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May Wrap Up

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019by amyleighreads2 Comments

I had another great reading month in May! Finished nearly everything on my May TBR and then managed to complete a few extra books on the side that I have been wanting to get to for a while now. I think this was my most successful reading month of the year so far and I had a great time reading through these books!

Pride by Ibi Zoboi – ⭐️3.5/5 stars

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio – ⭐️4/5 stars

Never World Wake by Marisha Pessl – ⭐️4/5 stars

99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne – ⭐️4/5 stars

Sea Witch by Sarah Henning – ⭐️3.5/5 stars

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence – ⭐️5/5 stars

Save the Date by Morgan Matson – ⭐️3/5 stars

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young – ⭐️5/5 stars

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – ⭐️5/5 stars

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang – ⭐️3/5 stars

Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling – ⭐️5/5 stars

What if it’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera – ⭐️4/5 stars

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland – ⭐️4/5 stars

The Crimson Crown by Cinda Williams Chima – ⭐️5/5 stars

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang – ⭐️4.5/5 stars

Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart – ⭐️4/5 stars

Updates

⚡️Harry Potter Update⚡️

May 30, 2019May 27, 2019by amyleighreadsLeave a Comment

1408855712 I have officially finished my reread of the Harry Potter series! I wrapped up Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows last week and I just have to say again that I have LOVED my reread of this series. It has been probably 4-5 years since I read through the whole thing and it seems like every time something new jumps out at me. The Deathly Hallows is by far my favourite book of the series, its the book I think I have reread the most and I don’t think I will ever get sick of it! The way that the story comes together and the epic conclusion was just purely magical. All of the twists and turns and obstacles that Harry, Ron and Hermione have to deal with on their hunt for the Horcruxes, the build up of tension, the most incredible plot twist ever with Snape, my mind was absolutely blown the first time I read this book. I think I definitely have to do a reread of this series at least once every year! I love it so much and it has really put me in a great reading mood!

Happy Reading📚

Book Lists

5 Books I Would Never Unhaul

May 21, 2019May 20, 2019by amyleighreads2 Comments

So the Top 10 Tuesday prompt for this week is Books I Refuse to Let Anyone Touch. I thought about it for a while and I realized I just wouldn’t say no to someone who asked to borrow a book of mine. Just because I love to promote reading and encourage my family/friends to read more, however there are quite a few books on my shelves that I know I would never get rid of, so I figured I would list my top 5 books I would never unhaul and why!

The Princess Diaries Mia Goes Fourth by Meg Cabot – I was super obsessed with this series when I was about 10/11 and I remember I owned every single one of the books in this series but over the years they’ve somehow dwindled to this remaining one.

Harry Potter Paperback series by J.K. Rowling – I have read and reread this series since they were released and these paperback editions are so small and easy to handle that I know I will keep them until they fall apart!

Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer – I will admit I was absolute trash for the Twilight series! I remember I read the series before all of the hype with the movies and Breaking Dawn was my favourite of all the books so I just read and reread this one book so many times. I have had every opportunity to replace this edition and get a new one but I could never go through with it!

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis – I’ve owned this bind up of all the books from the Chronicles of Narnia for maybe 10-15 years now! When I was younger whenever I got a new book then I would just read it constantly; I can’t tell you how many times I have read this cover to cover. This just has so much nostalgia attached that I know I could never part with it.

Rowan of Rin the Journey by Emily Rodda – Another bind up of a series from my childhood that I will never get rid of! I remember my sister had to read this book for school when she was in year 4 or 5 and I stole it and read it instead. I loved the adventurous nature of the books and the coming of age arc that Rowan undertakes!

Wrap Ups

April Wrap Up

April 30, 2019April 30, 2019by amyleighreadsLeave a Comment

I actually had a great reading month… I’m not quite sure how it happened but I deviated from my original TBR and actually read a lot more books than I was originally planning too and I’m not mad at it! I kind of listened a little more to my mood this month and read what I felt like reading instead of just solely sticking to my TBR and I feel like that approach really enabled me to read a lot more!

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne – ⭐️5/5 stars

Sightwitch by Susan Dennard – ⭐️4/5 stars

HP and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling – ⭐️5/5 stars

Circe by Madeline Miller – ⭐️3/5 stars

The Hazelwood by Melissa Albert – ⭐️3/5 stars

Prince Charming by Rachel Hawkins – ⭐️4/5 stars

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid – ⭐️4/5 stars

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer – ⭐️4/5 stars

Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard – ⭐️5/5 stars

Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry – ⭐️4/5 stars

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn – ⭐️4/5 stars

The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima – ⭐️5/5 stars

The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima – ⭐️4/5 stars

Final Girls by Riley Sager – ⭐️4.5/5 stars

Updates

⚡️Harry Potter Update⚡️

April 23, 2019April 18, 2019by amyleighreads1 Comment

519RmXyy9EL This month I finished Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and I am actually already about 100 pages into Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! I told myself I would wait until next month to start it but I couldn’t help myself…

Ah, the Half Blood Prince is a tricky one for me. One I love how this book advances the storyline whilst looking back through Lord Voldemort’s history. I think the lessons between Harry and Dumbledore are some of my favourite scenes in the series. Especially how much information we are being fed whilst still being in the realm of unknown. But again, the ending just kills me every time I read it. The first time I read the Half Blood Prince I actually had to put the book down and didn’t come back to it for a few days to finish it; definitely a few tears involved!

Dumbledore was always so integral to the overall plot line and a constant throughout the series that I almost didn’t think I could finish the series without him there. Spoiler the Deathly Hallows is without a doubt my favourite book of the series so I am glad I continued. This book is just a little bittersweet but also necessary, it just wouldn’t be the Harry Potter series if these events didn’t happen. I’m going to try and pace out my read of the Deathly Hallows and appreciate every sentence!

Happy Reading📚