Book Gains

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I read a lot.

Like I was swallowing books whole as a child and then I went and got a Kindle and it was game over from there. On average I've been known to read about 2-5 books a week depending on the time of my life.

The problem is that I only read a specific type of book. Romance Novels. Mills & Boon. Porn for Women. Yadda Ya and so forth. Let's be real I've been mocked, ridiculed and made fun for this by friends and family alike. Judged by classmates and honestly, I've judged myself as well.

Becoming by Michelle Obama

American Gods and Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
So I'm going on a journey to read more books from different genres. Now, I'm not gonna sit here and say I'll not stick to finding books with a lil' bit of romance in them, but I am opening up the horizons. So more biographies, poetry books, non-fiction, books about things and books about nothing, maybe a little history here and there. I'm going to stick to the things I want to learn or know more about for now. And now for the part where I list some books I want to read.

Becoming by Michelle Obama is most definitely on my list of books to read for 2019. I honestly love and admire this woman. And this opportunity to learn more about her as well as learn more from her is something that I am thoroughly looking forward to. I also know that this might be a hard read for me because 2019 is a year confront some hard truths about me but it is necessary.

I watched a few episodes of this series "American Gods" based on the novel by Neil Gaiman. I love mythology and Greek myths have and will always be my first love and joy. This novel, however, is a collection of different gods and goddesses from the olden world set in a modern timeline. The story deals with how old gods handle losing their importance as new gods rise to take their place.

The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan
Next on this list The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan. I love love. I love romance, while I want it for myself, I'm rather hesitant to reach out for it in this day and age. So, to placate myself I read about love in all the forms. I have no idea what this novel will be about and I just open to finding out about what this novel has in store for me.

These are just a few of the books that I'm trying to read in 2019. I'm also gonna make the strong effort to keep up to date on the authors I already love, because I somehow fell off the wagon with a lot of my favorite authors and now I'm trying to play catch up on the back order of books.

Pray for me in 2019 and I let y'all know if I read anything new or got caught up on my reading throughout the year.

Love,
Your Favorite Average


PS: gonna try a likkle ting with by ending all my posts with that and I'm adding a playlist cause why not.

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