I guess I have always mentioned that I love reading. Well not really on this blog of mine. But if you know me personally, ya you should know. Anyways, reading has been one of my favourite things to do since I was young (Around Primary 5). To be honest, I actually hated reading before that. I have a whole bunch of Enid Blyton books on my bookshelves, but somehow I just dislike reading them. Not saying that they are bad, (they aren't), I couldn't get myself to love this series. It was full of big pictures (I'm weird, I'm supposed to love this but I don't) and big words. Makes me feel kind of stupid, like they have to enlarge everything to make us understand. Which kind of makes me have less interest in reading them. So I donated them to the less fortunate, I shouldn't waste them right? I don't love the series doesn't mean others don't.

Then... My teacher introduced the "Harry Potter" series to my mother, who eventually bought the first book for me. I fell in love with it immediately. For me, it was surprisingly good, no large pictures or words, full of magic. It felt like I was in another world. Somewhere else I could express my thoughts and feelings. It was unreal and it drew me in. From then on, I started reading a lot more. I became a Potterhead. I was so obsessed with the series, (I'm not someone who buys the merchandise but I love to have them). Once the "new" books come out, it would magically appear as my present or gift. (Basically everyone in my family knows I love the series so it was easier for them to get presents for me).

And because of this series, I started reading. And read and read. It's quite incredible how something as small as a recommendation could change my entire life. I love reading. I love writing. It's amazing and it's like I have my own little world. How the story flows, how the characters are so relatable. It was different from what I felt before. I usually revolve around romance and horror. No matter how much I hate sad endings, I always find them more real, more truthful to what will happen. But happy endings are always delightable.

Maybe because of all this, I want to be a teacher or a writer. I could impact someone's life. If my teacher had never told my mother, she would have never known, and I might never love reading. And not reading means I wouldn't know how good J.K. Rowling was, and I would never have began writing. Well, it's called the butterfly effect.

A few of my favourite authors: J.K. Rowling (obviously), Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Kate Fford.

What I think is, once you found THE book, you will never stop.

Goodnight x