I never know how to start these things, but I guess the third time is the charm. As in this is my third blog, not…you know what? Let’s start over again. My name is Mariah. It’s nice to meet you. Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to visit my little piece of the internet. Imagine a grumpy witch who grumbles with perpetually messy hair carrying a book with her everywhere and imbibing in too much coffee. That’s me! Or…well kind of close to me. Lose the warts, the green skin and the long nose. And give her gray streaks in her hair. Okay now that’s me, or as close as we’re going to get right now.

This is my return to the blogosphere and the reinvention of Mariah’s Nerdy Notes. I am an avid reader and newbie BookTuber (a.k.a. a book YouTuber, because lingo). This is my niche to talk about everything book related. It is a companion series, but not a sequel to my YouTube channel. Same name. I know we just met and all, but do you mind if we get serious for a moment?

To be honest, I am terrified of this blog. The last time I wrote anything on a blog was in the aftermath of the worst year of my life. Personal tragedy after personal tragedy left me a shell of a human being with no real friends to turn to. My blog then became a way to reach out and remind the world that I was still in it, even if I was doing my best to hide from the world around me. I hid behind false hope and subpar blog posts.

This will be different. This is me telling you about my favorite and least favorite books, book tags and challenges, discussions, and more. Instead of using this as a way to hide, look at this blog as a way for you to get to know me in a way few know me. Join me in celebration of life, books, and the things that make the world a little more tolerable. I’m glad to be here and I can’t wait to get to know you.

Until our next meeting, my wonderful nerds.

M