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My Rating : 4🌟
" I hope you are pleased with yourselves. We could all have been killed - or worse, expelled! "
This book is the first installment in the Harry Potter series, and revolves around a not-so-ordinary boy Harry Potter, who gets rescued by a giant of a man, enrolls at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does a battle in a deadly duel. All because he just found out he is a wizard!
I am almost two decades late to read the Harry potter series. I admit. BUT, Even after such a long time, the Fandom is bigger than ever! And i have thousands of HP lovers ready to murder me for what I am going to say.
This book was not the one of my most favorite books I have ever read. It had amazing plot-line, really interesting and wonderful fictional world, to-die-for characters. But there were places in the book , I wish was different. I watched the movies first before reading the books. I would say it has helped me imagine the world different and right. But I personally feel that the chapters were short and abrupt, and could have been better with a little more details and explanation. While reading the book, it felt more like a script to the movie rather than a stand-alone as a book. I am definitely not disappointed with the book by any means. It just wasn't the absolute best reading experience for me!. Maybe next book in the series, when I read it, I will go into it with a different mindset - No comparing it with the movie, and not expecting a certain scene to happen.
But nonetheless, Hermoine and Nevil are two of my favorites from this book. And I really enjoyed the quirkiness and her sassy comebacks! Harry is just adorable with his no-knowledge brain and Ron with his goofiness. Overall I think I had a pretty good 1st Harry Potter reading experience! And I am really hoping to give the rest of the books a fair chance and to be a part of HP fandom as well!
I need not recommend this book to you guys, BUT if you are like me, and haven't started with this series, PICK THIS UP!.
" I hope you are pleased with yourselves. We could all have been killed - or worse, expelled! "
This book is the first installment in the Harry Potter series, and revolves around a not-so-ordinary boy Harry Potter, who gets rescued by a giant of a man, enrolls at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does a battle in a deadly duel. All because he just found out he is a wizard!
I am almost two decades late to read the Harry potter series. I admit. BUT, Even after such a long time, the Fandom is bigger than ever! And i have thousands of HP lovers ready to murder me for what I am going to say.
This book was not the one of my most favorite books I have ever read. It had amazing plot-line, really interesting and wonderful fictional world, to-die-for characters. But there were places in the book , I wish was different. I watched the movies first before reading the books. I would say it has helped me imagine the world different and right. But I personally feel that the chapters were short and abrupt, and could have been better with a little more details and explanation. While reading the book, it felt more like a script to the movie rather than a stand-alone as a book. I am definitely not disappointed with the book by any means. It just wasn't the absolute best reading experience for me!. Maybe next book in the series, when I read it, I will go into it with a different mindset - No comparing it with the movie, and not expecting a certain scene to happen.
But nonetheless, Hermoine and Nevil are two of my favorites from this book. And I really enjoyed the quirkiness and her sassy comebacks! Harry is just adorable with his no-knowledge brain and Ron with his goofiness. Overall I think I had a pretty good 1st Harry Potter reading experience! And I am really hoping to give the rest of the books a fair chance and to be a part of HP fandom as well!
I need not recommend this book to you guys, BUT if you are like me, and haven't started with this series, PICK THIS UP!.
My Rating : 4.5🌟
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'There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth'
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Okay, December month calls for some Christmas themed books! And this was the first I picked up! This book follows our main character Holly chase and is a retelling of the classic 'The Christmas Carol' with an interesting twist!
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First, I loved our main character Holly. She is seriously flawed, carefree, doesn't care about other's feelings, very rude and thinks she owns everything. One might argue this is a very bad set of character traits, but I say it gives you so much room for character development! And this book does not disappoint me in that regard. The second was the characters this book had and how they operate together along with Holly and the bonding between them. After years of working as a ghost of Christmas past, she finds Ethan and feels emotions she has discarded her whole life.
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This book would have been a 3 star book if not for the ending that made sense. She had a special power of going into the Scrooge's mind, but she doesn't care about anyone else or even Ethan's feelings for that matter. She ditches her work and just go around with Ethan on dates and pretend to be someone else. I get that she is trying to save everyone, but it doesn't come off like that. Apart from that, I really loved the other characters in the book, and that made me love the book as a whole. As the story came to an end, the actual back plot is revealed and that was where I decided to give the book 4.5 stars. Especially the last chapter was really good, and all the characters come together to do something which warmed my heart. Some people might feel like the book dragged a bit in the middle, but it gets better towards the end. I also didn't like the fact that romance was a huge part of the story, but it's okay, I can deal with that and just leave because I loved the others characters so much!
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Overall, it was a really good read with a very good ending, clean and nice writing, a very annoying protagonist with a huge room for character development, amazing side characters, and a really nice take on the actual classic! Do pick it up if you like any of the above!
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'There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth'
.
Okay, December month calls for some Christmas themed books! And this was the first I picked up! This book follows our main character Holly chase and is a retelling of the classic 'The Christmas Carol' with an interesting twist!
.
First, I loved our main character Holly. She is seriously flawed, carefree, doesn't care about other's feelings, very rude and thinks she owns everything. One might argue this is a very bad set of character traits, but I say it gives you so much room for character development! And this book does not disappoint me in that regard. The second was the characters this book had and how they operate together along with Holly and the bonding between them. After years of working as a ghost of Christmas past, she finds Ethan and feels emotions she has discarded her whole life.
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This book would have been a 3 star book if not for the ending that made sense. She had a special power of going into the Scrooge's mind, but she doesn't care about anyone else or even Ethan's feelings for that matter. She ditches her work and just go around with Ethan on dates and pretend to be someone else. I get that she is trying to save everyone, but it doesn't come off like that. Apart from that, I really loved the other characters in the book, and that made me love the book as a whole. As the story came to an end, the actual back plot is revealed and that was where I decided to give the book 4.5 stars. Especially the last chapter was really good, and all the characters come together to do something which warmed my heart. Some people might feel like the book dragged a bit in the middle, but it gets better towards the end. I also didn't like the fact that romance was a huge part of the story, but it's okay, I can deal with that and just leave because I loved the others characters so much!
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Overall, it was a really good read with a very good ending, clean and nice writing, a very annoying protagonist with a huge room for character development, amazing side characters, and a really nice take on the actual classic! Do pick it up if you like any of the above!
My Rating : 4🌟
This book was such a refreshing read for me!!! Though I had few issues with it, the writing was wonderful, I loved how the plot progressed and the ending was amazing!! I highly recommend this book if you are a fan of thrillers, or just looking for some spooky read!! It's definitely worth it!
This book was such a refreshing read for me!!! Though I had few issues with it, the writing was wonderful, I loved how the plot progressed and the ending was amazing!! I highly recommend this book if you are a fan of thrillers, or just looking for some spooky read!! It's definitely worth it!
