World Book Day – Give the gift of a #goodread

Most people’s experience of World Book Day comes from their child’s school, usually from a last minute request to provide a book/character/theme related costume…..which is can often be a challenge. Whilst not wanting to detract from the importance of books and a love of reading for children, we thought it would be nice to widen the reach to adults too. After all, children who see their parents enjoy books are more likely to become avid readers themselves.

I have always been a book lover – even as a child – but in recent years life got in the way! With 2 children, a job, a business, and a house I began reading less and what I did manage to squeeze in was typically the sort of fiction associated with airports and holidays. Whilst there is nothing wrong with this, it rarely gives a lot back.

At the end of last year though I was lucky enough to be invited to join a book club and it has really reinvigorated my love of books and my passion for exploring new authors, genres and styles. By having a fixed book to read each month I have had to persevere with some titles I might not normally have tried and have been quite surprised at how much I have got from them. But as well as the book of the month it has encouraged me to look at various book lists and to get recommendations from others in the group and from further afield.

So our proposition for this World Book Day is that we create our own big online booklist – both here, on Facebook and on Twitter [use #goodread]. The rules are simple – just share your recommendation and brief review of a book you’ve really enjoyed and give the gift of a #goodread.

So leave a comment below with your top reads – and don’t forget to come back and pick up some recommendations to add to your own reading list!

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