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From the To be Read pile, which one do I choose now?
Start from the bottom or
The most colourful cover of the book on top?
Dependent on mood? – romance, thriller, biography, drama, Young Adult
Or title – Suddenly One Summer, The Seven Sisters, After the Crash, Dreams
I pick one up from the middle
An author I haven’t read before
Anticipation…
I study the cover
Small bites of the journey
Ready for embarkation…
I turn to the back of the book…
What is this book about? Who are the characters? Where is it set? What time? Reviews?
I lift the book to my face.
Deep breath…
New book smell! Paper…
Ahhh!
I turn to the inside back – how many pages?
A quick calculation – how long will it take to read
Before I can start the next book.
Chapter 1, Page 1…
A new journey has begun…
What do you like best about starting a new book?
Casey Fae Hewson 
Cute. BTW, I love the picture.
I don’t have a TBR pile and I guess i’m less fussy. The title and cover are usually as far as I get before I decide to read something. An exception, cheesy romance because the rubber stamp approach to their covers seldom reflects the story. So then I must delve into the description and reviews. Oops, I think I just confessed to reading cheesy romance. But, like you, I’m a reader of anything. Well, almost anything.
What do I really like about starting a new book? I get to scratch whatever itch drove me to the one I selected.
I hadn’t thought about it being an itch; for me, maybe it’s more the fascination or intrigue of the cover, title and/or blurb.
Okay, an itch of fascination and intrigue but it’s still an itch.