Remember, Remember!

Apologies for the delay in this months' announcement, I have been on holiday, but fear not! November is here and with it a new book club title! So, without further ado, our teen book club choice for November is...

The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien

In light of the upcoming film, we thought it would be nice to read (or in most cases re-read) The Hobbit before the film comes out in December. It can be found in our Teen Book Club display in store in the teen section. (You will also find your reader reviews of our previous book club titles on display here too!) It's priced at £7.99, but don't forget you can get 25% off with your teen membership card! 

As usual, we aim to have this read by 20th, then we will post our reviews. If you read it before then or have already read it, do feel free to leave your comments and reviews below, but please remember to *SPOILERS ALERT* where necessary! 

You can also send us your book suggestions for December by tweeting your requests to @WaterstoneLeeds or commenting below.

This was a childhood favourite of mine, one that I haven't picked up for a number of years so I'm looking forward to reliving the adventure again - we hope you enjoy it too!

Happy Reading!

Hattie and Sammy x

Rain Rain, Go Away!

October is here! The weather is cold, rainy and miserable. Wouldn't it be nice to go somewhere warmer? With this in mind and in light of the many dystopian future suggestions we received, we've decided to leave rainy Britain behind and journey to the hot, dry dust lands of dystopian fiction.

In celebration of the recent release of the sequel, Rebel Heart, our Teen Book Club choice for October is...

Blood Red Road by Moira Young

Something a little different from the teen angst of John Green and Stephen Chbosky, the first in the Dust Lands series can be found in our Teen Book Club display in store in the teen section. (You will also find your reader reviews of our previous book club titles on display here too!) It's priced at £7.99, but don't forget you can get 25% off with your teen membership card! 

As usual, we aim to have this read by 20th, then we will post our reviews. If you read it before then or have already read it, do feel free to leave your comments and reviews below, but please remember to *SPOILERS ALERT* where necessary! 

You can also send us your book suggestions for November by tweeting your requests to @WaterstoneLeeds or commenting below.

We hope you enjoy this one! It has a Hunger Games tagline on the cover, but don't let that put you off - with it's unusual style of writing and good reviews in the past (it won the 2011 Costa Book Award) we're optimistic this could be a real gem.

Happy reading!

Hattie, Sammy and Gale x

Teen Book Club Membership Cards!

GREAT NEWS!

I've spent the ENTIRE afternoon printing and laminating official 'Waterstones Leeds Teen Book Club' membership cards which entitle you to 25% off our current book club choice. Altogether now, yaaaaaaaaaaay!

Of course - as with everything - terms and conditions apply:

*puts on stern professional voice*

1. The card is only valid at the Leeds branch of Waterstones.
2. The holder of the card will receive 25% discount on one copy of the current book club choice outlined by
    Waterstones Leeds.
3. The card cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotions, discounts or special offers.
4. The card must be presented at the time of purchase to receive discount.
5. The card may only be used by the person to whom it was issued. It is not transferable and no more than
    one card will be issued to any person.
6. The card has no monetary value and cannot be resold.
7. If lost or stolen, a replacement card will be issued upon request and the lost/stolen card will become
    invalid.
8. Waterstones Leeds reserves the right to refuse to honour discount at any time for any reason.

If you would like to sign up, pop in store and ask a bookseller at our Ground Floor tills.

Happy Reading! x

New Book Club Read!

It's September! And that means a new book club title. The books are holding their breath in anticipation, so without further ado, our Teen Book Club choice for September is...

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky!

We aim to have this read by 20th September, then we will post our reviews. If you read it before then or have already read it, feel free to leave your comments and reviews below. Please remember to *SPOILERS ALERT* where necessary - let's not give too much away!

The new young adult edition - exclusive to Waterstones *waves tiny 'W' flag* - has just been released and can be found in our Young Adult fiction section priced at £6.99. Don't forget you can get 25% off with your teen membership card, or you can have it as part of our buy one get one half price offer.

I hope you all enjoy this one! It is a personal favourite of mine and I CAN'T WAIT for the film, which is released in the UK on Wednesday 3rd October - "Orange Wednesday" win!

You can send us your book suggestions for October by tweeting your requests to @WaterstoneLeeds or commenting below.

Happy reading!

Hattie, Sammy and Gale x

REVIEW: The Fault In Our Stars

by John Green

Star crossed lovers? Sound familiar? Well, I guess with a title like this AND it being John Green, I should have known what I was letting myself in for and the emotional trauma I was probably going to put myself through!

The novel is based around our dying heroine, Hazel, a girl living her last few months after a lifetime of cancer, medicine and hospitals.

One (of the many) amazing ways that John Green writes about people with illnesses, he doesn’t leave much out. Describing the sickness and aches Hazel is going though with intensive treatments, genuinely made me feel tired and achey too. Sometimes it can be quite exhausting, but Hazels witty commentary keeps it from getting too stuck.

Rules and Regulations:

We welcome comments and reviews from anyone, but please note this is a teen book club aimed at young people and as such we ask that you adhere to the guidelines below:

1. Respect the opinions of others. Hateful, threatening, harassing or mocking posts will be

    deleted immediately and the user banned.

2. Swearing or obscene language will not be tolerated.

3. PLEASE DO NOT USE SHOUTY CAPITALS. It is rude and your post will be deleted.

4. Self-promotional reviews will be deleted (i.e. "Check out my new book, it is better than this

    one!")

5. Reviews must be your own original content. The use of copyrighted material will result in the

    post being deleted.

6. Do not post spam or advertisements.

7. Do not give out personal information about yourself or any other member.

8. Waterstones Leeds reserves the right to delete any post or ban any user at any time for any

    reason.

The breaking of any of these rules will result in the post being deleted and the user banned.

Membership card terms and conditions:

1. The card is only valid at the Leeds branch of Waterstones.

2. The holder of the card will receive 25% discount on one copy of the current book club

    choice outlined by Waterstones Leeds.

3. The card cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotions, discounts or special

    offers.
4. The card must be presented at the time of purchase to receive discount.
5. The card may only be used by the person to whom it was issued. It is not transferable and

    no more than one card will be issued to any person.

6. The card has no monetary value and cannot be resold.
7. If lost or stolen, a replacement card will be issued upon request and the lost/stolen

    card will become invalid.

8. Waterstones Leeds reserves the right to refuse to honour discount at any time for any

    reason.

Many thanks and happy reading! x

About Us...

Welcome to the Waterstones Leeds Teen Book Club Blog!

This blog is basically our virtual book club where we can all post reviews about our favourite books and discuss (at least!) one book a month, share our favourites and recommend other super good books to others.

So…our first book, if there’s no objections (and there shouldn’t be because it is AMAZING) is…

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

What we want to do is aim to have read this book by the 25th August (though please post your comments before then if you’ve read it sooner!) and post here, in the comments section what you think of it.

Hattie, Sammy and Gale x

DFTBA.

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