As 2013 comes to a close I’d like to share with you five of the books I enjoyed most this year! Its been a busy year between moving house (again) and changing job but I’ve still been reading.

To those of you who visit the website and the fantastic book lovers and authors I have met along the way I hope you have a fabulous 2014 with lots of great reading and writing.

What can only be described as the most magical place on earth, and it isn’t Disney World! On Friday the 13th December I went to what can only be described as the most magical place on earth, and it wasn’t Disney World!

Every year I count down the weeks leading up to christmas and mark of every sunday in my pottercalendar 8 weeks prior as ‘HP’, all in preparation of pulling out the Harry Potter Wizards Collection and losing myself in the magical tale that I grew up loving. I may be 24 but the child in me is still lost in these stories.

If you know me then you’ll know that I love cats, I am a crazy cat lady. When I was approached to speak about an illustrated children’s book about a cat I couldn’t say no.

Belfast based company Little Thunder Co are looking for your help, in making their book series about an inquisitive cat come to life. The series of books follows the adventures of young Chalky, a stray cat discovered by one of the creators behind the story. The project is currently on Kickstarter and needs £10,000 for Chalky to happen and for each pound that you donate, you shall receive a little treat for your kind support.

I just love a good romance novel and most of them are rather predictable, for the majority of this book I was fairly certain I knew where it was going. How wrong could I have been?! I just wish it had been longer as it left me wanting more. I think I might have a slight book hangover from this one…

Solomon’s Tale is a story about a cat, not just any old cat but a healing cat. He is sent by way of an angel to look after Ellen who was Solomon’s best friend many years ago when she was just a little girl herself, now she is a married woman with a child of her own and a whole heap of troubles!

Coco’s secret is a story of self-discovery and adventure.
We are introduced to to Sarah Swan who is on business in Paris finding antiques to sell at her families shop in Ireland, Sarah is planning to head home to be with her teenage daughter Coco when she is in an accident and never returns to her daughter.