Reading

[katjamiles]

Ever since learning how to read when I repeated the first grade (i still remember the tutor and pop-up dinosaur books we made), I have been addicted to reading. It is a great life skill to have. Sadly, the writing that ultimately goes with it was more challenging and I still have trouble with all that grammar, 6 trait stuff. :) Reading has done a lot for me (and against me). I've gotten in a lot of trouble reading when I shouldn't be. It is my escape, my hobby, my addiction. I am known to ignore everything and anything just to finish a book. I fell in love with it from the excitement and wonderment of finding out what did happen or what could happen next. From the picture books of one word to the historical fantasy of young adult tween books of my childhood. There wasn't anything I didn't want to read as a kid! 

Now that I am an adult, it has narrowed down to what's the fastest escape story I can read with a happy ending. This usually means a romance, and a blazing fast paced one at that. The romance genre started in high school (I guess it was  my thought that the books could give me some insight whether it was fiction or not (which became my preferred reading). I read old fashion straight romance-usually historical-with independent strong and/or dorky girls that end up with alpha males that have a soft side to 'em. Ever since college (and my fandom kick) I acquired the taste to LBGT romance fiction. My favorite tends to be is usually of the paranormal and fantasy nature (like mpreg). I just can't get enough! Although I am a funny one who usually skips or skims the sex scenes.

I also still have cravings to read young adult adventures and sci-fi fantasy. I still go back to those picture books, too, especially now that I have a kid of my own!

Some favorites are:

Picture books: Stellaluna; Pete the Cat; Dr. Seuss; Chicken Little; Over in the Meadow; Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom; Eric Carle; Where the Wild Things Are; Mo Willems; The Rainbow Fish; Love You Forever; Frog and Toad

YA: Lois Lowry; Rick Riordan; Erin Hunter; Lewis Carroll; Roald Dahl; Shel Silverstein; C. S. Lewis; Christopher Patterson

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Romance: Cathy Maxwell; Lori Foster;  Lisa Kleypas; In The Mood (Suzanne Macpherson); Tessa Dare; Sally MacKenzie  

MM/Mpreg Romance: Lisa Worrall; Lisa Oliver; the Bates brothers (Aiden and Austin Bates); Charlie Richards; Lynn Hagen; Amber Kell; Stormy Glenn; N.R. Walker; Hannah Walker; J. L Langley; Megan Derr; R.J. Scott; Kelex; Susi Hawke