What's a book you read recently? Tell me a little about it.

A natural way to answer

The last book I read was a short mystery novel. It tells the story of a young woman who discovers an old letter and tries to find out who wrote it. I enjoyed it because the story was easy to follow and kept me interested.

Key phrases to use

• couldn't put it down — found a book so good or exciting that you didn't want to stop reading it“The story was so gripping that I couldn't put it down.”