full time as well as write. I have wrote, In a Quarter of a second. My next book, The world of present, future and past follows this. They are a little like Harry Potter with the magic, action and travelling into the future. I love travelling to Whitby, North Yorkshire for a break away. I enjoy music, films, line dancing, travelling, reading, meeting friends, family and watching the world go by.

[Ikaro]

Hi! I'm Ikaro and I'm from Spain. I'm 16 and although I've been reading for years, I'm new in the book comunity. I like reading a bit of everything, and I don't like reading two books of the same genre in a row. It takes me a lot of time to complete series, but I'm always starting new ones. I also like videogames, music and I'm really into the drag comunity.

[Wsqrd]

Hello to everyone! I'm Wayne, I live in the United States just outside of Detroit Michigan. I've always been a book nerd and my happy place is sitting in the easy chair in my study surrounded by books.....although now I usually have a Kindle in my hand. lol
;-)

Cheers!

[Taqdees]

This is Taqdees. A science student who's an avid reader of Novels and Poetries.
~ Fav Genre: Poetry, mystery, thriller, Romance and also self development.
~ Fav authors: John green, r.h sin, r.m drake, Rupi kaur, Laura jane classidy, Rumi, Bridgett devoue.

[Anubha]

Hi Everyone !!!

My name is Anubha, I am from India and I will be 30 in January (WHY GOD WHYYY !!!)

I always wanted to read books but then again, I start one, get distracted in middle and never finish it.
Some time back I started it as a sleeping routine, reading 5 pages a day. It helped me sleep :P but again got distracted, Insta, youtube.

Want to seriously start reading now, starting with 'The Alchemist'
read the first 20 pages, looks good.
Hoping to finish it and start on the reading journey :)

[Sarah]

Anubha wrote: "Hi Everyone !!!

My name is Anubha, I am from India and I will be 30 in January (WHY GOD WHYYY !!!)

lol hi :) I hear ya, I just turned 30 myself :P

[Anita]

I am 44 nearly 45

[Fareez]

Hi! I'm Fareez, a Software Engineer from Chennai India.

You could easily find that I'm a procastinator seeing my 'read' and 'to-be-read' lists :D

I read mostly non fiction, tech stuff with selected fiction books as well in both English and Tamil.

[Julie]

Hi everyone. I am Julie. I am from South Africa. Since I stopped teaching O have a lot of time to read. Lately I am fascinated with Science Fiction books.

[María]

Hello All! My name is Jesú Estrada. I am an avid reader of sci-fi, horror, and fantasy. I love YA literature.

I actually started (and joined) my first-ever asynchronous book club for The Testaments by Margaret Atwood on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/42770... You are invited to join.

I hope to promote and read indie and trad writers.

[Maddie❤️]

Hey everyone, I’m Maddie! :) I’m happy to be joining this club, maybe this group could help me read more doing the year. Also, I hope to meet new people along the way.
I’m a young reader (15), and I love to read mostly YA and Mystery/Thriller. I’ve been getting into fantasy lately, and I’m liking it so far.
If you have any book recommendations, recommended them. :)

[Mikaelah]

Hey. I’m M, 17, and from Australia. I mainly read YA and contemporary. I tend to read multiple books at one time as I do not have the attention span to read a book over multiple sittings if I can’t do it all in one go.

[luna ☾]

I've probably joined at the wrong time since it's so close to my exams lol but ah well! I saw some of my GR friends in this group and I checked it out and really loved the idea and I can't wait anymore!

Hi everyone! My name is Selina, I'm a hop and a skip away from being 25y.o. [insert crying emoji here], and I'm from the Philippines but I live in South Africa. I'm a junior programmer and I'm studying CompSci at the same time so reading has been very limited. But I make it work somehow :D

My fave genre is High Fantasy (not really any other kind of fantasy like Urban but I can be persuaded sometimes), but I also love Romance (contemporary and historical) and Mystery/Suspense/Thriller. I'm not a huge fan of Sci-fi but I read two so far in my life and really liked them, so I suppose there's hope yet. What I really stay far away from are contemporary books that deal too heavily with IRL issues or melodramatic ya/teen books where kids are dying and falling in love or just ya/teen angsty romance. Basically the only contemporary books I read are YA that's light and more or less happy, and New Adult/Adult books that have the same vibe but I can allow those some moderate angst.

My philosophy is I read books to escape real life, and I don't want to read books that is going to put me back into the Real Life setting with even worse problems rather than give me good feelings. I can, however, deal with those exact same issues and worse in a fantasy setting, which just makes this even weirder lol.

[Katrina]

Hiya guys, I’m from the uk.. great county if you are a duck it’s always raining here 🙄 I’m 23 years old.. mommy to my fur baby’s (a mini zoo going on) other half got me a kindle to try help with my dyslexia.. also so he gets 5 minutes peace says I don’t shut up.. so only really been reading a year so I read pretty much anything but at a snail Pace. If people have a books to recommend would love a message helping me atm I’m reading the recommended books my reviews are normally small as don’t want to made mistakes with spelling or my brain being a asshat where a sentence makes sense in my head but on paper it’s awful😂