Reviewer Spotlight

Branch: Mint Hill Branch

This month Reader's Club spotlights Cassandra, a librarian at Mint Hill Branch, who is also a member of the Reader's Club Team. Cassandra has reviewed a variety of fiction and non-fiction titles.

Here is what Cassandra has to share with us:

"I have enjoyed reading or being read to for as long as I can remember. My favorite picture book when I was in elementary school was The Little Old Man Who Could Not Read. Back then, I just thought it was a funny little story about an old man's misadventure at the store. Little did I know, it would ingrain in me the importance of being able to read. Unfortunately growing up, I must admit I missed out on a lot of good children and YA books because I spent most of my time reading my favorite books over and over and over again.

I still take pleasure in re-reading books and would like to take the time to read some of the great classics, the Harry Potter series, and the Anne of Green Gables series again. However, I don't have much time for that if I want to keep up with all the wonderful new books being published. I enjoy reading fiction, but I find myself reading a lot more non-fiction books. I love to read about events that actually happened, especially natural disasters. I like reading biographies, too. Then, there are the NASCAR books - I will read almost anything about NASCAR, except for those Harlequin romance novels.

I lead a book club at the library. Thanks to the book club, I find myself reading books that I would not have picked up otherwise, which broadens my reading experiences. I have reviewed several of my favorite book club books for Reader's Club.

I definitely read a lot more books than I review. I have to love a book, and it really has to excite me to motivate me to write a review. I don't like to review books that I only enjoyed so-so or had a disappointing ending because I don't want somebody to read something on my recommendation and be disappointed by the same things I was. I don't want anybody to think "what in the world did she see in this book?" about anything I review, although I guess they still could even if I loved the book!"

Thanks Cassandra!