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- Sun Feb 10, 2019 8:31 pm
- Forum: Discussions
- Topic: Crafting
- Replies: 2
- Views: 81
Re: Crafting
I so wish I could do calligraphy Shadow! My handwriting by itself is awful enough but my partner's sister is an amazing calligraphist, I think it can look amazing! I've never seen kits though to be fair, maybe I could have a go. Gail - I love crochet, my friends all crochet and what they make is ama...
- Mon Jan 21, 2019 3:36 pm
- Forum: Discussions
- Topic: Tattoos
- Replies: 3
- Views: 71
Re: Tattoos
Great topic! For the last 2-3 years, I've been working with a local tattoo artist (who does thick lined blackwork that I love) on a Harry Potter leg 'sleeve'. The idea was to get one tattoo to represent each book and I finally have 6/7. Book 1: Hogwarts Book 2: Tom Riddle's diary and basilisk fang B...
- Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:22 pm
- Forum: The Bookshelf
- Topic: Book Review: Sheets
- Replies: 0
- Views: 45
Book Review: Sheets
Title: Sheets Author: Brenna Thummler Genres: suitable for young audiences, graphic novel, fantasy I found Sheets a graphic novels brilliant in its simplicity and highly effective. Marjorie runs a down-on-its-luck laundromat and when malevolent forces threaten her family business, she find herself ...
- Thu Jan 10, 2019 6:08 pm
- Forum: The Bookshelf
- Topic: Book Review: 13 Minutes
- Replies: 0
- Views: 53
Book Review: 13 Minutes
Book Title: 13 Minutes Author: Sarah Pinborough Genre: Thriller, Young adult (caution: not appropriate for younger readers!!) Natasha was dead for 13 minutes. Pulled from a river by a passing jogger and missing her memory, Natasha has to try and piece things together to work out how she got there, ...
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 2:35 pm
- Forum: The Bookshelf
- Topic: Book Review: Thunderhead
- Replies: 0
- Views: 39
Book Review: Thunderhead
Book Title: Thunderhead Author: Neal Shusterman Series: Arc of a Scythe (#2) Genre: Sci-fi, Young adult I love love love this book series! The Thunderhead is, by definition, perfect, but certain things are outside of its control. What will happen when the independent scythedom starts to slide from ...
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 8:28 pm
- Forum: The Bookshelf
- Topic: Book Review: Scythe
- Replies: 0
- Views: 50
Book Review: Scythe
Book Title: Scythe Author: Neal Shusterman Series: Arc of a Scythe Genre: Sci-Fi, Young Adult It may be early in the year but I can tell this is already going to be one of my favourites of 2019. In a world where mortality is no longer an issue, the population must be...controlled by a consortium of ...
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 8:24 pm
- Forum: Bulletin Board
- Topic: Happy birthday Professor Felicia!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 181
Re: Happy birthday Professor Felicia!
Have a fabulous day!!
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 9:04 pm
- Forum: Secret Elf Present Exchange
- Topic: Thank You Thread
- Replies: 7
- Views: 250
Re: Thank You Thread
I want to say a MASSIVE thank you to my secret elf. I got some really awesome fantasy book recommendations that have immediately gone on my 'to read list' with some great descriptions written out that clearly took thought, time and effort. Not only that, I receive not one but TWO amazing signatures,...
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 1:42 pm
- Forum: The Bookshelf
- Topic: Book Review: Rosemary's Baby
- Replies: 0
- Views: 55
Book Review: Rosemary's Baby
Book Title: Rosemary's Baby Author: Ira Levin Genre: Thriller, horror This is my second Ira Levin book ever, the first being The Stepford Wives, and it's proved that he's far from a one hit wonder. Just two books in, he's already in competition as one of my favourite authors. Rosemary has just moved...
- Thu Dec 27, 2018 7:51 pm
- Forum: The Bookshelf
- Topic: Book Review: The Stepford Wives
- Replies: 0
- Views: 52
Book Review: The Stepford Wives
Title of the book: The Stepford Wives Authors: Ira Levin Genres: horror, thriller A wonderfully chilling contemporary horror novel - no wonder it's a classic. Joanna Eberhart and her husband have just moved to the perfect town of Stepford. Its lawns are perfect, the people are perfect and in particu...
- Tue Dec 25, 2018 6:07 pm
- Forum: Book Talk
- Topic: Books for Christmas
- Replies: 1
- Views: 67
Re: Books for Christmas
I love the sound of your tradition Gail! (And Merry Christmas for yesterday) My tradition is that I tend to read the Harry Potter books around Nov/Dec (this year I'm cheating and have them on playing on audiobook) but with a small twist. I mark out the Christmas sections of the first 6, the parts wh...
- Tue Dec 25, 2018 5:59 pm
- Forum: The Bookshelf
- Topic: Book Review: Leah on the Offbeat
- Replies: 0
- Views: 59
Book Review: Leah on the Offbeat
Title of the book: Leah on the Offbeat Authors: Becky Albertalli Series: (Creekwood #2) Genres: LGBTQ*, Young Adult Warnings: Definitely a young adult but upper teens and above - a LOT of swearing Leah on the Offbeat is the follow-up to the wonderful 'Simon and the Homosapians Agenda'. It's senior y...
- Sat Dec 22, 2018 6:49 pm
- Forum: The Bookshelf
- Topic: Book Review: One Way
- Replies: 0
- Views: 61
Book Review: One Way
Title of the book: One Way Authors: S.J. Mordon Series: (Frank Kitteridge #1) Genres: Sci-fi, Mystery One Way is a futuristic sci-fi mystery that falls short of expectations. We follow convict Frank, who is in prison for life after shooting his son's drug dealer (for nonsensical reasons). Approached...
- Thu Dec 13, 2018 9:29 pm
- Forum: The Bookshelf
- Topic: Book Review: The Bear and the Nightingale
- Replies: 3
- Views: 165
Re: Book Review: The Bear and the Nightingale
Ahh I'm so glad you guys both read it (and enjoyed it!) Nessa, the second book I think it potentially even better than the first, I hope you get to read it soon! The third and final instalment I think comes out in January! Tarma, I very much agree with your assessment. It's one of those books that r...
- Thu Dec 13, 2018 9:27 pm
- Forum: The Bookshelf
- Topic: Book Review: Neurocomic
- Replies: 0
- Views: 47
Book Review: Neurocomic
Book Title: Neurocomic Author: Hana Ross and Matteo Farinella (illustations) Genre: Graphic Novel, Non-fiction, Science I have mixed feelings about this neurology-based graphic novel. The book follows our protagonist through the brain, meeting different scientists who made significant discoveries ab...
- Thu Dec 13, 2018 9:24 pm
- Forum: The Bookshelf
- Topic: Book Review: Waking Gods
- Replies: 0
- Views: 59
Book Review: Waking Gods
Book Title: Waking Gods Author: Sylvain Neuvel Series: The Themis Files (#2) Genre: Sci-fi Waking gods was a great, fast-faced, exciting sequel that has ramped this sci-fi series up considerably! This is the second book in the Themis Files trilogy, sequel to 'Waking Gods'. It continues on from the l...
- Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:41 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: Winter Reading Challenge 2018/2019
- Replies: 12
- Views: 555
Re: Winter Reading Challenge 2018/2019
I also pledge three ! I'm upping my pledge to four. Five! I'm really going to go for it and pledge 7. (Hope this is okay!) MY FINAL PLEDGE (I'm so sorry Tarma...) 10 books. Edit: Book 1: Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel - https://hol.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=391&t=31194 Book 2: Neurocomic by Hana R...
- Sun Dec 02, 2018 11:47 pm
- Forum: Secret Elf Present Exchange
- Topic: Sign ups
- Replies: 10
- Views: 544
Re: Sign ups
Name: Joey Stark
House: Ravenclaw
Presents you would like to receive:
Open to any
House: Ravenclaw
Presents you would like to receive:
- A cool signature! (I like blue, grey, silver and turquoise
)
- Baking ideas
- Book recommendations (preferably fantasy or sci-fi!)
Open to any
- Sun Dec 02, 2018 1:32 pm
- Forum: Secret Elf Present Exchange
- Topic: Introduction
- Replies: 2
- Views: 210
Re: Introduction
Yay! I love this time of the year. I'd like to sign up, do I do that here or in a different thread?
- Sun Dec 02, 2018 1:30 pm
- Forum: Discussions
- Topic: Representation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 167
Re: Representation
Thanks so much sky for sharing your thoughts as a blind person! I found your post really interesting. I can also not think of any examples of blind characters where their blindness wasn't either the 'tragedy' of their situation or a defining feature. I also find that often representation can be very...