At the beginning of last year, I told myself I wanted to do
something different, something outside of my comfort zone, find a new hobby.
Poppy Loves runs a Book Club for women all over the world, who can join in
online and discuss the book they have been reading that month with others and
the Author. One day Poppy Loves commented on one of my Instagram photos, I
had taken a photo of the book they were currently reading and she said I should
join! I had read Poppy Loves blog before but didn’t realise there was a book
club. I had never really considered joining a book club, I have always loved
reading but there didn’t seem to be one out there for me. As there wasn’t a
book club in my town she asked if I wanted to be the Captain Book for my club,
this just means you organise where everyone meets and have the questions ready to go.
Being part of a book club is great as it means I broaden my choice of books and
pick up things I wouldn’t normally read. Not everyone is going to enjoy the
same book so it’s good to discuss different opinions and also ask the Author
questions about the book. The online book club has over 2700 members and has 70
book clubs over the world. Some of my favourite reads since joining Poppy Loves
Book Club have been In a Dark Dark Wood by Ruth Ware and One Step Too Far by
Tina Seskis. We are currently reading Paulina & Fran By Rachel B. Glaser, which I’m just
about to start. I love looking back at all my photos, remembering where I was when I was reading a certain book. You can join Poppy Loves Book Club here.
I have set my Goodreads target of 25 books to read this year. I gave
myself a target of reading two books a month, I try and read a little bit each
day even if it is just a couple of pages. Hopefully I can reach this by the end
of the year! As Winter has arrived it’s nice to cosy up with a hot drink and a
book or run myself a Lush bath and read for hours in there. I have really been
enjoying Thrillers at the moment. I have also really enjoyed listening to books via Audible, especially if I'm on the go. Some other books I want to get to this Winter are; The Readers of Broken
Wheel Recommend by Katarina Birald, The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin and
The Women in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware.
I have also really been enjoying watching Book Tube videos,
some of my favourite channels have been Lauren and the books and Blabbering about books. I have also brought a book journal after seeing it on
Lauren’s channel. I thought it would spare me on to read more and review my
books so I don’t forget about them in months to come. This Busy B Book Journal is
great as it has separate parts for book club, books read, books to read and
books on loan. I have got a bit creative with mine and have really been enjoying
it. I used to post some of my book reviews on here, I might start that up
again.
Do you have any reading recommendations or any tips to read more?
