I've always loved to read and it is the one thing I've managed to continue to do since I've become addicted to the internet. I read just about anything (even assembly instructions for all my boyfriend's power tools), but I especially enjoy series books, where the characters grow and change and you can get to know them a lot better than you do in a single volume book.

Though I do read more serious material as well as non-fiction from time to time, I prefer reading for entertainment and escapism. Science fiction is definitely my favorite genre, with romance a close second. And when the two overlap, as they do occasionally, I'm in 7th heaven.

As a child, my voracious appetite for reading material would've bankrupted my parents if it were not for the library and the bookmobile. This was the beginning of my love for young adult series books. Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, and Cherry Ames were my favorites. There was always a mystery to solve and these young people were always up to the task. They were my best friends and I thoroughly enjoyed every adventure they took me on.

So strong was this early fascination that now, as an adult I have begun to collect young adult series books. When I moved across country from California to Minnesota over 5 years ago, I got rid of all my furniture, but moved about 4000 lbs of books. 4 years later I turned around and moved it all back, and then some.