Finished reading Lord of the Rings!

I've always loved reading, but I've been on a particular "book" kick lately, so I finally did something I've been meaning to do for years: I read The Lord of the Rings!

Finally finished reading this! :) #bookstagram #lordoftherings #tolkien

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It's a little more intimidating when you realize it's all supposed to be one novel as opposed to three, which I guess is why I put it off for so long, but I finally did it! Feel so damn happy about it.

...Immediately after reading it I decided to decompress with a short, super-fluffy women's lit story. XD

So this is what I'm reading now. Not my usual thing--I don't even celebrate Christmas--but I needed something super light after Lord of the Rings and for some reason this caught my interest. #bookstagram

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And now I'm reading one of Laurell K. Hamilton's Merry Gentry books. The character of Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck made me crave her again... if only because I like the sound of her name. XD

Currently reading... #bookstagram #laurellkhamilton

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Just for kicks here's my entire library haul. I prefer checking out books to buying them because libraries are just so fun. <3

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