A Proper Introduction...

Last week, I made a drastic decision to delete my YouTube-channel 'Helene Jeppesen' where I have reviewed and talked about books for the past year and a half. I did this because I didn't want to do video reviews anymore, but at the same time I knew that I had to continue reviewing books because reading and reviewing has become such a big and important part of my life. That's why I decided to reopen this blog and talk about books as well as review them through writing. However, I never actually did a proper introduction of myself - mostly because I kind of threw myself into the world of blogging without giving it much consideration. Nevertheless, now the time has come to properly introduce myself and to give you an idea of who I am as a person and as a reviewer...

My name is Helene Jeppesen, I'm 27 years old and I live in Denmark. As you have probably already guessed, I love reading, but besides from that I have a full-time job as a high school teacher of French and English; a job that I love and that constantly faces me with new experiences and obstacles.

I live alone in a rather big apartment with my Norwegian Forest cat, Zeus, and all of my books. I currently have about 350 books in my collection; however, the number is ever-growing. I'm addicted to buying books, food, my fluffy cat and sleeping in. I also very much value spending time with my family and friends; preferably at home in a comfy couch or at the cinema.

As a reviewer, I would characterise myself as being very brief and to the point in my reviews and there's a reason for that: I want to provide people with an appetizer as well as my overall thoughts on the book, but I don't want to give away too much. Furthermore, I want for people to form their own opinions on the book without having heard too much of mine. Last but not least, I love to read books without thinking too much about what I want to say about it. It's not until I've finished a story that I will write down my immediate thoughts, and that's what you can read in my reviews.

I'll probably think of more before long, but so far this is what I have to say about myself. I very much hope that this blog will lead to new reading experiences as well as new acquaintances with people who love reading as much as I do.

Leave me a comment and tell me a little bit about yourself. I would love to engage with some of my readers.

Happy reading, everyone! :)