My Reading Profile

Because I have stayed in school taking courses every semester since high school, college at Ivy Tech and Purdue, and now at IUPUI, I do not have a huge reading list or top books list to share.  With all of the coursework and working at my local public library, I fit reading in my schedule wherever possible.

That being said, I really enjoy listing to audiobooks where I can work on another task while listening, such as gardening, cleaning, cooking, and, of course, commuting back and forth from my home in Zionsville, Indiana, to Purdue University and Ivy Tech Community College during my undergrad years.  Even though I might not have had the time or ability to sit down and read a physical (or digital) book, audiobooks allowed me to enjoy these books on my own schedule.

In terms of favorite fiction genres, I enjoy reading romance, fantasy, and science fiction novels.  My favorite novels, though, are where there is a main, non-romance-centered story, but there are romantic undertones throughout and romantic parts of the story may pop up, however they are not the main focus of the novel.  I like a well-thought-out, engaging story with some romance mixed in for fun.  (If that makes any sense!)

Also, while it's not one of our genre choices, I quite enjoy a good comedy book, whether the book is centered around a comedic theme or the novel has comedic elements included.  These comedic aspects greatly helped me to relax after a tough day at college with a long car ride home awaiting me.

I try not to be too picky when selecting titles to read and have tried out and enjoyed many authors over the years.  You may notice I have "younger" tastes-- this is due to me only just recently expanding from Young Adult fiction to Adult fiction.  Some of the fiction books and series I have enjoyed would include the following: The Harry Potter series, The Chronicles of Narnia series, The Hobbit, and The Dresden Files series.  Since I am only 25, I also still vividly remember enjoying reading the historical American Girl series, A-to-Z Mysteries series, and Magic Tree House series with my mother and younger sister.

Edit:  After reading some of my fellow classmates reading profiles, I wanted to add a few things about my reading profile in general.  I enjoy reading graphic novels, short stories, and non-fiction, especially about crafting or cooking.  Non-fiction books with engaging text and fun pictures help me expand my knowledge of the world around me. 

In addition, I really like reading works people post online.  While most of the things I read online are not too long (with some exceptions), I enjoy reading the many different kinds of writing styles and genres of authors online, all for free, of course.  For anyone confused about what I am talking about, if you have ever head of NaNoWriMo, it's like that but online.  Also, people often use tags online to let others know what their story entails, so if I see a tag I know I don't like at all, I can easily skip the story and move on to another.  Published books don't have these helpful tags about their stories, sadly, so I've found there can be unfortunate "surprises" in published books which can turn people off from even finishing them.