It's been a long time since I've blogged about books. Life has gotten busy, it's true, but I also burned myself out. Last year I thought that maybe I would reinvent my blog, but it was also the year that I posted the least. I see that many of the bloggers who were around when I started are barely posting anymore.
Maybe everyone has moved on to bigger and better things, or maybe they're hopping on the BookTube bandwagon that I always wanted to try but never had the guts to begin. I feel so out of the loop, but this time, I don't mind so much. I'm reading for myself again. I don't know which new books are coming out anymore, and I'm okay with it. Now I just get a happy surprise if I go to the store and see that one of my favorite authors has released something new.
Right now I'm reading books that I choose to read, not books that are coming out soon because I have to review them. Don't get me wrong, I love creating hype for a book that I was fortunate enough to enjoy earlier than most, but there's also something so relieving about picking out a book that's been sitting on your shelves for a while, patiently waiting to be read.
Current Reads:
It by Stephen King
Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Love, Life, and the List by Kasie West
I absolutely loved the new theatrical remake of Stephen King's It. I spent a month after seeing it in theaters just looking up more of the story. I finally purchased the book on a whim, and I'm loving it. I know that it will take me a while to read, though, because it's a daunting 1,157 pages long!
After finishing Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia, I needed a new ebook to read, so I went with Kasie West's new novel, Love, Life, and the List. Since I mostly read on my kindle during my lunch breaks at work, I thought that this would be the perfect, fluffy read.
What are you reading?
It breaks my heart to see how many of my blogging friends have left blogging - I feel like that's 90% of my GFC list. ):
ReplyDeleteI'm happy that you're reading for yourself again! I'm always a 'yoyo' when it comes to reading because I give in to blogger buzz.
Enjoy your reads, and I hope you get to Simon Vs before the movie comes out!
Welcome back Chey!
welcome back!! I quit blogging for a long time myself, but I truly enjoy it, and I am going at my own pace!! Life does get in the way, but some things are more important. It is excellent, one of my favorites of Stephen King's and I have Simon on my Spring TBR list!!
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