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My Picks to Re-“Kindle” \ud83d\ude09 a Love of Reading<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been a bookworm my whole life. From the moment I learned to make sense of letters and words on a page, I was hooked. I didn\u2019t watch TV or movies as a kid. Instead, you\u2019d find me, often hanging upside down off a couch or a bed like a bat, with my nose buried in a novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It continued into young adulthood. Friday and Saturday nights in high school and beyond were spent at the local Barnes & Nobles, a magnificent 2-story treasure trove to browse while drinking all the coffee and feeling impossibly grown up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even into motherhood, books were my escape. I remember distinctly the haze of first-time motherhood with Easton, when for the first time in my life I was so overwhelmed and exhausted that I couldn\u2019t focus on a book to finish it. It took 12 weeks before my concentration returned to the point where I could escape into a book again. And escape I did. I returned to avid reader status, finishing at least 2 books a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But then, about a year ago, I started a blog, I picked up freelance work, and I spent my free hours hustlin\u2019: writing, editing, engaging, creating, building a community. It\u2019s rewarding in an entirely different way but the reality is, there are only so many hours in a day. Hustling had completely replaced reading and so my beloved Kindle Paperwhite<\/a> sat on my nightstand, uncharged and gathering dust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This summer, a fellow Instagram bookworm<\/a> (check out my inspiring friend @livlunamasha<\/a> for momfluencer life and Insta marketing tips) challenged me to get back to reading with just 15 minutes a day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You guys know I can\u2019t say no to a challenge. I put my Kindle on the charger and browsed the Overdrive app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The challenge did exactly what I wanted it to: After months away from reading anything except kids\u2019 books, I fell back in love with reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It helps that I\u2019ve been on a roll with my choices. I haven\u2019t made a bad pick yet. So without further ado, here are the books that brought me back to reading:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Fiction Books That Made Me a Bookworm Again<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Turtles All The Way Down<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n