I’ve been an avid reader all my life. When I was a kid, I spent a lot of time at the library. I would often stop on my way home from school and escape in books. I was a big fan of the Smurfs comics. When new issues would come in, the librarian would put them aside for me so I would be the first one to read them. The book would crack when I first opened it! I still love that feeling of cracking open a new book. And the smell of the ink! You might still catch me sniffing books. And I know I’m not the only one who does that! In my tween years, I moved onto small horror books. I wish I could remember what the series was called! Maybe they were translated R.L. Stine. Definitely that genre. (don’t get me started on how much I hate when people use the word “genre” in English, but pronounce it John-ruh.) Probably read most genres since then.
I would have to say that my go to these days are Fantasy novels. High Fantasy, grimdark, Urban Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Humorous Fantasy. Basically anything but Romantasy. (Another word I hate).
I have read 14 books so far this year. Still have a ways to go to get to 50… Why do I feel like I might be making another list page…
My favourite novel of all time is The Count of Monte Cristo. What is your favourite?
This Side of December 