This year, @BookElfLeeds and I decided to reignite our reading groove thaing by completing a reading challenge. We found this awesome list by Modern Mrs Darcy - and already we're inspired! Jess provides us with an update of her Modern Mrs Darcy Reading Challenge of 2016. With 6 books read; she's at the halfway mark already! … Continue reading PODCAST – BookElfLeeds Reading Challenge – Update
Month: March 2016
LBCWhiteswan review – Perks of being a wallflower
LBC White Swan Venue: White Swan Leeds Date: Sunday 9th of February 2014 Time: 6:00pm Address: Swan Street, Leeds Discussing: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Charlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his years … Continue reading LBCWhiteswan review – Perks of being a wallflower
All the dates all the books here
Next Months books are...... drum roll please.... LBCWhiteswan 10th April - Americanah by Chimamanda - Ngozi Adiche. LBCMedusa13th April - Dark Eden by Chris Beckett LBC3Reads16th April - All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque LBCPuffins 20th April - Watership Down by Richard Adams -(we will be picking next two books at … Continue reading All the dates all the books here
LBCWhiteswans picks
The next three books for LBCWhiteswan are: 10th April - Americanah by Chimamanda - Ngozi Adiche 8th May - The Bees by Laline Paull 12th June -All the Light We Cannot See -Anthony Doerr
LBCPuffins review book 31 – The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge
The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge About the book The leaves were cold and slightly clammy. There was no mistaking them. She had seen their likeness painstakingly sketched in her father’s journal. This was his greatest secret, his treasure and his undoing. The Tree of Lies. Now it was hers, and the journey he had never finished … Continue reading LBCPuffins review book 31 – The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge
LBC White Swan review – Storm Front (The Dresden Files) – Jim Butcher
LBC White Swan Venue: White Swan Leeds Date: Sunday 13th of March 2016 Time: 6:00pm Address: Swan Street, Leeds Discussing: Storm Front (The Dresden Files) - Book 1 JIM BUTCHER * * * * S P O I L E R S * * * * * * * * * * S P O I L E R S … Continue reading LBC White Swan review – Storm Front (The Dresden Files) – Jim Butcher
PODCAST – Never Let Me Go – with MINIcine
From MINICINE Director Mark Romanek and writer Alex Garland (Ex Machina) bring Kazuo Ishiguro’s (‘The Remains of the Day’) hauntingly poignant and emotional story to the screen. In this remarkable tale of love, loss and hidden truths, Kathy (Carey Mulligan), Tommy (Andrew Garfield) and Ruth (Keira Knightley) live in a world and a time that … Continue reading PODCAST – Never Let Me Go – with MINIcine
Review: LBCOutlaws – The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
LBC Outlaws Venue: Crowd of Favours Date: Wednesday 2nd of March 2016 Time: 6:30pm Address: Harper Street, LS2 7EA Discussing: TITLE The Shining Girls AUTHOR Lauren Beukes The BLURB The girl who wouldn’t die, hunting a killer who shouldn’t exist… A terrifying and original serial-killer thriller from award-winning author, Lauren Beukes. 1930’s America: Lee Curtis Harper is … Continue reading Review: LBCOutlaws – The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
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