So I have been trying to read a little each day. The best way for me to do that is to do it while I am on my exercise bike doing my miles. I haven’t been on my bike in forever since I’ve been sick, but now that I am feeling better I am slowly exercising with 5-6 miles a day. So I decided to get back to reading while I exercise, it makes the time go by seriously. So the first book I read on my return to the bike was Witch Week by Diana Wynne Jones.
I know this is not the cover for newer copies of the book, but this is the copy that is on my copy. I am not sure how I got this book. I believe it may have been through way of my sister when she was a kid. Not sure. I know it came from the library at my old elementary school. I am guessing they were giving away the old books and this was the one my sister chose. Well anyway, I have wanted to read this book ever since I got it but just never did so it sat on my shelf for years. Last year I started it then I got ill and just stopped reading. Well I decided to start it over and finish it.
The book was an interesting read. Diana is a British writer, so the story is told with a British theme to it. It’s about a boarding school that takes all students as well as witch orphans. But no one knows who is a witch and it’s to stay that way because witches were burned if found out. Well some of the students start to figure out they are witches and start using their magic which causes some issues at school and starts people wondering about who was a witch in the school. All the witches seem to be in room 6B at the school.
The story goes on about the students that know they are different and their discovery of their magic, what they can do, and how to hide it. Eventually they are found out and they have to work together to protect themselves. They call up help that takes an odd approach to helping them, but help them he does and things change for the witches in one way or another.
I thought the book was interesting. I won’t say it’s my favorite book, but it got my attention and kept it. The ending was kind of “meh” to me, but it was kind of interesting how it unfolded and how things ended up. The story was really thought out and planned which I like when an author does that. I’m keeping the book to share with my hopefully future children. It’s a cute story that I think would be fine for any child. I would say between 5-12 would like this story. Depends on the reading level of your child, or their attention span and ability to understand what’s going on in the story. The book has it own version of cursing. They say “magick” as a way of cursing since that was feared in the story. So you may want to consider that before getting the book. I don’t think it would really register with a child that it’s considered a form of cursing in the story so I think the story would be fine. So all in all it was a cute story and I liked that it was a British story to get a different theme or way of telling a story. I think the new cover is kind of creepy for the story, but don’t let it cause you to judge the story before giving it a flip through. 
Now on to what I am reading now. I’m reading “Please Don’t Eat The Daisies”. Now I saw my mom had this book for years and I was always curious about it but never read it. Then I saw the movie and thought that was what the book was about. I was wrong.
When I started the book I thought it would be more of a novel, but as I read it I noticed it didn’t follow a plot and it was kind of a jumble of something I wasn’t quite sure about. So I googled to learn more about the story and found out the book is a collection of essays written by the author Jean Kerr who was a humorist and playwright. This cover is not the cover on the one I have. Mine is a really old copy.
From and Amazon listing, this is the book I actually have. I love older books that don’t have fancy covers. Just the book and the title on the bind. It just makes me feel like I am in for a vintage treat. I have several old books like that that I will be working through this year. But back to the book I am reading, so far it’s an interesting read. I’m not laughing like crazy, but I am smiling and chuckling every now and again. And how Jean Kerr writes it’s like she is talking to you and telling you a story. I loved the introduction to the book. It made me laugh and smile and I knew I’d like her writing. I like a good witty book and this one is giving me that so far. I love her dedication as well. She dedicated the book to her severest critic. LOL! Is it tacky to borrow another author’s dedication because I so LOVE hers and want to use it. LOL!
Well that’s about all for now. I have some other books I have read that I wanted to post about but that of course is for a later time. I’m back to reading and working on understanding Script Frenzy. So I will talk to you lovelies later. Bye for now.
Writing away,
M.
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