Ok calm down , my addiction is nothing stronger than a good book. Here's how my habit developed.

I have my mother and my grandmothers to thank for this obsession. My mother was and as far as I know, still is a book junkie too, my grandmother was definitley addicted right up to the day she died. I need never buy another book, she left me enough books to last forever.

We grew up surrounded by books of all sorts, reference, fictional and factual. I learned a simple book could change your world! Honestly it happened for me as a 10 year old. I will tell you that story quickly and get back to the post.

In primary school I was hated by one particular teacher. Why she hated me I will never know. I will have to ask my mum if she knows why? During my last year in primary school we were studying the Roman empire and the exploration of outer space.

I was able to take in to school the following day a library equivilent of books on both subjects. From then on the teacher from hell loved me. All because of a few books.

Back to my addiction. Here's how It started.

These are the first books I ever read. Peter, Jane and Pat the dog became firm friends.



That series continued right through primary school.

The next string of books I remember having was started off by my Nanna. Whilst out shoping in the local paper/conefectory shop. She bought me an Enid Blyton Brer Rabit book.



I read all of that series and they led on to The famous four, fabulous five and secret seven. My mother influenced this turn as she said how much she enjoyed them as a girl. I really loved what these children did. They were my heroes!












Then came Judy Blume. I learned a lot about growing up from these books, and I would recomend them to any teanage girl with a young mind.





Next my mum and I got into the I Claudius series on television. That spured me on to read the books. I was already a favorite of the school librarian , but when I started reading these books, her reguard for me, rose even higher.





After this period in my life from about the age of 14 onwards, I cannot remember being such a keen reader. I read a few books, which I finished, but they didn't relight the passion. I suppose I was stuck somewhere in a litracy time warp, where I was either too old or too young for the books available .

The love of reading was rekindled big time whilst on holiday in Greece. Whilst lying bored and burning on a sun lounger on the beach, a friend we had made asked me if I wanted to read the book she had just finished. OMG it was amazing. I was afraid to turn the page, yet couldn't put the book down. I will alway's be greatful to Sarah for lending me that book.

Here is the book.

This isn't the same cover as the one I read. Even the cover of the one I read was captivating!

From then on I read all James Herberts books, along with countless others. The most recent author to leave me wanting to read more is Nora Roberts ,and "THE SISTERS ISLANDS TRILOGYS". These ae amazing reads.

Dance upon the air. Heaven and Earth, and Face the fire. I think I have them in the right order!









These are stories of six people, men and women who are decendants of three sister white witches who created an island for themselves to escape death from witch hunters. When the islands existance is threatend by a dark force from the past, they find themseves drawn together to protect it, using methods only two of them knew they had, and the others never believed really existed.

An awesome collecton of books. The kind you want the author to keep on writing. A serious favorite of mine.

Well I hope you liked the journey into my addiction, and thank you for reading.