My mum bought a whole set of squarish blue books the size of a sandwich from a vendor before I even learnt how to talk, let alone read, but I picked them up and the rest is history. As a kid, the only thing (other than food and The Sims) my parents won’t object getting me were books. I had a whole collection of Spot the Dog series, Enid Blyton, Harry Potter among others residing in my bookshelf. For some reasons I could never fathom, I never liked the Little Miss and Mr Men series. As cute and odd and colourful the characters were.

When I’m travelling for work or for leisure, I almost always have a book with me. Some times I finish a book in two weeks and would be itching to get a new one, pronto. It ain’t good for my overcrowded bookshelf. And I am too much of a snob to invest in an ebook. I still like the feel and smell of a book book. Last year alone I bought 10 new books.

So when I saw this challenge hosted by Hannah from So Obsessed With and Kelly of Belle of the Literati, I just HAD to participate. I’ll be plucking old books off my shelf and what I’ve read every end of the month.

I’ve just finished reading The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak and it was mind blowing. There’re lots of women in the story; grandmother who suffers from Alzheimers, mothers who favour her one and only son over four daughters, four sisters who are so. very. different, daughters who just want answers. The most amazing thing about this book is that you’re reading fragments of each characters lives, asking questions only to find the answers in the next five chapters. But at the end, the book ties up loose ends and wrapped nicely with a bow, like a present.

If you like reading too, join me in completing this year-long challenge #ReRead2015!

P.S. The blog’s very first giveaway has ended and INGE SPEERMANNS from The Netherlands was the lucky winner. Congratulations, and I hope you’ll like the gifts!