Star News reporter Mikayla Van Loon talks about her reading habits this week for Book Week.
How many books have you read this year and how many more are on your list to complete by the end of 2022?
I don’t know the exact count but it would be about 10 so far, plus a few audio books. There’s always a book I want to read but there is definitely three (The Nowhere Child, Wuthering Heights, Speaking in Tongues) I want to finish before the year’s end and any others are just a bonus.
What are you currently reading?
Still Life by Sarah Winman. It’s been an interesting read so far, nothing like I expected when I picked it up in the book shop and read the blurb. I have no idea how it will end but I’m enjoying the journey – especially because its transported me to the beautiful Florence.
Do you agree that you should never judge a book by its cover?
I definitely agree. There is so much more to a book than just its cover, although, I am quite partial to a well designed, pretty cover, they always seem to grab my attention.
Where do you like to read the most?
I mostly read in bed as a way to calm my mind before sleep, although whenever the suns out on weekends I like to find a cosy corner and read until my heart’s content.
