salixj | Getting Cozy: CONFESS! What is Your Guilty Pleasure? (Reply)

I am pretty certain I have mentioned this before but I like to read. I have books on my bed, books on my desk, books are in the bathrooms! books are everywhere in the house.

I love to read.

Books are expensive.

I try to get them as cheaply as I can. I order or frequent second hand book stores and there is in Israel one place where you can get books free! Gutenberg, The Literature Network, The Online Books Page, well I probably know most of the places by now, but I can always be pleasantly surprised (like someone from Pillowfort putting me onto Authors XP).

And of course, Amazon Kindle (can't afford the unlimited, but that is a big wish). Free books.

Free.

And that's how I fell into cozies.

Cozies are not high-grade literature. The books are often somewhat short (at least the free ones are), usually have a female heroine who plays the part of an amateur detective, usually a bit of romance, and are usually kind of light on violence and sex. Weird how those two go together isn't it?

My guilty pleasure. Books I can generally finish in a couple hours of time, and that with breaks to do various things such as make dinner, eat, etc. These tiny little whodunits solved by someone who often (at least it seems) has a pet dog or cat and works in some field far afield of detecting (though their boyfriend/brother/father/cousin/ex will generally work as a police officer or detective).

They are ridiculous in some ways. They are also fun.

So now I have told you my little guilty pleasure, and today's writing prompt is to confess yours to your journal! What is your guilty pleasure, and why does it make you happy?

Oh and once you have confessed to your journal feel free to confess to me! I would love to hear it. Another guilty pleasure is finding out these nosy details about other people.

Enjoy your guilty pleasure and writing about it!