A very warm welcome to you on this Monday afternoon!
So it’s confession time today. I need to get something off my chest…
I am a bookaholic
But how can you spot the signs of a bibliophile, bookworm etc? Do you suspect a family member, friend, partner, or co-worker? Or maybe you think that you yourself has a penchant for bookish ways? Well, the wondering could stop right now with my extremely (not) scientific list; based on my own traits and those I recognise in other book loving folk.
- Buying new books when you already have mountains of unread ones at home
- Struggling to walk past any bookshop without at least browsing the selection on offer
- Owning more bookmarks than you can possibly use at any one time
- Staying up late to read ‘just one more chapter’
- Being overjoyed when receiving bookshop gift cards for a birthday, Christmas etc
- Scouring through charity/thrift shops and claiming it would be rude not to buy anything at such low prices
- Feeling irritated when people try to converse with you whilst immersed in a book
- Moaning that you don’t have enough space in your bookcase but continuing to buy more regardless
- Trying to convert a non-reader
- Getting mildly high off the smell of books, bookshops and print
- Using apps such as Goodreads to overwhelm yourself with all the beautiful novels you want to read
- Having a reading routine/ritual, such as burning a specific candle, sitting in a certain place, drinking or eating something in particular
- Putting off starting a new book as you’re still emotionally attached to the last one
- Feeling utterly heartbroken and personally offended when someone folds the corners instead of using a bookmark
- Stalking authors online
- Signing up to every book giveaway site you can find
- Remarking on the differences between the book + film adaptation, much to the annoyance of those non-readers around you
- Feeling exhilarated when discovering a new author + immediately yearning to read everything they’ve ever written
- Going to the library regularly
- Telling anyone + everyone that they must read this book, this author, this genre
I’d say that’s a pretty extensive and accurate list. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to read my 9th book of the year.
TTFN
Kelsey xxx
