Joined NetGalley

I just joined NetGalley!  While I am typically a reluctant reader, I thought that if I can read lots of different things, maybe I could figure out what I like.  If you know what you like to read, you are more likely to read, or so I have been told.  When I was in Junior High and High School it was more about reading for book reports and getting points on the Accelerated Reader program.  I never wanted to read while I was in school.  When I reached college, I just read what I had to get done.  If a teacher said that we didn't need to buy the textbook, I didn't.  It really wasn't until I got hired at my local library, a little over 2 years ago, and the patrons were asking me what books I recommended, that made me realize, I didn't even know what I liked to read.  I do tend to stick to Juvenile Fiction and Young Adult as that is still my comfort zone.  Not really being a reader, I like to stick with books that I feel are in my comfort zone.  I am not really a series reader, buy a lot of our adult patrons tend to be.  I find it hard to relate to most of the adult readers that come in the library.  So when I was looking around the Internet for ways to get free books, I came across NetGalley.  Once I got through making my account, I saw what I could get.  Of course, the first types of books I added to what I wanted to read were Children, Juvenile, and Young Adult, but I also added a few that I thought would expand where I am as a reader.  I am looking forward to the different types of book I will be able to read and hopefully become an avid reader, and be a great reviewer and recommender!