My bestie – and occasional Book Club member (it’s tricky, what with living in a whole other country); occasional reviewer and perennial challenge setter – is a bit of a whiz with numbers. She has gone through our reads from 2012 – 2020 and put an order to them! Thanks so much to Laini!! We … Continue reading LBC 3 Reads – By The Numbers
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LBC Horsforth – By the Numbers
My bestie - and occasional Book Club member (it's tricky, what with living in a whole other country) - is a bit of a whiz with numbers. She has gone through our reads from 2012 - 2020 and put an order to them! Thanks so much to Loraine! We have read 88 reads so far … Continue reading LBC Horsforth – By the Numbers
The Brontë Parsonage
This week, I have a friend from home visiting. We are both avid readers (in fact Laini has blogged for LBC in the past) and have a particular soft spot for the wild gothic stories drawn up by Charlotte, Emily and Anne. Visiting the place that kindled their imaginations and provided the backdrop for their … Continue reading The Brontë Parsonage
Lainibop Challenge – Book 28 – Sexing the Cherries
READ! TO GO! 28 102 The LainiBop Challenge SEXING THE CHERRIES JEANETTE WINTERSON * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * BLURB In a fantastic world that is and is not seventeenth-century England, a baby is found floating in the Thames. The … Continue reading Lainibop Challenge – Book 28 – Sexing the Cherries
Lainibop Challenge – Book 27 – Pride and Prejudice
READ! TO GO! 27 103 The LainiBop Challenge PRIDE AND PREJUDICE JANE AUSTEN * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * BLURB This much-loved novel by Jane Austen was first published in 1813 and Solis Press is proud to produce this 200th … Continue reading Lainibop Challenge – Book 27 – Pride and Prejudice
Lainibop Challenge – Book 26 – Breaking Dawn
READ! TO GO! 26 104 The LainiBop Challenge BREAKING DAWN STEPHANIE MEYER * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * BLURB When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you … Continue reading Lainibop Challenge – Book 26 – Breaking Dawn
Lainibop Challenge Book 25 – Cloud Atlas
READ! TO GO! 25 105 The LainiBop Challenge CLOUD ATLAS DAVID MITCHELL * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * BLURB Mitchell's virtuosic novel presents six narratives that evoke an array of genres, from Melvillean high-seas drama to California noir and dystopian … Continue reading Lainibop Challenge Book 25 – Cloud Atlas
Lainibop Challenge – Book 24 – From the Earth to the Moon – Jules Verne
READ! TO GO! 23 107 The LainiBop Challenge FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON JULES VERNE * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * I love a bit of Jules Verne, I love the fact that he wrote so long ago, but … Continue reading Lainibop Challenge – Book 24 – From the Earth to the Moon – Jules Verne
Lainibop Challenge – Book 23 – Mockingay Review
READ! TO GO! 23 107 The LainiBop Challenge MOCKINGJAY SUZANNE COLLINS * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * Having been rescued from the Quarter Quell at the last second, Katniss finds herself holed up with the rebels in the supposedly destroyed … Continue reading Lainibop Challenge – Book 23 – Mockingay Review
Lainibop Challenge – Not a Penny More… – Jeffery Archer
READ! TO GO! 22 108 The LainiBop Challenge NOT A PENNY MORE, NOT A PENNY LESS JEFFERY ARCHER * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * I picked this book off my shelf one sunny Sunday afternoon to read and got about … Continue reading Lainibop Challenge – Not a Penny More… – Jeffery Archer