April to June round-up (and a few ramblings)

Oh dear, I have been neglecting my blog again. But I have not been neglected my reading, I promise! Since my last update (January to March) I have read nine more books. And here they are:

• The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence
• Gretel and the Dark by Eliza Granville
• Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
• Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
• The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters by Gordon Dahlquist
• Girl Reading by Katie Ward
• Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
• The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
• Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

All of these I really enjoyed, with the exception The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters, which I had high hopes for, but it ended up so tedious and repetitive I wanted to scream. Still, this has been the only book so far this year I haven't enjoyed, so I mustn't grumble.

The end of June is rapidly approaching, and with it the end of my book-buying ban. And I have to say, with all honesty, it's been amazing! It has completely altered my attitude towards owning books, and I feel my attitude towards reading them has been enhanced as a result. I feel I have cut my ties to the materialist nonsense that made me feel that I have to buy lots of books to prove I love reading. Instead, I now love going to the library, browsing for new things to read, books I might have never considered reading before. And I love returning them, knowing that someone else will soon be reading and (hopefully!) enjoying those same pages.

June also means the weather been turning warmer and I've been reading outside a lot. While I'm not a fan of very warm weather (makes me grumpy), I've enjoyed being able to sit out in the garden, in the shade, listening to the birds singing and wind whispering through the trees. With a good book and a nice cup of tea, of course. Very peaceful.

I hope you have been having a fabulous June too. Xxx