I hope everyone is settled into the new year by now. Throughout December I spend a lot of my free time reading. I read The Wind in the Willows, The Book Thief and The Glass Painter's Daughter. All very good books, The Wind in the Willows is a classic from my childhood and a lovely read for all ages, The Book Thief was my favourite, it was difficult to put it down at times, it is set in Nazi Germany and narrated by death which is very unique. If you haven't read it, you will have to! The Glass Painter's Daughter is somewhat of a romance novel and was a lovely read too.

Last week I finished reading "The Elephant Keeper" and it is on my top 5 list. I loved it, it is very sad in some parts and had me crying twice. Well worth a read if you haven't already read it. It's up there with my other favourite "The Life of Pi"