I've thus named myself a bookaholic. I've been a lover of books for as long as I can remember. My mom even remembers me always loving books.
There's just something about running your hand over the cover a new book and feeling the pages between your fingers. Seeing the words on the page and you dive into a world created by the author for you to read. I have dove into so many great reads the past few months that it's hard to name them all. Here's a few though...
Have Read:
"Barefoot" by Elin Hilderbrand
"Summer People" by Elin Hilderbrand
"Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown
"Garden Spells" by Sarah Addison Allen
"The Sugar Queen" by Sarah Addison Allen
"The Girl Who Chased The Moon" by Sarah Addison Allen
"True Believer" by Nicholas Sparks
"The Horse Boy" by Rupert Isaacson
"Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
"Riding Lessons" by Sara Gruen
"Flying Changes" by Sara Gruen
"A Bend in the Road" by Nicholas Sparks
"Clockwork Angel" by Cassandra Clare
"The Mortal Instrument" Trilogy by Cassandra Clare (actually read quite a while, but wanted to include them)
I do have a big stack of books that have yet to be read, and I'll try to remember and strike them off the list once they are read...bare with me - it's a long list!
To Be Read:
"Son of a Witch" by Gregory Maquire
"A Lion Among Men" by Gregory Maquire
"Halo" by Alexandra Adornetto
"The Island" by Elin Hilderbrand
"Fairy Tale" by Cyn Balog
"Sleepless" by Cyn Balog
"Summer Affair"; "Blue Bistro"; "The Castaways"; "Nantucket Nights" all by Elin Hilderbrand
"On Mystic Lake" by Kristin Hannah
"The Wedding" by Nicholas Sparks
"The Cradle" by Patrick Somerville
"Someone Else's Daughter" by Elizabeth Brundage
"The Host" by Stephenie Meyer
Yes, that is a LONG list! I don't care. All those books will be read. There are books that I am currently in the middle of, too! But that list is short. I'm finishing up "The Hunger Games" trilogy. Didn't take me that long to read at all. And then I promised my friend I'd read "Eat Pray Love" so her and I can go see the movie. So I know what book I'm reading next, at least. After that, I'm in no man's land.
Also, I know I would like to have one of those electronic book things. But...I don't want to stare at a screen all the time. It'd be GREAT for traveling, if I traveled, that is. Getting one of those, to me, would make me lose the connection with the author. I wouldn't be able to feel the cover of the book and flip through the pages. I would just be staring at a screen and with a press of a button, the page would turn. I'm not against it at all, but makes it less personable to me. Having a book physically in my hands makes everything more comforting. Knowing that I can snuggle up under the blankets and read, or sit down at the peach or by a pool and read. It's something I love to do, and reading brings out a new world for me. I cannot tell you how many times I have lost track of time because of me reading a book. I love the feeling of being taken away to another world, and getting attached to the characters in each of the books.
Books have their way of letting me escape from reality and step into a world where my imagination is key.
Books are something I cherish, and they are apart of me.
