Rereading is something that I have always done. Ever since I was little I remember I used to reread If I Ran the Circus by Dr. Seuss over and over again. I knew that book by heart. And then there were the Rainbow Magic Fairy books, I knew those stories back to front. And as I grew older and started reading more novels, I still found myself rereading.
I’m not entirely sure why I first started rereading. Maybe because I had already read the books that I had owned or maybe because I always love finding out more. Whenever I reread it’s like lifting another layer off and finding out information that I didn’t know before. I think that is one of my favourite things about rereading. I could read a book 5 times and then even on the 6th time I’m still finding out something new.
Over the years, even more, when I started blogging I have had people always question why I reread books. And I can’t really give then another answer other than, because I like to. I just do. I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve reread Harry Potter. There isn’t a number really. And over the past year, I’ve started rereading the series as audiobooks and let me tell you that is a totally different experience.
Then as the years went on and I began reading more and more books because of blogging and the exposure to other genre’s and readerships. And you would think that I would have stopped rereading this point but no, it really hasn’t. There are some books that I just love rereading over and over again. You know the books that put a smile on your face – those are those that I love rereading now.
Over the last couple of years the more romance I’ve been reading, the romance I have been rereading. I don’t know why exactly, but they are such great rereads. I know exactly what happens and it isn’t like a fantasy book where there are many layers that could be broken down. What’s there is there. But there is something about rereading and falling back into books with my favourite characters or stories.
One of the other reasons why I love rereading is that it’s a fantastic way to get out of a reading slump. Seriously if I don’t know what to read or if I can’t finish a book that I’m currently reading – then I will pick a couple of romance books to reread. Not only don’t I have to focus as much on the story, but I can just take my time reading it without feeling like I need to know what is going to happen.
Some of my favourite romance authors that I love rereading won’t really come to a surprise to anyone. But they have to be Sarina Bowen, Elle Kenney and Rebecca Yarros. Not only are they some of my favourite romance authors, but they also write different types of romance books that can help me whatever mood I’m in.
But it’s not just romance books that I love rereading. I love going back into big fantasy series that I have either not read in a long time. Or if a new book in the world/series is coming out and I want to have everything fresh before I jump back in.
Fantasy rereads are really interesting. Sometimes when I read a new fantasy novel, it’s like I am reading it in a different way. The worlds are so complicated that every time I read it, I figure out something new. Or I connect the dots about something else. I remember when I did a reread of ‘The Mortal Instruments’ series and I was able to connect the dots between characters and stories from ‘The Infernal Devices’ like I hadn’t before and everything just clicked.
But there is one thing that does annoy me about rereading and it’s not even rereading its self. But what people think of it. I spoke about it briefly before, but I hate the way people look at rereading. I always get asked, or I see on social media people putting down and even shaming those that reread. And I have no idea why. I just don’t get it. I see things like ‘there are so many other books out there,’ and ‘don’t you have anything better to read.’
People shaming other reading habits isn’t something new, but I don’t see why it really matters. People can read whatever they want really. I spoke about this a little when I talked about reading romance books, but everyone reads differently, and I so happen love to reread.
Do you like rereading? Why do you like it? Why don’t you? What are your favourite books to reread? Let’s Chat!
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