"So many books, so little time"

When I was younger I LOVED to read. I remember one of my favorite past times was sitting in bed, reading with my Mom. It was the thing I looked forward to every night! Some of our favorites to read together were The Unfortunate Events series and the Mary-Kate and Ashley Detective Series! (don't judge) :)

I used to read ALL the time. For Fun. And then high school happened. And they forced us to read. And then I hated it!! I also have a short attention span so I would lose interest in books easily. I hadn't read a book from cover to cover in the longest time! Until recently.

“That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”   ― Jhumpa Lahiri

Just last month, I had a random itch to read a book. I have a weird obsession with criminal justice stuff and horror/suspense things. I love scary movies and scary books! I love hearing and learning about criminals, especially TRUE crimes. So I decided to start reading a suspense book. And I got way into it! I read the book "The second captive" which was a fiction book about a girl who gets kidnapped and develops Stockholm syndrome for her capture. It was good! Not my favorite. But good!

I forgot how much I loved reading!! So I started another book! I read "A Monster Calls". It was really, really good! It was about a young boy whose trying to deal with the fact that his mother is dying from cancer. Then one night a monster visits him. The monster is there for one purpose... to tell him stories in return for the truth. This book had a lot of symbolism and you can learn a lot from it! It was sad. I cried. A lot. But it was worth it!!

“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.”  ― Joseph Brodsky

I'm just starting my next book now! "Hearing the Voice of the Lord" by Gerald N. Lund. I've started this book before but didn't get very far. It was SO good! I'm excited to finish it!! It's about personal revelation, which is something we can all learn more about!

I'm excited I've found a new hobby and started reading again! I've missed it! It's a nice change other than Tv. I tend to not stick with hobbies a lot of times though so hopefully I don't get bored of it! haha I made a goal though to read one book every month! So far I've done that the last 2 months! But school is starting next month, so we'll see if it sticks! :)

“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”   -Stephen King

Now that I've started reading, I've made a list of books I want to read. I currently have 158 books on my list, and I add a new book almost every day! Check out my book bucket list on my blog where I list all the books I want to read! :) My goal is to read them ALL! I think I can do it. It just might take a few years ;)