The LainiBop Challenge – Book 17 – A Falcon for a Queen by Catherine Gaskin

  READ! TO GO! 17 113 The LainiBop Challenge   A FALCON FOR A QUEEN CATHERINE GASKIN   * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * My mum was doing a clear out of her old books that she didn't want anymore about a … Continue reading The LainiBop Challenge – Book 17 – A Falcon for a Queen by Catherine Gaskin

MedusaLBC – Write up – 9 Lives – GUEST

Medusa LBC   Date:  Wednesday 8th of August 2012 Time:  7:30pm Address: 8-10 Town Street, Horsforth, Leeds  Discussing:  NINE LIVES CLIVE RUSHER * * * * * S P O I L E R S * * * * * * * * * * S P O I L E R S * * * … Continue reading MedusaLBC – Write up – 9 Lives – GUEST

The LainiBop Challenge – Book 16 – The Marian Conspiracy – GUEST

READ! TO GO! 16 114 The LainiBop Challenge   THE MARIAN CONSPIRACY GRAHAM PHILIPS   * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * Ah religious conspiracies. Can't get enough of them. In this installment, Graham Philips travels from Israel to Wales in an effort … Continue reading The LainiBop Challenge – Book 16 – The Marian Conspiracy – GUEST

Mount TBR 11# Iris and Ruby by Rosie Thomas

I discovered two things last week. One was Reeces Pieces, which are delicious, and available in milkshake form. The other Was Rosie Thomas, who isn't, but is just as tasty. I have no idea where I acquired Iris and Ruby from, but it is definitely second hand and doesn't has a price in the front … Continue reading Mount TBR 11# Iris and Ruby by Rosie Thomas

The LainiBop Challenge – Book 15 – The Great Gatsby – GUEST

READ! TO GO! 15 115 The LainiBop Challenge   THE GREAT GATSBY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD   * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * I loved, loved, loved this book. I'm really looking forward to seeing the new remake of the film but not … Continue reading The LainiBop Challenge – Book 15 – The Great Gatsby – GUEST

The Ryedale Book Festival

I love love love lit fests of all kinds, and in Yorkshire we are blessed to have some cracking ones right on our doorstep. The last couple of years have seen me travel to Morley, Ilkley, my home town of Scarborough, and round the corner to Headingley in search of a good outing about books, … Continue reading The Ryedale Book Festival

The LainiBop Challenge – Book 14 – Mary, Mary – GUEST

READ! TO GO! 14 116 The LainiBop Challenge   MARY, MARY JULIE PARSONS   * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * *   Mary, Mary eh? This is the second Mary, Mary I've read this year, the first being the more well-known James Patterson … Continue reading The LainiBop Challenge – Book 14 – Mary, Mary – GUEST

Nina Bawden

I was bought a big thick three-in-one Nina Bawden collection by my Uncle Allan for Christmas when I was about seven. Carrie's War, the first in the set and Nina Bawden's most famous book, was about a young girl and her needy younger brother being evacuated into Wales during the Second World War. It was also about … Continue reading Nina Bawden

The LainiBop Challenge – Book 13 – Glitz – GUEST

READ! TO GO! 13 117 The LainiBop Challenge   GLITZ LOUISE BAGSHAWE   * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * *   Glitz is the story of 4 cousins, Juno and her sister Athena, and their cousins, Venus and her sister Diana. Very different … Continue reading The LainiBop Challenge – Book 13 – Glitz – GUEST

What I Read On My Holidays Part 8- This Holey Life by Sophie Duffy

This year, I went on a beach holiday. I proper, full blown, Brits Abroad beach holdiay. When I put a call out for holiday reading on Twitter I was chuffed to bits by the response, thank you for all the lovely books sent, although this means my TBR pile ain't going down any faster! Legend Press … Continue reading What I Read On My Holidays Part 8- This Holey Life by Sophie Duffy