Have you ever watch a movie or read a book and just got lost in it for a couple of hours? When I was younger any school breaks you would find me in front of the TV and just spacing out. I loved watching movies and putting myself there; kissing prince charming, or kicking the bad guys butt. I was so afraid to talk to people at school and make true friends but in my living room, wrapped up in my favorite blanket I could pretend I was someone else.

As I’ve gotten older I have moved away from movies because they don’t make them like ‘Pretty Women’ anymore and even if they did it would be a cheap remake. No, movies are not my thing anymore, but books now that is where it is at. I love reading romance stories that involve true heart ache, but ends with true love.

When you become so involved with one genre some books become tedious, I have slowly started to switch my genres but I always go back to romance because you may know how it going to end but the in between stuff just hits you were the heart is.

My husband, Luke bought me a kindle a few years back for Christmas. He bought one for his mom the year before because she reads a lot and thought I would enjoy one as well. Here is the thing when he told me he got me one I could say I was very upset, I haven’t read since high school and even then it was forced upon me. I just kept remembering reading in class and thinking I was so slow and stupid and just gave up reading in general, there also was no reason to read I had my TV shows and movies that I enjoyed so much.

So anyways Luke bought me this kindle and I didn’t touch for almost a year. I can be very stubborn when I want to be and I refused to touch it because we agreed no Christmas presents between us so we could get more for the kids. After a while I started becoming really restless with watching TV, I already watched all of my shows that I do enjoy and didn’t feel up for reruns.

One day I decided to pick up my kindle and find a book to see if I would enjoy reading. I don’t really remember how it happened but I started reading ‘Twilight’ and I fell in love. I do know that I didn’t know anything about the book, I guess there was a ‘Twilight’ craze but I was not part of that. I read the first book within a week and could not put it down. I don’t really know what captured me except I just remember for some reason I related to Bella. It could of also been wishful thinking that I could have an Edward that was just a devoted to me as he was to her. I loved the fact that while I was reading I could imagine the way certain people looked, and I loved the way I felt while reading.

It was so cool to just be able to play the book in my head like a movie but I became the director.I loved that reading gave me an emotion of any kind I would laugh out loud, and feel sad or confused when Bella felt that way. The characters where becoming real to me and I wanted them to succeed (FYI I was team Edward all the way).

I read the series very quickly, I would say within 2 months which for me having 2 kids and a full time job that was very quick.  This was just the beginning of the reading adventure that I am still happily on. Books opened up my eyes to a world that plays in my head. It gave me an outlet that I didn’t get while I watched TV or Movies. If I wanted to feel happy I would read a book that makes me smile. I am able to express my emotions in a way that doesn’t make me feel so vulnerable. I get lost in my own head some times that I need a distraction and that is what books do for me. I am so excited that The Twilight Saga is were I started this journey, and I am so excited that I will get to share more of the books that have helped to out of my dark times, and see the light of a whole new world.

• Protecting Fiona- Susan Stoker (Book Review)
• Risky Love

Categories: Books, Family, Reading

Tags: Book, Inspired, Reading, Twilight