Howl and Other Poems - 4/5

Poetry is NOT my thing. By the time I'd studied English Literature at GCSE I'd resigned myself to the fact that studying poetry was just something I was going to have to put up with if I wanted to continue studying the aspects of literature that I did enjoy. Then I moved on to studying at English Literature at college and for a while it seemed as if my opinion would stay the same - I just wasn't the type of person who enjoyed poetry. Then about halfway through my first year, at the very end of term when we'd been reading the books for our essays the whole time, my literature teacher started a quiet afternoon lesson on 'Howl' by Allen Ginsberg, and began setting about changing my opinion of poetry forever. Read more: 

LLLBookClub: Little White Lies by Lesley Lokko

LLL Book Club has been lucky enough to be gifted this gorgeous set of books to review! I am really pleased to be able to offer a copy of Little White Lies by Lesley Lokko to all members of LLL Book Club, and several to any new members who may want to join up. Little White Lies is an Orion Books publication which explores the question of whether or not money really is the answer to everything on the backdrop of the seemingly idyllic lives of three close friends - all of whom harbour secrets that threaten to tear their lives apart.

Since these have been gifted straight from the publisher, they have requested that all members who read the book submit a short review to them. I can send you a really short form that you can use for that if you would like a book. Reviews aren't due until mid-June, so feel free to read at your own leisure! 

Hope everyone is enjoying Emma which is this month's read! Any new members, details of and the sign up form for the book club can be found here and you can follow us on Twitter on @LLLBookClub. 

- Natalie XOX

Guest Blogger: Oryx and Crake/The Year of The Floor - 5/5

Hi guys! Today's post is another guest post written by the lovely Catie, who's kindly reviewed two Margaret Atwood novels for us. You can follow Catie on Tumblr here and on Twitter here, so be sure to check her out if you enjoyed this review :) 

Oryx and Crake/The Year of the Flood - Margaret Atwood

5/5 stars

In a sea of Hunger-Games spinoffs, I’d got a bit tired of the post-apocalyptic/dystopian genre, everything seemed very samey, and there were far, far too many love triangles. But when in doubt, Atwood is always the answer.