This month I have read 3 books. I really struggled to get time in the day for reading this month, I seem to have been feeling ill a fair amount, and Alice has been all out of sorts because of the dreaded teeth coming through as well as growth spurts.
I started the month off by reading 'Falling in Honey' by Jennifer Barclay. It was a book I had chosen as it was about a woman moving out to a Greek island just off Rhodes, called Tilos. I really enjoyed the beginning part of the book as she was describing about how she had travelled a lot as a child and then ended up holidaying around the different islands of Greece and she fell in love with Greece. It did start to drag a bit just after the half way point, but I felt I had to continue the book.
However, from this book, I now want to see what Tilos is like, it was described as an island that tourists rarely visit. To me that sounds quite attractive.
After I read 'Falling in Honey', my Mum gave a selection of different "children's" books to read that I hadn't before, so I then read 'Boy' by Roald Dahl. As a primary school student, I used to absolutely love Roald Dahl's books, but this one escaped my grasp.
When I picked up 'Boy' and started reading it, it took me back to being my younger self, and absolutely loving the way it was written, the way it looked and the way it put a smile on my face. I would definitely say to anyone who hadn't read it, to give it a read.
Lastly this month, I picked another book from the selection Mum had given me. I chose 'Skellig' by David Almond. I wasn't expecting to like this book, from first impressions. It's true what people say about judging books by covers, this was another brilliant read and I'm glad that my Mum recommended it to me. It was a real page turner, trying to work out what was in the garage...
I'm hoping that this month I will have more time set aside to read and manage to get more books read. I am still looking for recommendations from anyone and everyone.
I started the month off by reading 'Falling in Honey' by Jennifer Barclay. It was a book I had chosen as it was about a woman moving out to a Greek island just off Rhodes, called Tilos. I really enjoyed the beginning part of the book as she was describing about how she had travelled a lot as a child and then ended up holidaying around the different islands of Greece and she fell in love with Greece. It did start to drag a bit just after the half way point, but I felt I had to continue the book.
However, from this book, I now want to see what Tilos is like, it was described as an island that tourists rarely visit. To me that sounds quite attractive.
After I read 'Falling in Honey', my Mum gave a selection of different "children's" books to read that I hadn't before, so I then read 'Boy' by Roald Dahl. As a primary school student, I used to absolutely love Roald Dahl's books, but this one escaped my grasp.
When I picked up 'Boy' and started reading it, it took me back to being my younger self, and absolutely loving the way it was written, the way it looked and the way it put a smile on my face. I would definitely say to anyone who hadn't read it, to give it a read.
Lastly this month, I picked another book from the selection Mum had given me. I chose 'Skellig' by David Almond. I wasn't expecting to like this book, from first impressions. It's true what people say about judging books by covers, this was another brilliant read and I'm glad that my Mum recommended it to me. It was a real page turner, trying to work out what was in the garage...
I'm hoping that this month I will have more time set aside to read and manage to get more books read. I am still looking for recommendations from anyone and everyone.
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