Hello.
First of all, welcome to my blog.

My name is Sofia and I'm... well, they say you don't ask people's age and I can tell you I'm still trying to accept my age. I live in a country somewhere in Europe, naturally my first language isn't English. I apologize for any mistakes.

I'm an avid reader. I have started reading many years ago, my first books being Harry Potter. I was lucky that a friend was nice enough to let me borrow them so I could read. With financial struggles and with a dad that doesn't know how to read or write and a mom that barely finished the basic school and has no interest in books, it was hard to get them. My school library was very limited too, my parents had no desire to buy books or understood why I loved to read so much. Oh, don't worry because at some point they offered me Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as christmas present and some Buffy, The Vampire Slayer since they were cheap.

So, between borrowed books and fanfics on web, I started to feed my obsession. Later on, I took a break and once I was able to pay for my own books, I couldn't stop. (I got to the point of having over 100 paperbacks I never read and kept them for the sake of having them. I had no intention of reading them. Two months ago I started to give them away because it's doesn't make sense to me anymore this fear of now having what to read.)

Currently, I read around 50-70 books yearly (few years ago used to be close to 200) and let books take me somewhere I can escape from reality. Because let's be honest, it's hard to live in real world, right? I have this terrible issue: if I love a book, I will read it all in few hours. I can stay up all night if needed but I have to finish it or the anxiety will hit me hard. I think many of us are like this, right?

Over the years my preferences also changed. I used to love paperbacks but now I only use my kindle. It's very pratical and cheaper. I'm stuck in Contemporary novels, more specifically Romance. I also don't mind to explore Fantasy but for now I will stay on my safe zone.

I have many goals when comes to books and for this year I told myself I needed a new genre. I threw myself at Manga, mostly shojo and romance, so I believe my goal is complete.

I hope you always remember that reading is something magical and amazing. Don't be afraid of losing yourself over it. I do. Often. And I don't regret at all.