BBAW | Day 1 | Introduce Yourself!

Today is the first day of Book Blogger Appreciation Week hosted over at Estella Society, and I'm super excited to be taking part for the very first time. I've some fun posts lined up for the week, with today's prompt asking us to introduce ourselves using five books that represent us as a person / our interests and lifestyle.

 

In the politest of ways, I'm really not that interesting of a person - that may sound like a negative or debbie downer thing to say, but in no way do I mean it as a negative. I'm very happy with who I am, my interests, my hobbies, my life, but I understand how it could look to an outsider. I'm very much a homebody, family oriented, and with the exception of walking and exploring outdoors in nature, all my interests have a focus on being indoors.

 

The books I've shared below are a mixture of interests, but with a large focus on reading interests.

 

Matilda by Roald Dahl

First of all, I love Roald Dahl as an author - both his adult & children's writing - which you'll note from two books featuring on this list, but for obvious reasons Matilda is my favourite Dahl book. I love reading, Matilda loves reading, as a child she was a person I could relate to and that's always nice in your reading material, regardless of age.

 

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

I'm still holding on to that childhood dream of owning a chocolate factory because a. who doesn't?! and b. I'm pretty much a chocolate addict.

 

Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

I'm not a wizard, sadly, but I have always had an interest in things of a magical / fantastical nature. Not only do I own the series in paperback, but I've also started collecting the illustrated editions as well as listening to the audiobook version this year.

Grimms' Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm

These encompass a couple of things for me - firstly, an interest in folklore and fairy tales. Not just the hearts and roses variety, but I do quite like those too. Secondly, I'm a big Disney enthusiast and often times those stories have a tie with folklore and such.

The Art of Rise of the Guardians
Much like the above book, this title shares a couple of things about me. I love animated films. I know many think of animated films being only for children, but that really isn't the case. Some of my favourite films are of the animated variety, and they are properly my most often watched films - not only because I have a child! The other element that stems from this title is my want and love of delving deeper in to things. Some people are happy to see a finished product of something and be fine with that, not wanting to know how everything came together for that one specific thing, but me, I like backstories.

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The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

This is a book I'm currently reading but have read many times before - I thoroughly enjoy ghost stories, and Susan Hill's are some of the absolute favourites thanks to the muted but powerful prose. The copy I'm reading actually features five ghost stories by the author, all of which I've read before, but will work my way through again because a. I'm a big rereader and b. because with the British weather acting the way it is (think wind howling, rain falling), all I want to do is curl up with a good old ghost story - winter is my favourite time to read ghost stories.

 

I hope you've learnt a little bit about me from the books I've featured above, and I look forward to meeting some new faces during Book Blogger Appreciation Week.

Be sure to share a little bit about yourself in the comments below!

 

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