*P.S. I didn't intend to have so many John Green references.

I love discovering a new book by an author I love or a debut author or a new to me author or--I just love discovering new books. And I love the excitement, the tension, the hope before a cover or title is revealed to the world. Like most people, I do judge a book by its cover, and I love seeing the trends that develop in design and in naming novels.


The first step is admitting you have a problem. But I will never do that! I will buy books upon books upon books until I die--and it will probably be death by TBR and I will be buried by my books. I've accepted that. And I love it. I love the evidence of my love, the evidence of my hobby and my future career surrounding me, in every room of my home. Plus, you can do beautiful and awesome things with your books, like I have. The image below is one of the bookshelves in my living room.




Now, yes, I know that they have flaws: finger smudges are easier to leave behind, and the colors are sometimes duller. BUT I LOVE MATTE COVERS. They so smooth and velvety and wonderful to hold. I just want to hug them and rub them all over my face.


They aren't perfect. And some are downright terrible--*COUGH* Divergent *COUGH*--but I love watching my favorite books and series transform into film. It's a huge trend right now, and a huge money maker for both the Publisher and the Film Industry. And I am part of the problem--or trend, I guess. I love the anticipation of the casting--and the inevitable arguing between fans; the first teaser trailer; the first actual trailer (which takes a million years to premiere); and the midnight release. All of it makes me so happy. And when the adaptation is actually good, it's one of the best gifts in the world.




There is something so wonderful about being so captivated, so wrapped up in a story that you literally cannot stop for a single second. You have to finish it, have to find out what happens to the characters and how it all ends. It's one of those joys in the world that I cannot fathom, and that only a Book Nerd understands.


I love talking books. I love ranting and raving and fangirling and crying and everything in between. It's great to discuss stories, even if the person hates the book, with someone who has read it and form a practically unbreakable bond. Just talking about something that is important to both of you. And sometimes--okay, eighty percent of the time--I talk to people who have never read the book. I once ranted to my father about the ending of The Darkest Minds for twenty minutes, and he had no idea what they hell I was talking about, but I just needed to talk. No matter the scenario, it's awesome.




Out of all of the objects that are advertised in this world, books are very infrequently seen in the wild. So every time I see a book ad it gives me insurmountable joy. And I'm not talking about an advertisement on the side of my Goodreads webpage. But in the thick of life, like in a random magazine or a billboard in the subway. I love it so much.


This is probably on everyone's list, but it's just a fact: books smell aMAZing. Old, new and in between, I want to smell them all the time.




Let me build the scene: you are on your couch, curled up in your blanket with a cup of juice/coffee/tea/soda next to you. You are reading a hardcover you've been waiting to get to for months. You turn the page and the book slips in your hand--the dust jacket pulled up a few inches. You glance down and oH MY GOD YOUR EYES ARE EXPLODING WITH THE BEAUTY BEFORE THEM. It's a secret design, a rare design, to have a designed or colored board and I love those surprises.


Oh boy, oh boy, do I love collecting and seeing all of the different editions for books. The way they transform from hardcover to paperback, from year to year, from language to language. All the beauties make my world go round.