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★★★★★ Couldn't get to nearly as many books this month because of my move, but I still got some fantastic reads in and I'm pretty happy with them!  ★★★★★ (Descending from pure awesomeness to horrible awfulness) 1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ~ J.K. Rowling ★★★★★ 2. Grace and Fury ~ Tracy Banghart ★★★★★ 3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ~ J.K. Rowling ★★★★ See you in August!

★★★★★ I received this eARC from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of this book in any way. I'm so unbelievably shook. "It isn't a choice when you don't have the freedom to say no. A yes doesn't mean the same thing when it's the only answer you're allowed!" Obligatory Summary So, this is a hard book to really nail down. It's not fantasy, but it's not science fiction either, and it's not contemporary or historical fiction. It's somewhere in between. You won't find post-apocalyptic America in these pages, or teenagers wielding infernal powers. This isn't the world you know, but it's frighteningly similar. It's a merge between The Selection , Maze Runner , Throne of Glass , and The Hunger Games , but is uniquely distinct from all of them. This is a feminist story about the power of rebellion, love, and agency. ...

★★★★★ HP virgin buddy read with this gem . "It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." Just as good as the movie—if not better, tbh! Chamber of Secrets is my favorite movie from the film franchise, and so far, my favorite book as well. The mystery is so entrancing, and Tom Riddle's character is equally intriguing (is it bad that I low-key have a crush on Tom Riddle?) I'm definitely hooked on the books now! Also, I so appreciate how Percy Weasley, and Ginny, for that matter, are actual characters in this, and not just background like they are for the most part in the movies. Buy the book here: Amazon Book Depository Barnes & Noble

★★★★☆ "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that." So, I was unfortunate enough to be born after the release of this book, and so therefore I didn't grow up with it. I did grow up with the movies, though, and they had a great influence on my tastes in genre and storytelling. Reading the books for the first time was interesting, because I was worried that I would like the movies less, but instead, rather strangely, my feelings remain the same. I still (and please don't kill me for this) like the movie version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone more than the book. I did, however, really enjoy the book. He had a powerful kind of ache inside him, half joy, half terrible sadness. Part of the reason why I decided to read the books in the first place was because I wanted a more in-depth look at the world and characters, and that's exactly what I got in this. Harry was braver, Hermione was more flawed and more passiona...