Ten Reasons I Love Reading

The Broke and the Bookish's Weekly Top Ten Tuesday is about Ten Reasons We Love...well, anything!  Head over to check out their list and other awesome book reviews.

1. Reading allows me to forget the major stresses in my life and instantly calms me down.

2. Getting lost in a book is the best imagination exercise possible.

3. I love being a wardrobe designer, set manager, and makeup artist.  The direction is provided to me by the author but I like to think it's up to me to fill in the painting, like a color by number.

4. When I open a book, new ideas are immediately available to me and challenge the way I already think and behave.

5. Quotes.  Gosh darn quotes.  There is nothing like coming upon a quote that gives you all the feels.

6. Discussing a book with someone you just met feels incredibly personal.  It's this immediate way to share a passion and bond.  My insatiable need for reads helped me build essential relations in my new job!

7. A really good book (or a really bad one) inspires me to write and create my own world, sometimes in response to what I've just read.

8. There is a never ending stream of books I want to devour.  Some of books recommend another book within their pages.

9. I tend to use the library often because I like the idea of hundreds (probably only three) people holding the same experience in their hands so its genuinely one of the last free forms of entertainment!

10. Reading allows me to learn through others' mistakes.  I like to think I haven't veered too far off the path because my favorite characters did and they made me stronger by messing up themselves.  Or, I learned that making mistakes is an adventure worth taking.