Hello & Welcome!

Hi, I’m Katie.  I have always been a voracious reader and am known among my friends for being a bookworm – a term that always makes me think of the very hungry caterpillar!  I am frequently asked for book recommendations and with the current situation people’s reading has increased, so I thought I would start this blog to help others discover some of the fantastic fiction I have been so enjoying.  I am slightly jealous of you as you get to read these amazing books for the very first time!

I am generally a book-a-week kind of reader, but now that I am no longer having to commute to work combined with the evenings being lighter for longer, I am getting through more books than ever!  This is a slight problem for me with the libraries being closed – I used to make a trip to the library at least once a month – but I did manage to borrow 10 books just before they closed their doors.  I am a “traditional” reader, preferring actual paper books to ebooks, so have always made good use of local libraries – I often joke that I can’t afford to fund my habit, buying books all the time, not to mention bookcase storage!  However, when I do inevitably run out of new books to read, I have plenty of fantastic novels in my house that I can merrily re-read.  And writing this blog may well slow down my pace!

I have decided to purely feature books I would recommend.  Now I personally don’t like to know too much about a book prior to reading it – I even try to avoid reading front and back covers!  So I will endeavour to not tell you too much about each book.  I will talk about the genre, main characters, basic plot, writing style etc. and why I enjoyed reading it.  Where I feel I am in danger of spoiling the book I will give a **SPOILER ALERT**.  So if you are like me, you may want to hold off reading that section until after you have read the book.  You have been warned!!

I love talking about books and analysing them (would you guess I studied English?!) and am, of course, part of a book club where I get to air my opinions, which I do, frequently, but also am challenged to read books, genres and styles I would not naturally choose.  And I invite you to add book suggestions as well as comments on my book reviews in the comments section.  Please be polite and respectful.