Reviewer Spotlight

Branch: University City Regional

This month Reader's Club honors Tiffany, a young adult librarian at University City Regional Library. She is an enthusiastic and voracious reader. Tiffany has reviewed several young adult novels for Reader's Club. Here are her thoughts on reading and writing reviews:

"I have loved reading for as long as I can remember. It's always been an escape for me, a place I could hide away from my troubles. One of the first books I remember truly loving was Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. I read it over and over. I remember sitting on my grandmother's back porch wrapped in a blanket reading until the sun went down. I'm sure that worn out paperback is still in a box somewhere in her attic.

My passion for books hasn't diminished at all over the years. I read a lot and I read a lot of different types of books. I try and take care to choose titles that span a variety of genres. I do have favorites though! I love science fiction and fantasy. I also enjoy a good romance but usually prefer the young adult fiction romance titles. They seem to me to have more substance. Maybe it's because I'm a young adult librarian! I have many favorite authors too. Angela Morrison, Stephenie Meyer, Claudia Grey, Nick Burd, Sarah Ockler, and Matthew Riley are only a few of my favorites.

I give numerous verbal reviews to coworkers, friends and family. Anyone who knows me knows that when I like a book everyone is going to hear about it! Writing reviews is a great way for me to share how much I liked a book with people I don't get the chance to talk to in person. "

Thanks, Tiffany!