life and books

As I'm in the middle of  reading my next book I just wanted to write about the reasons I love books.

Life is hard, no matter who you talk to there are always, stress and worries. From the super rich to the very poor. Something we all have access to are books. Books are the ultimate therapy for your mind.  Teaching a child to read is a gift that we should all pass on to our children, family and friends.
When  I read I transport into the book, as if I'm part of the story. Feeling close to the characters and drinking it all in page by page.

When I was growing up all the books I read were girls horse books, written by the Pullein-Thompson girls and the Jill books by Ruby Ferguson. A favourite from my childhood was A pony to stay by Elizabeth Batt. My twin sister and I both lived for horses and this was the same through reading. In A pony to stay, Lal the girl had a yellow roll neck jumper to ride out in cross country and after that we had our Nana knit us both roll neck jumpers to wear when we were competing. This book was the life we dreamed about having, walking to the bottom of our garden and taking our pony for a ride before the rest of the family awake. Going on adventures and having fun.

Growing up with horses and books has to be the best childhood. Animals teach you to grow up with empathy towards people and treat people with care. Be mindful how others feel. Books can take you away from your worries, take you to a different world and give your mind a break from reality.

I now like the romantic, chick lit stuff, I love psychological thrillers and also every single book that Chris Kuzneski has written. http://chriskuzneski.com/ I have read a lot of great books.

I will write about the books I'm reading but if I don't think the book is a 4* or 5* then I won't  review them. I'm not here to say bad things about books. I'm here to celebrate all the amazing books there are out there.

The authors I'm enjoying at the moment are below, check them out and do let me know what you think.

http://www.deborahcarr.org/

https://robertbryndza.com/

http://patriciagibney.com/index.php/about-me/

http://angelamarsons-books.com/my-books/

https://www.paulpilkington.com/