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My 5 Favorite Books of 2022

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Hello, everybody! If you are reading this, thank you so much for being here. 2022 was a fantastic year when my life changed for the best. After spending 2020 and 2021 in the biggest reading slump of my life, where I read zero books in two years, I decided to bring back reading to my life, as a central activity, given that it is something I have always loved and cherished. I have a Degree in Literature, which should mean that I read many books, but that was different. Taking the degree took a toll on me. My views about literature and reading sent me far away from what initially drove me to read. I just wanted to read for fun when I started, and that’s what I was missing at the university. I felt like I had to read “real literature” and hard books that were not easy to understand without wasting time to have fun with the books I liked. There were so many things in that experience that I had to get over to get back to reading just for fun. After two years in a reading slump, I bought a fe

I read The Priory of The Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon & Carrie by Stephen King

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Hello everybody, welcome back to my blog. This post is an extension of the Library readings. Basically, as I told you guys in my previous post, I started visiting the Library because my mother started taking English classes there. I got quite a few books the last time I was there, and these are the two latest books I read from this first bunch of books I picked up there. This plan to become a frequent reader and dedicate more to reading started with a simple goal as well. I wanted to ensure that every book I owned in my house was read before buying the next one. I ended up pilling about four new books without reading the ones I already had because I took some time reading the books I got at the Library. But well, now let’s talk a little bit about these books. The Priory of The Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon What a fantastic fantasy book. I chose to read this because I saw booktuber The Book Leo recommend it, and right after that, I stumbled upon it at my local library. The funny thin