Complete the text with the words from the box. Use each word ONLY ONCE.
action-packed – avid reader – based on – central character – flicking through – from cover to cover – gripping – plot – set in – widely acclaimed
I learned to read when I was four years old, and I’ve been an ever since. We didn’t have a television when I was growing up, so every week, I would borrow a few books from the library, read them , not missing a word, then return them to the library and exchange them for more. Of course, my tastes have changed over the years.
As a kid, I enjoyed adventure stories with an exciting and a heroic . My favourite subject at school was history, and in my teens, I started reading novels that were real-life events.
At the moment, I am into thrillers, and I am currently in the middle of a famous and novel that is a holiday resort in Spain. It’s absolutely , and I am totally hooked.
Unfortunately, my husband doesn’t share my love of reading, and while I enjoy spending my days off wandering around bookshops, the latest titles, he prefers watching football on television and gaming on his console. Fortunately, however, reading is a hobby that is best enjoyed on one's own.