Who even reads blogs, anyway?

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Here's a tidbit about me: I love blogs. 

This is, most likely, a byproduct of my mid-90s-early-2000s upbringing, during which I not only read a massive amount of books, but also got slightly obsessed with the lives of bloggers, which seemed much more glamorous and fun than mine was (and, let’s be honest, still is). Those blogs provided me with snippets of fun-filled personal stories, tales of exclusive fashion-people-only parties and practical manuals on how to translate trends into my personal wardrobe.

Though I’m afraid that last one never really took off with me, personally.

Since then, the internet has grown at a frankly scary pace. We got social media, and high-quality video and images at the tip of our fingers and, with it, much of blogging has, unfortunately, died away. 

Let me be clear, I don’t think this is a failure of any kind. Yes, I find it unfortunate that blogging isn’t as popular or as “cool” as it once was, but I am happy many of the iconic bloggers I used to read went on to become very successful social media stars, or business owners and that I can still follow them on alternative platforms.

However, I still find a certain allure in the exercise of writing my thoughts and throwing them into the void of internet blogs. And it may be the recent revival of early-2000s trends spurring me on, but I just couldn’t resist creating a blog again this time. 

So, what will this even be about?

Well, books. Books I’m reading, books I want to read, maybe characters I like and why I like them, with maybe some personal anecdotes added, just to keep it interesting. I’ve fallen back in love with reading recently (thanks, in no small part, to booktok, of all things) and decided to go back to my days of dissecting these stories and reviewing them to post them here. 

This post, however, is just a hello. So hello! I’m Pris, I’m 29 and ever so often I fall in love with fantastical stories and cannot shut up about them. Most likely I’ll talk about fantasy books, as that is my preferred genre, but every now and then you might find contemporary romance, spicy reads and even the odd essay or short story collection. 

I hope, dear reader, you find some enjoyment reading my thoughts, maybe even drop a comment or two, and that you can find your next read, or identify with some of my opinions.