Read in 2020

So 2020 was a crap year for many reasons one being COVID-19 however because of COVID-19 I was able to surpass my goal of reading 35 books and I read 50. Most of my reads in 2020 were rereads due to not being able to go to the library and me not wanting to buy more books until I had read the ones I already own.

Heres what I read in 2020:

1. Flashpoint by Tara Ellis and Mike Kraus
2. Web of Lies by Elizabeth Knox et el
3. The Dark Kingdom Anthology by Krissy V et el
4. Lady and the Biker by Glenna Maynard
5. Blush For Me by M. K. Moore
6. Kickflip Summer by Danielle Jacks
7. Smoulder by Tara Ellis and Mike Kraus
8. Hide and Seek by AJ Everheart
9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
10. Grandad's Girl by Emma Louise
11. Can I Let You Go? by Cathy Glass
12. Fallout by Tara Ellis and Mike Kraus
13. Evermore by Alyson Noel
14. The Society by Michelle Brown
15. Decay by Tara Ellis and Mike Kraus
16. Empowerment by Alice La Roux
17. Girl on Point by Chloe Lukasiak
18. Convergence by Tara Ellis and Mike Kraus
19. Master by Alice La Roux
20. Mercy by Tara Ellis and Mike Kraus
21. Barren by Yolanda Olson
22. Matus by Jason Hes
23. Matatus by Ally Vance
24. Blue Moon by Alyson Noel
25. Inhuman Behavior by Faith Ryan
26. Shadowland by Alyson Noel
27. Pins and Needles by Ashleigh Giannoccaro
28. Coquette by A. A. Davies
29. Dark Flame by Alyson Noel
30. Night Star by Alyson Noel
31. Everlasting by Alyson Noel
32. Radiance by Alyson Noel
33. The Orphans by Martina McAtee
34. Shimmer by Alsyon Noel
35. Shade by Mere Joyce
36. The Friendship by Alison Croggon
37. Wicked Mourning by Heather Boyd
38. Haunted by Willow Cross
39. The Vampire Hunter's Daughter by Jennifer Malone Wright
40. The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas by Tom Fletcher
41. The Dinosaur that Pooped a Pirate by Tom Fletcher
42. Dreamland by Alyson Noel
43. Elbow Grease: Get out and Play by John Cena
44. Elbow Grease: My Monster Truck Family by John Cena
45. 52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody
46. Heist Society by Ally Carter
47. Whisper by Alyson Noel
48. Double Crossed by Ally Carter
49. Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter
50. Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter

My goal for 2021 is 40, I know I can read more that that I proved it this year but I'm hopinglife goes back to being 'normal' again which means I will be going back to work as well as having college and university this year.

I hope you all get to do plenty of reading in 2021 and you all stay safe x

Review - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling

Title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Author: J. K. Rowling

Series: Harry Potter #7

Pages: 652

Release Date: 

Format: Hardback

Buy it: Amazon

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Synopsis: Harry Potter is leaving Privet Drive for the last time. But as he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid’s motorbike and they take to the skies, he knows Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters will not be far behind.

The protective charm that has kept him safe until now is broken. But the Dark Lord is breathing fear into everything he loves. And he knows he can’t keep hiding.

To stop Voldemort, Harry knows he must find the remaining Horcruxes and destroy them.

He will have to face his enemy in one final battle.

My Review: 10 points to me for having finally finishing the Harry Potter series.

The story was okay, I obviously knew what was going to happen as I’ve seen the films a few times, there were a few things different which I liked and it gave the story more details.

Harry, Hermionie and Ron leave their families in search of the Horcruxes to destroy them so that they can kill Voldemort, Voldemort is on a quest of his own he's after the Elder Wand so that he can destroy Harry.

There were a lot of deaths but the only ones I was sad about were Hedwig and Bellatrix, Bellatrix has been my favourite character throughout (as well as Luna), I’m glad that we got to see what happed to Tonks and Lupins son it always bothered me while watching the films that we didn’t get to see it.

I think I still prefer the films over the books but if I ever have children I plan on reading this series to them.

Currently Reading: Blue Moon by Alyson Noel and Girl on Pointe by Chloe Lukasiak

Read in 2020: 15/35

Read in 2019

Below is the list of books I read in 2019.

Read in 2019:

1. Haven: Revenge of the Viper by D. C. Akers
2. Chef-A-Rella by Marie Agerton
3. TAG by AJ Everheart
4. Heritage by Tara Ellis
5. Return to Hollow Inn by Tara Ellis
6. Art Geeks and Prom Queens by Alyson Noel
7. Drusilla by Melissa Frost
8. Anastasia by Melissa Frost
9. Sleepless by Melissa Frost
10. To the Room of Dark Souls by David McMullen-Sullivan
11. The Secrets of Sanctuary by Tara Ellis
12. Descent by Tara Ellis
13. Laguna Cove by Alyson Noel
14. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling
15. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
16. In Some Other Life by Jessica Brody
17. The Great Summer Sewing Bee by Alexandra Brown
18. A Witch’s Blood by Cheri Winters
19. The Transfer by Veronica Roth
20. The Initiate by Veronica Roth
21. The Son by Veronica Roth
22. The Traitor by Veronica Roth
23. Sinclair by Alice La Roux
24. TAG by AJ Everheart
25. A New Witch in Town (Not to Mention the Cat) by Dani Corlee
26. A New Witch in Town (the Other Side of the Moon) by Dani Corlee
27.  Pixie and the Green Book Mystery by Coraline Grace
28. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
29. The Child Bride by Cathy Glass
30. The Vamps: Our Story: 100% Official by The Vamps
31. Because of You by Eve Ainsworth

Review - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling

Title: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Author: J. K. Rowling

Series: Harry Potter #6

Pages: 652

Release Date: September 16th 2006

Format: Paperback

Buy it: Amazon

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Synopsis: When Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince opens, the war against Voldemort has begun. The Wizarding world has split down the middle, and as the casualties mount, the effects even spill over onto the Muggles. Dumbledore is away from Hogwarts for long periods, and the Order of the Phoenix has suffered grievous losses. And yet, as in all wars, life goes on.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione, having passed their O.W.L. level exams, start on their specialist N.E.W.T. courses. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate, losing a few eyebrows in the process. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Harry becomes captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, while Draco Malfoy pursues his own dark ends. And classes are as fascinating and confounding as ever, as Harry receives some extraordinary help in Potions from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince.

Most importantly, Dumbledore and Harry work together to uncover the full and complex story of a boy once named Tom Riddle—the boy who became Lord Voldemort. Like Harry, he was the son of one Muggle-born and one Wizarding parent, raised unloved, and a speaker of Parseltongue. But the similarities end there, as the teenaged Riddle became deeply interested in the Dark objects known as Horcruxes: objects in which a wizard can hide part of his soul, if he dares splinter that soul through murder.

Harry must use all the tools at his disposal to draw a final secret out of one of Riddle’s teachers, the sly Potions professor Horace Slughorn. Finally Harry and Dumbledore hold the key to the Dark Lord’s weaknesses... until a shocking reversal exposes Dumbledore’s own vulnerabilities, and casts Harry’s—and Hogwarts’s—future in shadow.

My Review: This book was my second favourite of the series. I read this one not thinking about the films like I did with the others and time just flew by while I was reading it.

Harry spends this book looking at flashbacks of Voldemort’s life with Dumbledore, here he sees some similarities between himself and Voldemort. They both grew up without their parents one with their aunt and uncle the other in a orphanage. They both attended Hogwarts but from there their lives changed, Voldemort was put in Slytherin and Harry in Griffindor. Voldemort likes to torture the children around him and Harry makes many friends.

While looking into Voldemort’s past Harry realises that he has the one think that can help him bet Voldemort, friendship.

Voldemort’s Death Eater’s manage to infiltrate Hogwarts and Dumbledore is killed making thinks very dark in the ‘Muggle’ and ‘Magical’ world

I really liked the scenes between Mrs Weasley and Fleur, the two fighting all the time and the snide digs had me laughing as no matter what Mrs Weasley say’s and does Fleur doesn’t back down.

I was glad to see that Ginny’s story evolved during this story and we get to see how talented she really is and I’m glad that she got with Harry.

The one thing that bugs me is that no one, not even Dumbledore believed Harry when he said that Malfoy was a Death Eater no matter how many times he says it they all ignore him.

Currently Reading: New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

Read in 2019: 26/30

Top 10 Tuesday

Top 10 Tuesday Character Freebie - Characters I fell in love with

1. Damen – Evermore by Alyson Noel
2. Ever – Evermore by Alyson Noel
3. Silas Dane – Wintercraft by Jenna Burtenshaw
4. Zen – Unremembered by Jessica Brody
5. Seraphina – Unremembered by Jessica Brody
6. Lexi – 52 Reasons by Jessica Brody
7. Seraphina – Firebird by Alice La Roux
8. Matilda – Matilda by Roald Dahl
9. Luna – Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling
10. Samantha – Samantha Wolf by Tara Ellis

To Read in July

To keep up with my Goodreads challenge of 30 I have picked 2 books to read this month.

Just because I have set these 2 books for this month that does not mean that I will finish all of the books on the list as I do beta reading.

This month I have picked:

1. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K Rowling

To Read in June

To keep up with my Goodreads challenge of 30 I have picked 2 books to read this month.

Just because I have set these 2 books for this month that does not mean that I will finish all of the books on the list as I do beta reading and I have College.

This month I have picked:

1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling
2. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

To Read in 2019

I've finally put a list together for this year. These are books that I want to read, I probably won't make it through them all due to beta reading, college and university but I am going to try.

This is my 2019 To Be Read List:
Art Geeks and Prom Queens by Alyson Noel

Fly Me to the Moon by Alyson Noel
The Bone Thief by Alyson Noel
Faking 19 by Alyson Noel
Kiss and Blog by Alyson Noel
Laguna Cove by Alyson Noel
In Some Other Life by Jessica Brody
Addie Bell's Short Cut to Growing Up by Jessica Brody
The Chaos of Standing Still - Jessica Brody
Return to Hollow Inn by Tara Ellis
Heritage by Tara Ellis
Descent by Tara Ellis
Someday, Someday Maybe by Lauren Graham
The Christmasaurus by Tom Fletcher

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Drusilla by Melissa Frost
Anastasia by Melissa Frost
Sleepless by Melissa Frost
Enchanted by Aletha Kontis
Hero by Aletha Kontis
To the Room of Dark Souls by David McMullen-Sullivan
Haven: Revenge of the Viper by D. C. Akers
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Allegiant by Veronica Roth

Review - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling

Title: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Author: J. K. Rowling
Series: Harry Potter
Pages: 766
Release Date: July 10th 2004

Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Source: Mums bookshelf
Format: Hardback

Buy it: Amazon

Add it: Goodreads

Synopsis: There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. And it’s haunting Harry Potter’s dreams. Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming in terror?

Harry has a lot on his mind for this, his fifth year at Hogwarts: a Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher with a personality like poisoned honey; a big surprise on the Gryffindor Quidditch team; and the looming terror of the Ordinary Wizarding Level exams. But all these things pale next to the growing threat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named---a threat that neither the magical government nor the authorities at Hogwarts can stop.

As the grasp of darkness tightens, Harry must discover the true depth and strength of his friends, the importance of boundless loyalty, and the shocking price of unbearable sacrifice.

His fate depends on them all.

My Review: The fifth instalment of this series starts off with Harry at the Dursley’s upset that he has not heard from his friends and not hearing anything about Lord Voldemort return on the Muggle news.

          Harry tries to listen to the Muggle news for information on Voldemort’s return but there are no news reports about it which frustrates Harry. Harry goes for a walk and sees his bully of a cousin with his friends but on their way home they are attacked by dementors and he has to use magic to get rid of them and is then summoned for a hearing for using underage magic.

          Harry learns that his friends have been staying at Sirius’ family home with Sirius who with Professor Lupin, Snape, Mad-eye Mr and Mrs Weasley, Hagrid and Tonks has been helping Dumbledore create a new Order of the Phoenix, which is to recruit people to their side to fight Voldemort when the time comes.

          Sirius tells Harry why they have all been evasive in their owls and a bit about the Order but Mrs Weasley does not want Harry to worry about the Order she wants him to focus on his school which is hard.

          Harry doesn’t want to go back to Hogwarts but while he is there they get a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher (if you can call her that). No one is happy with Professor Umbridge as she does not teach the students any Defensive spells and to top it all off Dumbledore is ignoring Harry.

          Hermione has an idea that Harry should teach students Defence Against the Dark Arts spells so they start a secret club which they call the D.A – Dumbledore’s Army.

          These D.A meeting are the only reason that Harry stays at Hogwarts, the new teacher is horrible, he keeps having bad dreams, the first one about Mr Weasley getting attacked which came true, he keeps messing things up with Cho, then he has to have special lessons with Professor Snape to help him stop with the dreams, Professor Umbridge kicks him and the twins off the Quidditch team and she later finds out about the D.A which ends up with Dumbledore being fired and going on the run as well as having to deal with ten escaped Death Eaters from Azkaban and the new dream about a door and his God Father being tortured.

          This is one of my favourite film of the series because of the introduction of Luna who is awesome and Bellatrix who I like too.

          This story has a sad ending R.I.P Sirius but at least Dumbledore gets his job back as Headmaster and the world finally hear the truth about Voldemort’s return and the world realises that Dumbledore is not crazy like the Ministry of Magic have been claiming.

Currently Reading: A Week of Mondays by Jessica Brody
Read in 2018: 29/35

Review - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling

Title: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Author: J. K. Rowling
Series: Harry Potter
Pages: 636
Release Date: August 6th 2000

Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Source: Mums bookshelf
Format: Paperback

Buy it: Amazon

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Synopsis: Harry Potter is midway through his training as a wizard and his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup. He wants to find out about the mysterious event that's supposed to take place at Hogwarts this year, an event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't happened for a hundred years. He wants to be a normal, fourteen-year-old wizard. But unfortunately for Harry Potter, he's not normal - even by Wizarding standards. And in his case, different can be deadly.

My Review: Best in the series so far! It starts off with Harry waiting for the Weasley’s to come and get him to take him to watch the International Quidditch cup and when they do turn up they ruin the Dursley’s living room and Harry’s uncle is outraged.

          After watching the game Harry, Hermione and the Weasley’s are celebrating in their tent when chaos outside starts. When Mr Weasley leaves with the older boys to go and help out the Ministry sort the chaos which is being caused by Death Eaters the twins are told to look after Ginny and while all the children are trying to get to safety Ron, Harry and Hermione get separated from the twins and Ginny ending up in the woods, while standing in the woods the Dark Lord’s mark appears in the sky while his followers – the Death Eaters - are causing trouble.

          When they get to Hogwarts Dumbledore announces that Hogwarts plus two rival schools will be competing in the Triwizard Tournament but rules have been put in place to make it safer for students. One of the new rules means that the younger students cannot enter the tournament but somehow Harry’s name gets put into the cup (you have to read the book to see who does it).

          Harry has to battle a dragon and merfolk to get to the final round, the maze. While in the maze Harry and his fellow Hogwarts competitor Cedric make it to the centre of the maze and decide to grab the cup at the same time so that they both win, not knowing that the cup is a portkey that transports them away from Hogwarts and into a cemetery where Wormtail who kills Cedric before bringing back the Dark Lord, Lord Voldemort.

          Once Voldemort is back to full strength he tries to kill Harry who somehow manages to escape him taking Cedric’s body back with him.

          I enjoyed this book as this one seems to be the only one where Harry realistically can get through the challenges.

          The best thing about this book is Hermione acted like a regular teenage girl with a crush rather than the annoying know-it-all like in all the other books.

Currently Reading: Hunted by Mary Duke
Read in 2018: 23/35

To Read in October

I need to read a lot of books to keep up with this years Goodreads challenge of 35 I have picked 3 books for this month as well as a rollover from last month.

Just because I have set 3 books this month that does not mean that I will finish all of the books on the list as I do beta reading.

This month I have picked.

1. Hunted by Mary Duke
2. Warrior by Mary Duke
3. Queen by Mary Duke
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling

Review - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling

Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Author: J. K. Rowling
Series: Harry Potter
Pages: 435
Release Date: June 8th 1999

Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Pubishing
Source: Mums bookshelf
Format: Paperback

Buy it: Amazon

Add it: Goodreads

Synopsis: Harry Potter's third year at Hogwarts is full of new dangers. A convicted murderer, Sirius Black, has broken out of Azkaban prison, and it seems he's after Harry. Now Hogwarts is being patrolled by the dementors, the Azkaban guards who are hunting Sirius. But Harry can't imagine that Sirius or, for that matter, the evil Lord Voldemort could be more frightening than the dementors themselves, who have the terrible power to fill anyone they come across with aching loneliness and despair. Meanwhile, life continues as usual at Hogwarts. A top-of-the-line broom takes Harry's success at Quidditch, the sport of the Wizarding world, to new heights. A cute fourth-year student catches his eye. And he becomes close with the new Defence of the Dark Arts teacher, who was a childhood friend of his father. Yet despite the relative safety of life at Hogwarts and the best efforts of the dementors, the threat of Sirius Black grows ever closer. But if Harry has learned anything from his education in wizardry, it is that things are often not what they seem. Tragic revelations, heart-warming surprises, and high-stakes magical adventures await the boy wizard in this funny and poignant third instalment of the beloved series.

My Review: The Prisoner of Azkaban was full of mystery, even though I hate Harry I did like the fact that he met his God Father Sirius as he treated Harry better than the Dursley’s ever did, it would have been nice if they could have cleared Sirius’ name so Harry could see Harry more and maybe Harry would not be so miserable all the time.

          In this book I felt sorry for Hagrid because even though Buckbeak was not killed he lost him when Harry and Hermione stole him to save him and Sirius from death.

          I was happy when Harry’s new broom got confiscated to have tests done on it as this was not in the film so we do not know if it was jinxed or not before it got to Harry seeing as Sirius was suspected to have escaped Azkaban because he wanted to kill Harry, he was a fugitive so how was he supposed to be able to by a broom?

Currently Reading: Cat's Got Your Arsenic by Tara Meyers
Read in 2018: 21/35

Review - Harry Potter: The Prequel by J. K. Rowling

Title: Harry Potter: The Prequel

Author: J. K. Rowling
Series: Harry Potter
Pages: 4
Release Date: June 11th 2008

Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Books LLC
Source:
Format: eBook

Buy it: Amazon

Add it: Goodreads

Synopsis: The Harry Potter Prequel is an 800-word story written by J. K. Rowling, and was published online on June 11th, 2008. Set three years before the birth of Harry Potter, the story recounts an adventure had by Sirius Black and James Potter.

J.K. Rowling announced on May 28, 2008 that she was writing a prequel story for English PEN, the writers' association, and the Dyslexia Society. The story, handwritten on a card, would then be auctioned off alongside similar cards from other authors on June 11th, 2008, with the proceeds going to charity. A book of facsimiles was published in August 2008, allowing fans to own and read the story. As of 2009 the story is no longer officially available online.

The story was one of three Harry Potter writing projects undertaken by Rowling after the publication of the final book, along with The Tales of Beedle the Bard and a yet-to-be-published Harry Potter Encyclopedia project.

My Review: This prequel was about James Potter and Sirius Black who are tearing down the streets on an enchanted motorcycle, they get pulled over by the police which is a funny scene.

          This prequel gives great insight into what Harry’s father and God Father were like before Harry was born. I actually enjoyed this story it was better than the books that I have read so far.

          I think if harry had one or both of these people in his life from the start then the Harry Potter series would be so different maybe even better.

          From this prequel you can see where Harry gets his ‘getting into sticky situations’ side from.

Currently Reading: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
Read in 2018: 20/35

Review - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling

Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Author: J. K. Rowling
Series: Harry Potter
Pages: 251
Release Date: 1998

Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Source: Mums bookshelf
Format: Paperback

Buy it: Amazon

Add it: Goodreads

Synopsis: Harry Potter is a wizard. He is in his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Little does he know that this year will be just as eventful as the last...

My Review: This book was slightly better than the first one as I loved Dobby the House Elf.

          I enjoyed the Weasley kids rescuing Harry, I thought them showing up in a magical car was great and the way that Harry tricked Mr Malfoy into giving Dobby a sock to free him to free him was funny, probably the best part of the book.

          I like Ginny and I was with her when she could not talk to Harry as she was shy and crushing on him as I go all shy and quiet when I’m around someone that I like.

          Most of the time in the book I wanted to punch the Malfoy’s for being evil tools and I wanted to slap Professor Snape silly for being a prat all the time, even though I cannot stand Harry he does not deserve to have one of his teachers being horrible to him when the Dursley’s are horrible to him when he’s at home.

Currently Reading: Harry Potter: The Prequel by J. K. Rowling
Read in 2018: 19/35

To Read in September

This month I need to read a lot of books to catch up to on my challenge after everything that has happened these last few months.

Just because I have set 4 books this month that does not mean that I will finish all of the books on the list as I do beta reading.

This month I have picked.

1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K Rowling
2. Dark Waters Anthology
3. Hunted by Mary Duke
4. Warrior by Mary Duke

To Read in June

So I hardly read anything in May which means I am now 2 books behind schedule on completing my Goodreads challenge of 35 books.

I need to read 23 more this year to finish the challenge which is on average 3 books a month to complete the challenge but I need to read 4 books this month to catch up.

In May I planned on reading 5 books a month, 1 off my shelf, 1 reread and 3 from my kindle but I am now just going to read 3 a month (4 this month so I can complete my challenge).

Just because I have set 4 books this month that does not mean that I will finish all of the books on the list as I do beta reading.

This month I have picked.

1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K Rowling
2. Heritage by Tara Ellis
3. Man's best Alibi by Tara Meyers or Ragdoll by Daniel Cole
4. In the House of the Vodouisent by David McMullen-Sullivan

To Read in May 2018

These are the books that I plan on reading in May. They will change if I get asked to beta read for someone.

I want to try and read at least 6 each month but that does not mean that I will finish all of the books on my list. There are only 5 for May (I started reading Fury in April but college got in the way and I never finished it).

This month I have picked two of my bookshelf and then two from my kindle and a reread.

Fury by Anya Bast (Currently Reading)

1. A Week of Monday's by Jessica Brody
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K Rowling
3. Heritage by Tara Ellis
4. In the House of the Vodouisant by David McMullen-Sullivan
5. Evermore by Alyson Noel

Review - Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone by J. K. Rowling

Title: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone

Author: J. K. Rowling
Series: Harry Potter
Pages: 223
Release Date: June 30th 1997

Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Source: Mums bookshelf
Format: Paperback

Buy it: Amazon

Add it: Goodreads

Synopsis: Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy - until he is rescued by an owl, taken to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does battle in a deadly duel. The Reason ... HARRY POTTER IS A WIZARD!

My Review: Harry Potter is a strange boy who is forced to live under the stairs by his Aunt and Uncle after his parents are murdered.

          I do not think that it is very realistic that he could be living under the stairs for 11 years and no one had said or done anything especially Ms Figg who looks after Harry when the Dursley’s did not want to take him with them when they went out.

          I also think that it is totally unrealistic that an 11 year old boy could ever destroy someone who is meant to be the most powerful evil wizard in the world.

          I really hate the character of Hermione, she is a really annoying nagging girl who just wants everyone to know she is clever, maybe this is because she is Muggle born I do not know I just know that it is rather annoying and I do not know how they put up with a know-it-all.

          On the plus side, I love Dumbledore, he is witty and is like someone that any student could go to if they had a problem – which is something Harry, Ron and Hermione should have done in the first place instead of going it alone.

Currently Reading: Killing Snow White by Jamie Campbell
Read in 2018: 5/35

Top 10 Tuesday

Top Ten Books That Were A Chore To Get Through. (Only 5 today)

1. Macbeth by William Shakespeare
2. Falling by Cat Clarke
3. A Breath of Fresh Air by Erica James
4. Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur
5. Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone by J. K. Rowling

Top 10 Tuesday

Top Ten Inspiring Quotes from Books (anything that inspires you, challenges you, makes you think, encourages you, etc.) 

I can only think of five of the top of my head so this week is a top 5

1. The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places – Charlie and the chocolate factory by Roald Dahl
2. It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live – Harry Potter by J.K Rowling
3. You have been my friend that in itself is a tremendous thing – Charlotte’s Web by E.B White
4. Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, when one only remembers to turn on the light – Harry Potter J.K Rowling
5. Dumb as a doorknob, in fact - Mystic by Alyson Noel