Wednesday, 23 September 2015
REVIEWER IN THE SPOTLIGHT IS JULIE BOON!!!
I'd like to welcome reviewer and Brook Cottage Books tour host, the lovely Julie Boon as part of my REVIEWER IN THE SPOTLIGHT feature!
REVIEWER IN THE SPOTLIGHT
What is your
blog called?
Boon’s Bookcase
How did you
come up with the name?
It took me ages to think of the name
as I wanted something beginning with “B” like my surname! Then one day it just
came to me!!
What sort of
books do you review?
I like to review a variety of
genres including chick lit, thrillers,
wartime sagas and am hoping (time permitting) to start re-reading some old
classics ie Catherine Cookson’s!
Do you take
part in tours?
Yes I have been very lucky since starting
my blog that I have been involved in many blog tours. It was really nerve
wracking at first, but it does get easier!
Why did you
decide to start a blog?
I thought about it for over a year
until I actually set a blog up. I was finding that publishers were less willing
to send books for review unless you had a blog. It was one of my new year’s
resolutions and one day at the end of January my son said “come on Mum, let’s
set up your blog”!
List 3 great
books you have read lately.
Whilst on holiday recently in Turkey
I took copies of books I had on my TBR pile and had wanted to read for a while
so I took The Island by Victoria Hislop which was totally amazing, A Memory of
Violets by Hazel Gaynor, which is so beautifully written and the book cover and
font is gorgeous and River of Souls by Kate Rhodes (this is the 4th
book in the Alice Quentin series)
How many
books are on your TBR pile?
Typically, like any book blogger too
many! But at a guess I would say more than 30 – ooops!!
How many
books do you read a week?
I am not a very fast reader
unfortunately and working full time gets in the way, so at best two a week,
sometimes only the one if I’m really tired!
List 3
interesting facts about you.
1. I have my name in the
acknowledgements of River of Souls by Kate Rhodes as she is a fantastic writer
of psychological thrillers and I have loved every one of her books and I get
overly excited when she has a new book out! She is very grateful to her fans
hence why she put some of our names in the book.
2. I have
had a penpal for over 35 years (just a bit longer than I have known my
husband!!) and we only communicate by letter!!
3.
Apart from collecting books, I am addicted
to Harrods handbags!
Tell us
where we can find your blog.
Twitter: @JulieBoon
Thanks so much to Julie for taking part in the Reviewer in the Spotlight feature. If like Julie, you'd also like to be a book tour host, then email me at brookbooks@hotmail.co.uk
Lovely to learn more about you Julie.