Tuesday 4 Reading

 Good day folks. I thought I'd join in with The Tuesday 4 fun today as reading is something I love. If you'd like to join in as well, or read what others have to say here is the link  https://tuesdaysplace.blogspot.com/ 

Welcome back to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 where we try and challenge you to think , discover and make new friends through blogging.

1. Would you tell us about a book you particularly enjoyed? 

I tend to enjoy most of the books I read, but not all. I get involved in the storylines and at the moment I am reading a light and trite novel and it won't matter whether I remember any of it or not - but I can't wait to get back to it to see what happens next :) 

As a child I loved JM Barrie's Peter Pan and found a new copy of it that was close to the one I had way back when...but it turned out to be a Walt Disney version. A bit disappointing.

2. Do you have a favorite book series? How about a favorite series when you were a kid?

I really enjoyed The Seven Sisters series by Lucinda Riley. The series follows the lives of seven adopted sisters with one book dedicated to each sister. Each book also has a historical backstory introducing us to the people and events that led to each adoption. You could almost say there are two books in each one as the stories are told separately, not as a mish mash. Interesting. 

This series is followed up with the story of Pa Salt, the man who adopted them and why the adoptions came about. It ties everything together and was a good way to finish off the series. Lucinda Riley died during the writing of this book but her son finished it - I couldn't tell where one author finished and the other started.

Childhood favourites, Enid Blyton's Noddy books, which were later banned but we enjoyed them as little kids. Also her Secret Seven series and when I was a bit older her Famous Five books. Great adventure stories for preteens :)

3. Is there a book that you just did not like or one in which you just could get interested?

Crime and Punishment. The most boring book I have ever attempted to read!

4. Is there an author whose books you don't want to miss or one whose books you avoid?

Not really. Oh, wait. I don't enjoy Catherine Cookson - her books are all the same with just names and places changed and very depressing. There are genres I prefer not to read, psychological thrillers, horror or supernatural are all off the shelf for me. Not my taste at all. I like a murder mystery, espionage, occasional chick lit but nothing that makes me anxious.

And that's about it for me this week. 

I hope you're all doing well after the Christmas/New Year break. Take care.

Diana

PS Alice has recovered from her fall with all the resilience six year olds have. Apart from a few grazes and bruises she is carrying on as normal.