I’ve gone back to school to take a new turn in my career. I have to read quite a lot for my courses and my projects. Although it is super interesting, I had not read a book for pleasure for myself since spring or early summer.
Last week I found myself in a book store, browsing the books in English. I picked up a book, started reading a few pages. The back confirmed it was YA. I bought it.
I finished it over the weekend. Actually I think I read something like 300 pages yesterday.
I read a post earlier this week about defining what YA is and many people said that it was mostly about teenagers and that the language/style was easier to read. I think this what helped me finish it: it was very easy to read. English not being my native language, I didn’t find the vocabulary challenging. Now, talking about how easy reading was, I’m definitely not saying that it was dumb. The book I read was Ace of Spades by Faridah Abiké-Iyimidé in which she tackles racism, homophobia and bullying.
I usually read about 3-40 books a year but not in 2023. I felt like I was stalling. Even if my TBR is quite loaded, I think I’ll definitely turn to YA again. For now, it feels like an achievement and it makes me want to pick up a book from my TBR.
by ZiggyPop9