As part of my attempt to gain control over my unruly bookshelves, I’ve been tackling my Unread Reads. This year, I was super proud of reading 17 ‘bookshelf challenge’ books…until I realised that I’d 140 books bought, but never read in the house! Mostly, I’m just trying to get the numbers down and to clear … Continue reading 2 Minute Review – Blood of Elves – The Witcher novel 1 by Andrzej Sapkowski
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To Be Read 2022
For the last few years, one of my besties has been doing the Unread Shelf challenge. The idea is (in part – it’s a bigger challenge than it looks) to use prompt to help a reader work through the Unread Titles on their shelves. This years prompts were as follows: Here are the all-new 2021 Reading Challenges: January – … Continue reading To Be Read 2022
Getting ready for the New Year… in November
Who even am I?!? Still, I am slowly but surely working my way through the blog pages and getting the relevant dates and info up. Fingers crossed this momentum continues! Heck, I might even write a book re.... let's not get too ambitious here.
2022 – LBC Horsforth
We also have our first two books* picked for LBC Horsforth! As with LBC White Swan, we will be meeting up via zoom, until all of our members are able to join us in person. So, from 7.30pm on the second Wednesday of each month, we will be discussing the following: 12th January - A … Continue reading 2022 – LBC Horsforth
2022 – LBC White Swan
We have chosen* our first two books for the White Swan book club. Until all of our book clubbers are able to join us in person, we will continue to meet via zoom at 6pm on the second Sunday of the month. 9th January - Small Island - Andrea Levy It is 1948, and England … Continue reading 2022 – LBC White Swan
Book Based Giggle
Twitter wisdom
I love this tweet! From @ lawofattraction “Don't compare your Chapter 1 to someone else's Chapter 20. Comparison is one of biggest causes of unhappiness. Respect your own journey.” My mum always used to say ‘if you compare, you’ll never be happy’ but it never resonated. If only she’d linked it to book progression!!!
Leeds Pictures – local artist raising money for charity
This week, I went looking for artwork orientated in Leeds. Mike Sells Though I had no particular image in mind, I was determined to find something striking and very Leeds based for my brothers birthday. He had lived here for a few years before returning to ‘the mother country’. Also, I really wanted to support … Continue reading Leeds Pictures – local artist raising money for charity
November Books
Our final book clubs for 2021 #LBCHorsforth - 10/11/21 - A Thousand Ships - Natalie Haynes - 7:30pm In A Thousand Ships, broadcaster and classicist Natalie Haynes retells the story of the Trojan War from an all-female perspective.This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of all of them.In the … Continue reading November Books
Crime on my mind…
Or at least on my reading list. Over the last fortnight, I’ve taken a break from my book club titles and have dedicated myself to murder, mischief, (…Crime on my mind… My most recent reads 🙂
