*****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** So, as you know, I've become a HUGE fan of these books and am constantly telling friends and book clubbers that they are MUST READS! (Thinking about how I started reading the books - it feels like a very full circle kind of thing!) One of our #MedusaLBC and World … Continue reading The Hunger Games – Book 3 – Mockingjay – GUEST
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The Terrifying World of Children’s Fiction.
GP Taylor, Cloughton's Famous Son, has been blathering on the radio creating mounds of self publicity drumming up awareness of the horror that is children's fiction. It Has Gone Too Far, he says, There Is No Innocence Any More. The Children, it would seem, Are Not Being Thought Of. This from a man whose books, … Continue reading The Terrifying World of Children’s Fiction.
Further Praise of L. M. Montgomery
Because I just don't think my praise for Lucy M Montgomery went far enough - I bring you...more books by the same author that I'm planning on reading in the very soon! Once I'd started on the first series of Anne of Green Gables, I found I just couldn't stop. I've decided to indulge in … Continue reading Further Praise of L. M. Montgomery
In Praise Of: Anne of Ingleside, Prince Edward Island
If you'd like to join my read read of the Green Gables Series, find as many free versions as I could find below! Part Two - The Ingleside Years Anne's all grown up now and raising a family of her own. Though she is a good sixty miles from home, she has … Continue reading In Praise Of: Anne of Ingleside, Prince Edward Island
Special Features: The Hunger Games
You tube videos: The Hunger Games Soundtrack Songs from District 12 and Beyond 1. "Abraham's Daughter" - Arcade Fire 2. "Tomorrow Will Be Kinder" - The Secret Sisters 3. "Nothing To Remember" - Neko Case 4. "Safe & Sound" - Taylor Swift ft. The Civil Wars 5. "The Ruler and The Killer" - Kid Cude … Continue reading Special Features: The Hunger Games
In Praise Of: Anne of Green Gables, Avonlea, Prince Edward Island
Some of you will remember that I rather aggressively stated my resolve to stay away from book series this year. Too little time...too many book club books to keep up to date with...and now...too little willpower. I have a really good reason though. Honest! As most of you probably know, I read … Continue reading In Praise Of: Anne of Green Gables, Avonlea, Prince Edward Island
Scaring Children? I’m all for it!
A regular Leeds Book Club member (and current @PeopleOfLeeds!) lent me Dark Season - a young adults book written by Russell T Davies (the man responsible for bringing us the revived Doctor Who in 2005!). Released concurrently with a 6 part TV series, this book consists of two interlinked stories - featuring three young teenagers … Continue reading Scaring Children? I’m all for it!
The Hunger Games – Book 2 – Catching Fire
*****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** After enjoying the first book in the series (here) I was raring to go with the next - though slightly trepidacious as those self same twitter buds that introduced me to the books were not as fond of this one. Its always tricky when you know a little *too* much about your … Continue reading The Hunger Games – Book 2 – Catching Fire
The Secret Circle – Book 3
Book Three - The Power In So Deadly A Battle... United at last with Diana, the mistress of her coven, Cassie must first sacrifice her love for Adam to save the Secret Circle and the town of New Salem from the evil powers of the witch Faye. Threatened by the possibility of her destruction in … Continue reading The Secret Circle – Book 3
The Secret Circle – Book 2 – The Captive
Book Two - The Captive CAN THE SECRET CIRCLE SURVIVE... Lured into the most popular in-crowd imaginable, Cassie is intoxicated by her new found strength, a power as addictive as it is perilous. Caught between two members' consuming desires to use the coven's mysterious force, Cassie turns to one of their boyfriends, Adam ... and … Continue reading The Secret Circle – Book 2 – The Captive
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