The first Catherine Cookson I've ever read, this book contains every single stereotype I associate with the writer. It's 1850. Bastard daughter is taken from Newcastle (Howay the lads with a liddle fishy etc etc) to the village of Hexham by her dying mother who presents her to the 'Big Man' in the village who … Continue reading Catherine Cooksonathon I – The Girl
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The Cooksonathon
We like our Readathons, we do. N is currently in the middle of her Blood-a-thon, reading all the Sookie Stackhouse novels. Deep South Vampires not being my niche I've declined to join her on this one, instead going back to what BookElf's know best; trashy romantic fiction. Last year's Steelathon might have resulted in hives … Continue reading The Cooksonathon
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Oh this is a good book. This is a very good book. There are many many things that are good about this book so I'm going to devide it up as it is so multi layered otherwise I'll get all confused. ***MASSIVE SPOLIERS THROUGHOUT*** Oh shit, it's the vampires Parts of this book are just … Continue reading Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
A Response to ‘Date a Girl Who Reads’- by a Girl who Reads
Date a girl who reads. Date a girl who doesn't spend her money on books because she's a member of three libraries, and works in one, and runs three book swaps a month so has money left over for clothes but doesn't spend money on them either, but instead spends it on beer and … Continue reading A Response to ‘Date a Girl Who Reads’- by a Girl who Reads
Tiger Hills by Sarita Mandanna
I do love a big fat saga, and this book, with its stunningly beautiful embossed cover in greens and yellows with running children, and a blurb that contains the phrase ‘forbidden love that will last for generations’, promises nothing less, and completely delivers. Possibly the most depressing, yet lyrical book I’ve read this year, this … Continue reading Tiger Hills by Sarita Mandanna
1066 and all that….
OK so I might have failed in the whole opposite covers month (1920s aristocracy-1980s aristocracy-1450s, well they weren't the aristocracy but you know what I mean fail) but I have learnt a little bit more about history. Not through the fiction, but the subsequent googling reading the fiction brings on. That's the reason I love … Continue reading 1066 and all that….
Inspired by Cadfael…
Back in the Mists of Time when I wanted to be a writer and smack myself on the forehead every morning I wrote the first three chapters of a book about a Charterhouse Monk living through the dissolution of the monasteries who falls in love with a farm laborer, has a breakdown, and drowns himself … Continue reading Inspired by Cadfael…
Better than something entirely irrelevent, or your money back
I read a book last week. It was a good book, about a group of women who discover a secret after their friend dies and the drama that this discovery leads to lead the plot. The front cover was in pastels with some baby shoes on it. And a sticker, saying "As Good As Jodi … Continue reading Better than something entirely irrelevent, or your money back
Endless Life of Pi
So last weekend I took the Travelling Suitcase Library to the LS6 Beer Festival, which was amazing. On the Saturday the lovely hosts Left Bank (you guys rock!) donated the rest of their World Book Night copies of Life of Pi and The Reluctant Fundamentalist to the Suitcase. Life of Pi is the gazillion copy … Continue reading Endless Life of Pi
Book That Children’s Book Appeal
So today I threw all my toys out of my pram a bit over this article (Guardian Link) from a report from The National Literacy Trust that 3/10 children do not have their own books. Now I know that there are millions of children that go without a bed every night and I am in … Continue reading Book That Children’s Book Appeal
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