About Me

People often ask why my blog is called The Haphazardous Hippo.

The simple answer is that I've loved hippos for as long as I can remember.

Like many children growing up in the UK, I spent countless hours watching Rainbow. It was there that I first met George the Hippo, and somewhere along the way, my fascination with hippos began. Whether George is entirely to blame remains unconfirmed, but the evidence is pretty compelling.

 

George mugshot!

 

While many childhood obsessions faded over time, my love of hippos stuck around and quietly followed me into adulthood.

When I started my book blog, I knew I wanted it to feel like me. The book blogging world is wonderfully busy, full of passionate readers, talented reviewers, and endless recommendations. I wanted something that would make my little corner of the internet feel unique.

That's where The Hippo came in.

What began as a simple love of hippos gradually evolved into something more. The Hippo became my alter ego. She's the bookworm hiding behind the reviews, the one forever adding books to the TBR, falling in love with fictional characters, staying up far too late reading "just one more chapter", and developing very strong opinions about books.

Over the years, she has acquired a personality of her own.

She's curious, delightfully nosey, occasionally chaotic and always enthusiastic

And she's firmly convinced that everything she does is in the name of maintaining professional standards.

These days, The Hippo is very much part of the blog. She asks authors unusual questions, oversees important bookish business, and occasionally wanders into situations involving time travel, haunted libraries, sentient TBR piles, and other entirely reasonable scenarios.

Most importantly, she reminds me not to take things too seriously.

Books should bring joy. Reading should be fun. And sometimes the best conversations start with a question no one expected to be asked.

So if you ever find yourself answering a particularly strange question on The Haphazardous Hippo, chances are The Hippo is responsible.

And if you're wondering whether she has strong opinions about your answer...

The answer is almost certainly yes.

The Hippo reserves the right to be delighted, confused, or mildly concerned. 😉

 

AKA  - Neats 💜