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I was a pretty good kid growing up. I was the oldest, so I was very conscientious of my influence on the younger children and I was (and still am for the most part) a people pleaser. I followed all the rules my parents had in place at the time; I stayed within the dress code, I listened to only approved music (usually instrumental), I didn\u2019t go to concerts, and only attended the rare movie that was acceptable. I never lied to my parents about where I would be, or snuck out to attend a party. I never tried smoking, and I tasted my first alcohol after engaged to my husband and attending a friends wedding together. <\/p>\n

I was a goody goody for sure. And pretty self-righteous to boot. But I had one vice, and that was reading. I read everything I could get my hands on. I would sit in the corner of the library speed reading 3 or 4 books (usually the ones I didn\u2019t want my parents to know I was reading) and when it was time to go I would check out a huge stack of books to bring home. <\/p>\n

My parents tried to place guideline for what was acceptable to read, and I even tried to follow them a few different times. But it seemed hopeless. Every time I would try to abide by the guidelines I found myself slipping whenever I was around books and suddenly found myself half-way through a Star Wars sci-fi novel. I read so many books it seemed impossible to wait for one parent or the other to find time to screen and approve each particular book I was interested in reading. <\/p>\n

So I stopped trying. I read constantly, and never really felt guilty about it. I read sci-fi, I read classics, I read biographies. I read (and loved) approved books like Les Miserables and The Counte of Monte Cristo. And I read unapproved books like memoirs of different movie stars and Seventeen Magazine\u2019s \u201cA Girls Guide to Sex\u201d (What a strange perspective on sexuality.) <\/p>\n

That brings me to \u201cThe Princess Diaries\u201d. Not officially vetoed, but I\u2019m pretty sure that they would have been if my parents had known I was reading them. <\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure what it is about this series, but I loved it. Yes it is light-fluffy-unrealistic-silly-reading. But I devoured them. I liked them so much that I even bought the first 4 books of the series. <\/p>\n

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I continued reading them even as I got \u201cold and mature\u201d. <\/p>\n

I recently remembered this series when I came across the author at the library. Wow, book number 5 came out the year I was married (and subsequently completely forgot about the princess diaries) and I never read it! It seems the series has continued and there are now 10 books! <\/p>\n

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So pardon me while I go catch up on what once was my secret vice.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"