What is one of the best feelings in the world? Reading a really good book that you cannot put down.
I love reading. I always have and probably always will. Books are something that will always be here and will always be.
I remember being in fourth grade when AR points were introduced. If you’re not familiar with AR points, it stands for accelerated reading and different books would have different amounts of points. The school would reward students if they got their AR points goal.
I remember fourth grade I got all my AR points so that resulted in fun trips and pizza lunches. That is where my love for reading stemmed from. In middle school, I did not even have to try to reach my AR point goal because I just read for the fun of it.
One of my favorite classes I took in middle school was library aid. I do miss that library sometimes. I enjoyed having to put the book back to where they belonged and getting to just enjoy the library.
When I went to high school I did not read as much because AR points did not exist in high school. Sure, I read here and there but I kind of just stopped reading. It wasn’t until my sophomore year of college that I got back into reading.
Books were there when I needed them the most. It sounds a bit like a drug addiction but of course that’s a bit dramatic.
I loved reading when I needed an escape and to just take my mind off of things.
Next thing you know, I read one book and then instantly two days later I’m reading another book and then the next. I remember once I did an all nightery reading a book. Nothing compares to the feeling of reading a really good book.
I went from reading mainly romance but then got tired of that because it felt repetitive, to then falling in love with thriller books. I even got Kindle Unlimited because it is like Netflix but for books.
Books have brought me anger, sadness but overall joy. Before going to bed, I don’t scroll on social media anymore and instead I read my book. Every day I look forward to reading my book in bed.