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But inhumanly efficient skills don't guarantee victory when the opponent is just as supernaturally gifted! And though Sebastian may be able to save Ciel from physical harm in the battle that ensues, will the young earl ever recover from the emotional scars it will leave on his heart?]]> 194 Yana Toboso 0316084263 Magical_Bookworm 5 2017-reads 4.29 2007
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 2017/01/23
date added: 2021/04/18
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
I am continuing to love this manga series. I was so glad we were able to see and learn of Madame Red's back story. 4.5/5 stars.
]]> 34323697 178 Yana Toboso 031651120X Magical_Bookworm 4 2017-reads 4.18 2016
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2017/12/31
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
4.5/5 stars. This was another great addition to the Black Butler series. I love the direction in which this arc is going. I loved how this volume kept me on the edge of my seat. I adored the bonus chapter at the end. The ending has left me hanging and wanting more. I can't wait to see what happens next in the series.
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With some messy dynamics emerging in his once tight-knit group of friends, and his email correspondence with Blue growing more flirtatious every day, Simon’s junior year has suddenly gotten all kinds of complicated. Now, change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he’s pushed out—without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he’s never met.]]> 303 Becky Albertalli Magical_Bookworm 5 favorites, 2017-reads 4.40 2015
author: Becky Albertalli
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2017/12/31
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: favorites, 2017-reads
review:
I absolutely fell in love with this book. It did take me a bit longer than expected to get into it than expected but once I did I was hooked. The main reason why it took me so long to read was because I did get a cold while reading and was too tired to concentrate on anything. Plus I was binging Supernatural at the time of reading this plus there was Christmas. I love all of the characters in this book and can't wait to read more of Becky Albertalli's books. I absolutely loved all of the Harry Potter references used in this book. I can confidently say it is one of my favorites. I'll be definitely rereading this when I'm in the mood for a cutesy contemporary gay romance that is both fluffy and adorable.
]]> 13592927 241 Lois Lowry 0547995687 Magical_Bookworm 3 2017-reads 3.78 2000
author: Lois Lowry
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2000
rating: 3
read at: 2017/12/18
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
I didn't really like it nor dislike it. It was just okay. It was really slow and boring except for the last 50 or so pages. I didn't like the world it was in. I couldn't really connect with the characters which was a bummer. It was a major let down compared to the first book in the series. The ending was not complete in my opinion. I will still be continuing on with this series.
]]> 50968 341 J.K. Rowling Magical_Bookworm 5 Second time reading:

"When in doubt, go to the library." -Ron Weasley

First time reading:

I'm so glad I finally got around to this book. It was a fantastic sequel. It is now one of my favorites and I can definitively see myself rereading this in the future. I loved all of the mystery, conflict, twists, and turns in this novel. "Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it." -Albus Dumbledore]]> 4.46 1998
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.46
book published: 1998
rating: 5
read at: 2019/11/04
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: favorites, 2017-reads, 2019-reads, rereads
review:
Second time reading:

"When in doubt, go to the library." -Ron Weasley

First time reading:

I'm so glad I finally got around to this book. It was a fantastic sequel. It is now one of my favorites and I can definitively see myself rereading this in the future. I loved all of the mystery, conflict, twists, and turns in this novel. "Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it." -Albus Dumbledore
]]> 224926 Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE]
ACE #1

For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort.

Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed; Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well. And the Azkaban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep, "He's at Hogwarts . . . he's at Hogwarts."

Harry Potter isn't safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in this midst.]]> 435 J.K. Rowling Magical_Bookworm 5 Second time reading:

"Mischief Managed."

First time reading:

I'm so glad that I finally got around to reading this book! It was a fantastic sequel to the first two books in the series. It is definitely one of my favorite books and I can definitely see myself rereading this in the future. I love how this series is starting to take a darker turn. I absolutely loved how sassy Harry was throughout the book. I LOVED the ending for this book. "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."]]> 4.60 1999
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.60
book published: 1999
rating: 5
read at: 2019/12/16
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: favorites, 2017-reads, 2019-reads, rereads
review:
Second time reading:

"Mischief Managed."

First time reading:

I'm so glad that I finally got around to reading this book! It was a fantastic sequel to the first two books in the series. It is definitely one of my favorite books and I can definitely see myself rereading this in the future. I love how this series is starting to take a darker turn. I absolutely loved how sassy Harry was throughout the book. I LOVED the ending for this book. "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."
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For Pri, her mother's homeland can only exist in her imagination. That is, until she find a mysterious pashmina tucked away in a forgotten suitcase. When she wraps herself in it, she is transported to a place more vivid and colorful than any guidebook or Bollywood film. But is this the real India? And what is that shadow lurking in the background? To learn the truth, Pri must travel farther than she's ever dared and find the family she never knew.

In this heartwarming graphic novel debut, Nidhi Chanani weaves a tale about the hardship and self-discovery that is born from juggling two cultures and two worlds.]]> 176 Nidhi Chanani 1626720878 Magical_Bookworm 4 bookclub, 2017-reads 3.75 2017
author: Nidhi Chanani
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2017/12/06
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: bookclub, 2017-reads
review:
I really liked this book but I didn't lobe it. I loved Priyanka's relationship with her mother. I loved how we got to learn about India and Indian culture. I loved the magic in this. I just think some things needed to be more fleshed out and explained more.
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So they carry on in secret—until Nasrin’s parents announce that they’ve arranged for her marriage. Nasrin tries to persuade Sahar that they can go on as they have been, only now with new comforts provided by the decent, well-to-do doctor Nasrin will marry. But Sahar dreams of loving Nasrin exclusively—and openly.

Then Sahar discovers what seems like the perfect solution. In Iran, homosexuality may be a crime, but to be a man trapped in a woman’s body is seen as nature’s mistake, and sex reassignment is legal and accessible. As a man, Sahar could be the one to marry Nasrin. Sahar will never be able to love the one she wants, in the body she wants to be loved in, without risking her life. Is saving her love worth sacrificing her true self?]]> 256 Sara Farizan 1616202513 Magical_Bookworm 3 bookclub, 2017-reads 3.71 2013
author: Sara Farizan
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2013
rating: 3
read at: 2017/11/14
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: bookclub, 2017-reads
review:
3.5/5 stars. I thought this book was somewhere between okay and really like it. I lobed how diverse it was. I loved how we were able to see what it is like to live in Iran. I wasn't a fan of Narin, she annoyed me and acted like a spoiled brat. I didn't like that Sahar was will became a man for Nasrin even though she never feels like a man. all she ever feels is that she is a woman who happens to like other women.
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One of the passengers is none other than detective Hercule Poirot. On vacation.

Isolated and with a killer on board, Poirot must identify the murderer—in case he or she decides to strike again.]]> 274 Agatha Christie 0007119313 Magical_Bookworm 5 favorites, 2017-reads Edit: I decided to change my rating of this book from 4 to 5 stars. Since I believe that my confusion came from reading it so fast. I definitely see this as a favorite and possibly rereading it. ]]> 4.22 1934
author: Agatha Christie
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1934
rating: 5
read at: 2017/10/31
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: favorites, 2017-reads
review:
I really liked this book. It kept me on the edge of my seat. I kept on guessing until the very end. I just got really confused at some parts. I can't wait to see the new film adaptation that comes out next month.
Edit: I decided to change my rating of this book from 4 to 5 stars. Since I believe that my confusion came from reading it so fast. I definitely see this as a favorite and possibly rereading it.
]]> 23403777 When delicious baked goods become lethal, a trail of poetry leads to a sweet-toothed killer.


Don’t taste it / Don’t share it /Just throw it away / If you try my bakery pie / You won’t live to see another day.


The Amish Artisan Village of Middlebury, Indiana, might be the last place you would ever expect to find a murderer. But Amber has been managing the Village for decades and there’s nothing she hasn’t seen. Or so she thought.


When poetic notes begin appearing around the bakery, warning that some of the pies have been poisoned, Amber is as confused as she is concerned. Who poisons pies? And more to the point, who leaves poems of warning after they’ve done it? When Amber decides to help the police track down the sweet-toothed saboteur, she enlists Hannah Troyer for another round of Amish-style detective work.


Can Amber and Hannah help the police before the Poison Poet strikes? Both women will need to draw on their faith to preserve the peaceful community they’ve built in Middlebury . . . and to protect the girls who work in the Amish Artisan Village.]]> 352 Vannetta Chapman 0310322170 Magical_Bookworm 5 favorites, 2017-reads 3.96 2015
author: Vannetta Chapman
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2017/10/29
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: favorites, 2017-reads
review:
The Amish Village series is absolutely one of my favorites. The first two books in this series were five stars and favorites for me. So it is no surprise that this book is one of my favorites. I loved how it kept me on the edge of my seat and guessing until the very end. I just adored seeing some of the main characters participating in a crafting group together. I loved how it mentioned crocheting which is something I never see in books. It was nice seeing it since I'm a crocheter. Overall, Vannetta Chapman did a fantastic job in this strong concluding novel to the Amish Village trilogy. Everything got nicely wrapped as if with a bow.
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July 24

My mother named me Gabriella, after my grandmother who, coincidentally, didn't want to meet me when I was born because my mother was unmarried, and therefore living in sin. My mom has told me the story many, many, MANY, times of how, when she confessed to my grandmother that she was pregnant with me, her mother beat her. BEAT HER! She was twenty-five. That story is the basis of my sexual education and has reiterated why it's important to wait until you're married to give it up. So now, every time I go out with a guy, my mom says, "Ojos abiertos, piernas cerradas." Eyes open, legs closed. That's as far as the birds and the bees talk has gone. And I don't mind it. I don't necessarily agree with that whole wait until you're married crap, though. I mean, this is America and the 21st century; not Mexico one hundred years ago. But, of course, I can't tell my mom that because she will think I'm bad. Or worse: trying to be White.

Gabi is Isabel Quintero's debut novel.

Named to Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2014

Named to School Library Journal Best Books of 2014]]> 284 Isabel Quintero 1935955950 Magical_Bookworm 3 bookclub, 2017-reads 3.94 2014
author: Isabel Quintero
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2014
rating: 3
read at: 2017/10/10
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: bookclub, 2017-reads
review:
I thought this book was okay. I really liked the main character and her two best friends. I thought that the mom was a huge hypocrite. At first I wasn't a huge fan of tĂ­a Bertha but in the end she redeemed herself. It felt as though the book was going through a check list for a teen drama show in a bad way. Now onto a more positive note, I really liked the diversity in this book and the zine that was included.
]]> 29358487 Before Miss Peregrine gave them a home, the story of peculiars was written in the Tales.

Wealthy cannibals who dine on the discarded limbs of peculiars. A fork-tongued princess. The origins of the first ymbryne. These are but a few of the truly brilliant stories in Tales of the Peculiar—known to hide information about the peculiar world—first introduced by Ransom Riggs in his Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series.

Riggs now invites you to share his secrets of peculiar history, with a collection of original stories, as collected and annotated by Millard Nullings, ward of Miss Peregrine and scholar of all things peculiar.]]> 170 Ransom Riggs 0399538534 Magical_Bookworm 5 favorites, 2017-reads 4.14 2016
author: Ransom Riggs
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2017/10/02
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: favorites, 2017-reads
review:
I absolutely loved this. I like how we got to read stories that characters we've read about have read. Originally I was only going to give this book 4 stars but since I loved almost all of the stories especially Cuthbert's and The Locust I decided to bump it up to five stars.
]]> 24120519 An army of deadly monsters.
An epic battle for the future of peculiardom.

The adventure that began with "Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children" and continued in "Hollow City" comes to a thrilling conclusion with "Library of Souls."

As the story opens, sixteen-year-old Jacob discovers a powerful new ability, and soon he’s diving through history to rescue his peculiar companions from a heavily guarded fortress. Accompanying Jacob on his journey are Emma Bloom, a girl with fire at her fingertips, and Addison MacHenry, a dog with a nose for sniffing out lost children.

They’ll travel from modern-day London to the labyrinthine alleys of Devil’s Acre, the most wretched slum in all of Victorian England. It’s a place where the fate of peculiar children everywhere will be decided once and for all.]]> 458 Ransom Riggs 159474758X Magical_Bookworm 3 2017-reads 4.12 2015
author: Ransom Riggs
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2017/09/30
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
I had really high expectations for this book since I really loved and adored the first two in the series and that it is the concluding novel in the trilogy. I though it was pretty decent book overall. I felt like the beginning was too slow for my tastes and that the middle felt like fuller. I did really like the ending though at first I thought it was heading in a direction that I wouldn't like but then at the last minute it headed in a direction I was much happier with. I wish that it focused more on the peculiars we already knew instead of introducing new ones.
]]> 30282133 168 Yana Toboso 0316502774 Magical_Bookworm 4 2017-reads 4.41 2016
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2017/09/16
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
4.5/5 stars. This was another great addition to the Black Butler series. I am very intrigued by the new arc. The ending has left me hanging and I can't wait to see what happens next in the series.
]]> 27415389 178 Yana Toboso 0316272264 Magical_Bookworm 3 2017-reads 4.39 2015
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2017/09/15
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
While I do really enjoy and love the Black Butler series this Volume just seemed to miss the mark for me. The only things I did like was that we were back in England and that the Emerald Witch arc has ended. I really did love Lizzie in this Volume. What I didn't like about this was that we didn't get introduced to a new arc. Plus there was this bonus chapter short story thing that didn't really add anything to the storyline for me. So sadly this Volume was MUCH shorter than the others in the series.
]]> 25670943 176 Yana Toboso 0316352098 Magical_Bookworm 4 2017-reads 4.42 2015
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2017/09/15
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
This was another great Volume to the Black Butler series. This was very actioned packed. I really loved the German setting. I can't wait to see what happens next in this series.
]]> 21472243 In a town where Amish and  Englisch  mingle every day, a grisly murder leads to mutual suspicion. Can Amber and Hannah find the killer before fear unravels the community . . . or he strikes again?

Even before she heard of Owen Esch’s death, Hannah Troyer knew something was amiss at The Cat’s Meow yarn shop. The store has been closing at odd times, the ever-dependable Mary isn’t always at her post . . . and an Englisch man has been seen loitering around back.

Now, as leaves of brown, gold, and orange blanket Middlebury, Indiana, Owen lies dead on the Pumpkinvine Trail. The only clues to the murderer’s identity point in two very different directions—one of them leading right to The Cat’s Meow.

The police call in a federal investigator, but Hannah and Village manager Amber Bowman are in no mood to wait for them to figure out what they already know—that no one from the Amish Village could have killed Owen Esch.

Amber and Hannah will need to work quickly to solve the murder mystery and bring harmony back to the Amish community.]]> 352 Vannetta Chapman 0310325692 Magical_Bookworm 5 favorites, 2017-reads At first, I thought I was going to give this book 4 stars since in the beginning I wasn't enjoying it as much as the first book. But as I continued my love for it grew. I love seeing Amber being happily married to Tate. I like how we got to see Trixie and Velvet again. I was on the edge of my seat and I couldn't figure out who committed the murder unit it was revealed in the end. Overall this book was fantastic and I can't wait to see what happens next in the series. ]]> 4.03 2014
author: Vannetta Chapman
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2017/08/28
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: favorites, 2017-reads
review:

At first, I thought I was going to give this book 4 stars since in the beginning I wasn't enjoying it as much as the first book. But as I continued my love for it grew. I love seeing Amber being happily married to Tate. I like how we got to see Trixie and Velvet again. I was on the edge of my seat and I couldn't figure out who committed the murder unit it was revealed in the end. Overall this book was fantastic and I can't wait to see what happens next in the series.
]]> 17286849
Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fanfiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.

Cath's sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can't let go. She doesn't want to.

Now that they're going to college, Wren has told Cath that she doesn't want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She's got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend; a fiction-writing professor who thinks fanfiction is the end of the civilized world; a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words...and she can't stop worrying about her dad, who's loving and fragile and has never really been alone

For Cath, the question is: Can she do this? Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?]]> 448 Rainbow Rowell 1250030951 Magical_Bookworm 5 favorites, 2017-reads 4.19 2013
author: Rainbow Rowell
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2013
rating: 5
read at: 2017/08/23
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: favorites, 2017-reads
review:
This was an adorable and fluffy contemporary that is very relatable. Cath and Levi are now one of my favorite book couples ever. I loved how throughout the book there were snippets from the Simon Snow books and Cath's fanfiction. I just never wanted this story to end. I wish there was more. I am so glad that this is now one of my favorites.
]]> 24487011 180 Yana Toboso 0316305014 Magical_Bookworm 5 2017-reads 4.48 2014
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2017/08/16
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
I loved that we go to learn more about the wolfman and the village. I was so glad that we were able to get a background story of the Emerald Witch. Overall this was a fantastic addition to the series and I can't wait to see what happens next.
]]> 22553536 178 Yana Toboso 0316259403 Magical_Bookworm 4 2017-reads 4.48 2014
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2017/08/16
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
4.5/5 stars. This was another great addition to the Black Butler series. I loved the little witch girl. I was so glad that we got the back story on Finnian and how we got to see how he met Ciel and Sebastian. I can't wait to see what happens next in this series.
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Old Testament clues that don’t add up, a neighbor who is pulled into the midst of the investigation, a town with secrets to hide, and blossoming romance—all will combine to push Amber and Hannah into unfamiliar roles in order to solve a mystery and bring peace to the Amish community.]]> 352 Vannetta Chapman 0310326168 Magical_Bookworm 5 favorites, 2017-reads 3.80 2014
author: Vannetta Chapman
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2017/08/15
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: favorites, 2017-reads
review:
Going into this book I thought the highest rating I would be three stars. Since this book is a Christian novel and I'm not very religious. While this book was religious it was overly religious. Once I got passed the slow beginning I was hooked and couldn't put this book down. Even though there was romance in this book it did not over shadow the mystery at hand and was very realistic and well developed. In the end, I gave this book 5 stars because I loved it and it's now one of my favorites since I can see myself rereading this in the future. I can't wait to continue on with this series.
]]> 12396528 September 3, 1940. Ten peculiar children flee an army of deadly monsters. And only one person can help them � but she’s trapped in the body of a bird.

The extraordinary journey that began in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children continues as Jacob Portman and his newfound friends journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world. There, they hope to find a cure for their beloved headmistress, Miss Peregrine. But in this war-torn city, hideous surprises lurk around every corner. And before Jacob can deliver the peculiar children to safety, he must make an important decision about his love for Emma Bloom.

Hollow City draws readers into a richly imagined world of telepathy and time loops, of sideshows and shapeshifters. Like its predecessor, this second novel in the Peculiar Children series blends thrilling fantasy with never-before-published vintage photography to create a one-of-a-kind reading experience.]]> 399 Ransom Riggs 1594746125 Magical_Bookworm 5 favorites, 2017-reads 4.00 2014
author: Ransom Riggs
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2017/08/11
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: favorites, 2017-reads
review:
This was an amazing sequel to Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. It is now one of my favorites. I loved all of the action and adventures the characters got to experience. The twists and turns in the book were fantastic. "No, Dad. I'm peculiar."
]]> 121121 Librarian note: Two alternate covers for this edition can be found here and here.

Harry Potter has never played a sport while flying on a broomstick. He's never worn a cloak of invisibility, befriended a giant, or helped hatch a dragon. All Harry knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley. Harry's room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years.

But all that is about change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to a wonderful place he never dreamed existed. There he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic around every corner, but a great destiny that's been waiting for him...if Harry can survive the encounter.]]> 309 J.K. Rowling Magical_Bookworm 5 Second time reading:

"I hope you're pleased with yourselves. We could all been killed--or worse, expelled. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to bed."- Hermione Granger

First time reading:

I'm so glad that I have finally gotten around to this book. It is now one of my favorites. This story is truly magical and I can see myself rereading this over and over without getting bored. All of the characters were fantastic and complex. I can't wait to see what happens next in the series. "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." - Albus Dumbledore]]> 4.50 1997
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.50
book published: 1997
rating: 5
read at: 2019/10/23
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: favorites, 2017-reads, 2019-reads, rereads
review:
Second time reading:

"I hope you're pleased with yourselves. We could all been killed--or worse, expelled. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to bed."- Hermione Granger

First time reading:

I'm so glad that I have finally gotten around to this book. It is now one of my favorites. This story is truly magical and I can see myself rereading this over and over without getting bored. All of the characters were fantastic and complex. I can't wait to see what happens next in the series. "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." - Albus Dumbledore
]]> 20897852 178 Yana Toboso 031633622X Magical_Bookworm 4 2017-reads 4.36 2014
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2017/07/24
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
I really liked the ending of the boarding school arc. The rest of this volume was just okay in my mind. It was great to see Arthur Conan Doyle again. I can't wait to see where this story goes next.
]]> 19539095 178 Yana Toboso 0316376701 Magical_Bookworm 4 2017-reads 4.31 2013
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2017/07/21
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
This was another great volume in the Black Butler series. I loved the ending of the cricket game and the midnight tea party. I can't wait to see what happens next in this series. 4.5/5 stars.
]]> 18129488 ]]> 178 Yana Toboso 0316369020 Magical_Bookworm 4 2017-reads 4.37 2013
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2017/07/19
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
Even though I got confused with cricket I still enjoyed it. Due to it being fast paced and very interesting. I just love how Ciel is following in his dad's footsteps. I can't wait to pick up the next volume in this series. 4.5/5 stars.
]]> 17333340 178 Yana Toboso 0316254193 Magical_Bookworm 4 2017-reads 4.34 2012
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2017/07/19
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
This was a great installment in the Black Butler series. I love the British boarding school setting and the competitiveness between the four houses. I can't wait to see what happens next. 4.75/5 stars.
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A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow-impossible though it seems-they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.]]> 352 Ransom Riggs 1594744769 Magical_Bookworm 5 favorites, 2017-reads 3.92 2011
author: Ransom Riggs
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2011
rating: 5
read at: 2017/07/17
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: favorites, 2017-reads
review:
It took me awhile to get into this book but once I did I was hooked. It is the creepy paranormal time travel mystery that I didn't know I needed in my life until now. I loved the Jacob has with his grandpa. This book kept at the edge of my seat. It is now one of my favorite books. "I used to dream about escaping my ordinary life, but my life was never ordinary. I had simply failed to notice how extraordinary it was."
]]> 1217100 You can’t stop the future.
You can’t rewind the past.
The only way to learn the secret . . . is to press play.

Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker–his classmate and crush–who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah’s voice tells him that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he’ll find out why.

Clay spends the night crisscrossing his town with Hannah as his guide. He becomes a firsthand witness to Hannah’s pain, and as he follows Hannah’s recorded words throughout his town, what he discovers changes his life forever.]]> 288 Jay Asher 1595141715 Magical_Bookworm 3 2017-reads 4.00 2007
author: Jay Asher
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2007
rating: 3
read at: 2017/07/11
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
Sadly this book did not live up to the hype for me. At the beginning I honestly thought I was going to DNF this but I just couldn't because I needed answers. I gave this book 3 stars because I didn't dislike it not like it I just thought it was just okay.
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But then one day, a moving truck arrives. New next door neighbors. I look out the window, and I see him. He’s tall, lean and wearing all black—black t-shirt, black jeans, black sneakers and a black knit cap that covers his hair completely. He catches me looking and stares at me. I stare right back. His name is Olly. I want to learn everything about him, and I do. I learn that he is funny and fierce. I learn that his eyes are Atlantic Ocean-blue and that his vice is stealing silverware. I learn that when I talk to him, my whole world opens up, and I feel myself starting to change—starting to want things. To want out of my bubble. To want everything, everything the world has to offer.

Maybe we can’t predict the future, but we can predict some things. For example, I am certainly going to fall in love with Olly. It’s almost certainly going to be a disaster.]]> 310 Nicola Yoon 0553496670 Magical_Bookworm 5 favorites, 2017-reads 4.05 2015
author: Nicola Yoon
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2017/07/07
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: favorites, 2017-reads
review:
This book was fantastic! It is now one of my favorites. Everything, Everything is a cutesy and fast paced YA contemporary. I loved all of the IMs, emails, and drawings that are found throughout the bicep. I loved the great mother-daughter relationship between Maddy and her mom which is something you hardly see in YA.
]]> 17347634 A newer edition of ISBN 978-0143124542 can be found here.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, discover the love story that captured over 20 million hearts in Me Before You, After You, and Still Me.

They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose . . .

Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has barely been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex–Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is.

Will is acerbic, moody, bossy—but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living.

A Love Story for this generation and perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn’t have less in common—a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart?]]> 369 Jojo Moyes 0670026603 Magical_Bookworm 5 favorites, 2017-reads 4.26 2012
author: Jojo Moyes
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2017/07/05
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: favorites, 2017-reads
review:
I absolutely loved this book! It is now one of my favorites. I could definitely see myself rereading thus even though I don't really reread books. This book made both cry and laugh in the best ways possible. Just remember bumblebee tights and live boldly. It showed the harsh realities of life and the beauty of love. Jojo Moyes did a fantastic job on writing this wonderful but heartbreaking novel.
]]> 16102099 192 Yana Toboso 0316244309 Magical_Bookworm 5 2017-reads 4.43 2012
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2017/05/23
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
I'm so glad that we were able to get more background on how Ceil and Sebastian got together. I love seeing that Sebastian wasn't always so perfect at being a butler. 4.5/5 stars.
]]> 15790920 178 Yana Toboso 0316244295 Magical_Bookworm 4 2017-reads 4.47 2011
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2017/05/23
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
I loved how Elizabeth finally got some more character depth. I'm so glad that the zombie Titanic arc has ended. Even though I really dislike zombies this was still an enjoyable volume for me.
]]> 14781513 178 Yana Toboso 0316225347 Magical_Bookworm 4 2017-reads 4.37 2011
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2017/05/23
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
I absolutely loved the character Ronald Knox and I hope we get to see more of him in future volumes. I love how this mystery is now getting a Titanic vibe to it.
]]> 13526176 178 Yana Toboso 0316225339 Magical_Bookworm 4 2017-reads 4.35 2011
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2017/05/23
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
I love the idea of the Aurora Society arc and Ceil and Sebastian going on a much needed vacation. Even though I do not like zombies, I still very much enjoyed this volume.
]]> 13035325 178 Yana Toboso 031618988X Magical_Bookworm 5 2017-reads 4.34 2010
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2010
rating: 5
read at: 2017/04/01
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
I loved how this arc ended. It was nice seeing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's and Father Jeremy's deductions on the case. 4.5/5 stars.
]]> 12839794 178 Yana Toboso 0316189677 Magical_Bookworm 5 2017-reads 4.36 2010
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2010
rating: 5
read at: 2017/04/01
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
I absolutely love the idea of having a who done it mystery where the character are stocked in the house with killer. I love the touch of having Sir Arthur Conan Doyle making a guest appearance. 4.5/5 stars.
]]> 11201951 178 Yana Toboso 0316189650 Magical_Bookworm 3 2017-reads 4.40 2009
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2009
rating: 3
read at: 2017/04/01
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
There was so many twists and turns in this manga. I was really satisfied to the ending of the circus arc. I wonder what the next mystery will be but whatever it is I know it will be great.
]]> 11063646 178 Yana Toboso 0316189634 Magical_Bookworm 3 2017-reads 4.38 2009
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2009
rating: 3
read at: 2017/04/01
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
I'm so glad that this circus arc has gotten so much more interesting since I struggled to get into this arc. I think that there is much more to this circus case that what we know at the moment.
]]> 9461965 178 Yana Toboso 0316084301 Magical_Bookworm 3 2017-reads 4.31 2009
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2009
rating: 3
read at: 2017/02/02
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
I really do love this manga series but I just do not like this circus arc as much as the previous arcs.
]]> 9461971 178 Yana Toboso 0316084298 Magical_Bookworm 4 2017-reads 4.15 2008
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2008
rating: 4
read at: 2017/01/23
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
I loved the curry cook off that had Queen Victoria as the judge of it. I hope that Prince Soma and Agni are here to stay for awhile.
]]> 7972098 194 Yana Toboso 031608428X Magical_Bookworm 4 2017-reads 4.42 2008
author: Yana Toboso
name: Magical_Bookworm
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2008
rating: 4
read at: 2017/01/23
date added: 2019/12/27
shelves: 2017-reads
review:
I'm really loving the new mystery that has been introduced. I both love and hate Prince Soma. And Agni but I do really like what they add to the story.
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