College Students! discussion

When I first started this group I was reading mostly literary fiction and classics..through the years I slowly started reading more YA and now I find myself reading more and more of it. I still read classics and literary fiction but now I'm reading genres I'd never thought I'd read before thanks to YA lit -- fantasy, science fiction, ROMANCE, paranormal, etc. I'm a very well rounded reader these days!

I'm curious about how your reading habits have changed throughout the years! Have you ventured out into new territories or do you stick to what you know you like?

Growing up I was kind of all over the map and would read whatever sounded good to me. I remember I read a lot of fantasy, I read a good amount of realistic fiction/humorous fiction (many kids' books published in the 80s and 90s seemed to be humorous from what I remember), and I liked series. The first series that really got me reading was The Boxcar Children. I also really loved Sharon Creech when I was in 4th/5th grade.

Now I tend to read mostly YA, as a teen services librarian, but I also like romance series set in small towns, and I will read the occasional Christian fiction book. I'm also pretty interested in books set in Hawaii, and have been ever since my honeymoon about a year ago.

I first started with classics and fantasy and love both. Slowly (with the help of Goodreads, I might add), I found YA, Historical romance, Contemporaries, Children's Lit, Humour and Paranormal.

I recently started reading Nonfiction too. The only genres I haven't yet tried are Mystery and Plays. I'm hoping that one day I'd have read books of all types! It's a lifelong progress.

I remember reading some of the Sweet Valley and Boxcar books when I was younger. I really don't remember a lot of what I read on my own time during my junior high years. And during high school I began developing my current taste in books. I currently enjoy reading memoirs (especially those about individuals battling weight issues or any psychological issue/disorder), chick lit (quick reads that take my mind off real life :]), classics, and every once in awhile I'll pick up a self-help type book (I love The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin - motivates me to make some positive changes every time I read it). My reading has slowed almost to a stop the past 2 years unfortunately. I've just been so busy with work and school that I haven't found the time :(