Tiff's journey to falling in love with reading books again. Goal of 35

[Tiffany]

For the past few years, I've hardly read an actual book. In 2019 I read 7 books and all of them were for school. With more adult responsibilities I chose fanfiction over books to devote my time to. Then when I started gaining free time back I realized I couldn't stand books anymore. I enjoyed the writing style of fanfiction more and that I wouldn't have to say goodbye to a character anymore because there were thousands of other stories about them. A few months ago I finished a fanfic and I was just done. I'd had enough of the same tropes and reading the same story featuring a different character. I discovered Libby and linked my library card and life changed. I found a story and I fell in love. I listen to audiobooks while running errands. I made a goal to read 12 books in 2022. I'm about to finish the 20th and we're only 4 months into the year. I'm hoping to hit 35 but my real goal is to just fall in love with books again. To find that feeling where I need to pick up that book and don't want to put it down. To find books that bring me joy and get caught up to speed with newer books being released. I feel like before this year the last time I seriously read was 2013.

Already I'm regaining those feelings but it's not fully there yet. I really hope I can get there.

[Tiffany]

Booklist as of April 4th, 2022:

1. In an Instant by Shannon Hale
2. They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
3. Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
4. The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans
5. The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
6. Princess of the Midnight Ball Jessica Day George
7. Anxious People Fredrik Backman
8. The Infinite Noise by Laura Shippen
9. Fairest of All by Sarah Mlynowski
10 and 11. The Doll People Book 1 and 3 by Ann M. Martin
12. The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright
13. The Hundred Dressed by Eleanor Estes
14. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
15. A Man Called Ove by Fredick Backman
16 and 17. Jessica Day George's Princess of Westfalin books #2 and #3 in series
18 and 19.. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place book #1 and # 2 of series

[Tiffany]

Tiffany wrote: "For the past few years, I've hardly read an actual book. In 2019 I read 7 books and all of them were for school. With more adult responsibilities I chose fanfiction over books to devote my time to...."

And here I am in October having read 92 books. Almost done with the Popsugar challenge. Going out of my way to complete an October Spooky reads month and killing it. In September alone I read almost 7000 pages (most of the entire year). I'd be further along in my reading numbers if I hadn't had an intense job for two months. I've found new authors that I want to meet in person. I've read several books from 2022 and while I didn't vibe with many of them it felt nice to be able to know what's current. I did it. I fell back in love with books.