Fiction Addiction

You might think that is obvious for someone who works in a library, surrounded by books all day. However (and surprisingly) when you are studying and racing from job to job, reading fiction for pleasure isn't often top of the list. In fact, apart from trying to keep abreast of the childrens and young adults fiction, I haven't managed to get through many novels this year.

But that all changed for myself and several others this week (judging by the glazed looks, shopping basket piles and conversations I have had with some people) when our semesters finished and we could once again throw ourselves amongst the shelves. Nothing else got a look in this week as I fed my fiction addiction (I did remember to vote).

Here are a couple that have been inhaled so far:

Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen). A tale of both the circus world in Depression America and life in a home for the elderly in the 20th Century, this is at times gritty and poignant. The alternating realities of both worlds made this compulsive reading.

Twilight and New Moon (Stephenie Meyer). I am now amongst the readers who adore this series of vampires and humans living alongside each other. Mingling myth and modern America, I can't wait for the next instalment to arrive.

And don't even ask me about either my housework, or the books on my request list. So keep an eye out for more great book recommendations.