04. Can you read too fast, too often and too deeply?

***SPOILER ALERTS - Minimal spoilers in this episode We apologise for the audio quality in this episode as we are on our training wheels and this episode just didn’t want to play well with us. Thank you for your understanding, things improve from here! SHOW NOTES In this episode we wanted to share how we read and discuss how reading can be wonderful and also maybe an addiction that impacts our lives in a detrimental way. We hope it helps you settle into how you love to enjoy your reading time no matter what that looks like. We are all different, with our own life circumstances and as long as you are reading we are cheering you on. Hot topics we discuss - Can we read too much? - FOMO and comparison-itis in the reading world. - How Carlie enjoys delayed gratification and has to read in small blocks of time or at night around her family and work life. - How Majella devours books in large blocks of time as she knows she will re-read them over and over. Delayed gratification is a novel idea for her. - Reading as escapism and when this is not healthy - The physiological response we get from reading this genre. - Our reading habits and routines right now - How our reading habits can impact on socialising, relationships, sleep, work life. - Reading is an accessible hobby for Carlie right now. What we are reading right now. Carlie - The Assassin’s Blade Novella - Throne of Glass Sarah J Maas Majella - Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros SECRET LINE “I love you. There is no limit to what I can give to you. No time I need. Even when this world is a forgotten whisper of dust between the stars, I will love you.”  Guess who said it and which book and let us know. Books we mention in this episode The Fourth Wing and Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros Assassins Blade Novella - Sarah J Maas LINKS ⁠⁠Watch the video episode on YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Follow and interact with us on Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Follow and interact with us on TikTok⁠⁠ We do other things than read fantasy romance novels (surprise!) so check out our other content if you so wish..... ⁠⁠See what else Carlie is up to.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠See what else is Majella is up to.⁠⁠ Music credit: Intro and Outro music by ⁠Hot_Dope⁠ from ⁠Pixabay⁠: Winning Elevation