About me – Clare Swindlehurst (Closet Bookworm)

Hello! Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the Internet, it’s warm and cosy here so pull up a chair and stay a while.

I decided to start blogging about reading back in 2008 when I set myself a challenge – to read 50 books (any books, any genre) but at least 50 over the course of the year.

I wanted to encourage myself to read more, and to think about the novels and the storylines and what the author set out to do when he or she picked up a pen and started writing – so this website is the place where I put fingers to keyboard and write down my thoughts on each book – and hopefully encourage others to read them too.

Originally my site was called 50 Book Challenge – a little unimaginative right? I decided I needed something a little more interesting – and I settled on Blue Archipelago Reviews.

Archipelago is such a beautiful word isn’t it? I first heard it on a Counting Crows track and it conjures up in my mind an aura of peace and tranquility; a little private desert island where you can forget about your troubles.

To me that’s what books are all about; escapism – the chance for your imagination to take you somewhere else.

While you’re here why not share your thoughts on a book I’ve read using the comments at the bottom of my review – if you’ve read the same book and blogged about it then make sure you link me up!

If you have a book that you’d like me to read and talk about here at Blue Archipelago Reviews then you can click here to find out how to send me a book.

If you want to stay in touch then you can find me on Facebook and Twitter