Introduction to My Compulsion

This is my first blog post and I am so excited! Here is a little about me before we get to the good stuff . . . books!

My name is Cynthia. I am married and living in Naples, Italy temporarily. My husband is a civilian employee of the US Navy and we moved to Naples in May of this year. It was quite an adjustment, but I love Italy!! We will be here a total of three to five years.

The reason I decided to start this blog is because I am obsessed with books. I have over a hundred books on my Kindle, but I continue to buy more. Hopefully I will get through them at some point. I have been reading for as long as I can remember. My mom used to joke that the world could be ending, but I would not even know because my nose would be stuck in a book. Funny story: my hair once caught on fire from a candle because the power was out and I just had to read! True story.

So the point of this blog is to talk about all things book related! I will post reviews, quotes, images, lists and even book related merchandise that I am drooling over. I am sure you are wondering what kind of books I read. I read a lot of young adult fiction, contemporary fiction, dystopian, romance, classics, science fiction, fantasy, thriller, historical fiction and I even sneak in a little nonfiction every once in a while. I have been trying to broaden my horizons and read books out of my usual comfort zone.  What is the point of reading if you can't expand your horizons a bit?

Here is what I am reading right now:

The Death Cure (The Maze Runner, Book 3) 

By: James Dashner, I know I am late on the ball with this one but that is usually how it goes. The first movie just came out and I decided to start the series about two days before it came out. I know the book is always better than the movie, so I (almost always) refuse to see the movie without reading the book first.

The Goldfinch By: Donna Tartt

I finally broke down and started reading this one. It won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction and from other reviews, people either hate it or love it. I am only about 3% of the way through it (just started it yesterday) so it's hard to tell so far.

There was a time when I only read one book at a time . . . and I read it very, very quickly. But lately, I have found that I have a bit of book ADD. So I have been reading two or even three books at one time. Yes, it takes me a little longer to read them. But I usually have a variety of stuff to read, depending on my mood. And if you look at those titles, there are very different books. The Goldfinch is very, very heavy. I just started it yesterday, but I can tell that one will take a bit longer.

I am so grateful to anyone who has decided to stop by my blog. In case you can't tell, I love reading and I can't wait to share that love of reading with anyone who stops by.

Feel free to email me at: bingeingonbooks@yahoo.com

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