Finding a nice reading spot

There’s been a dilemma of sorts this weekend as we move into Autumn. The leaves are just beginning to fall from the trees and I’m feeling the need to cling on to books set on sunny beaches and in exotic places but equally drawn to more Autumn suited reads of dark cities and even darker deeds.

Do you match your reading to the seasons? Ever get the urge to find the book reading spot to match? I’ve been on a mission over the past few days taking various books and seeing where I am most comfortable reading them. Of course, a book takes you away from the real world anyway so it doesn’t really matter, but I do still like finding a nice book nook or two?

So, where did I read this weekend?

Reading in a house of lies

Ian Rankin – A House of Lies

Literary location:Edinburgh

Where was I really: On a bed covered in cushions

Reading in the park

The Little Stranger, Sarah Waters

Literary location: on a park bench with autumn leaves swirling around my feet

Where was I really: In a very large and decaying gothic hall in England

Reading in store

You Let Me In, Lucy Clarke

Literary location: In a property in Cornwall, rented via Air BandB

Where was I really: To match the novel, I was in someone else’s house (well a room display in a shop)

Reading in a fairy dell

And if you need a little magic in your reading….try reading in a fairy dell. ..

Leah Fleming , The Cotton Town Girls

Literary location: In England, during the time of the Suffragettes struggle

Where was I really: For a bit of reading relaxation, I dimmed the lights and put the fairy lights on. (With a lamp so as not to hurt the old peepers)

There was a mix of locations both real and fictional which always gives an added edge to a reading experience. Where do you read and where is your favourite booknook? Reviews of all the above to come.