July 2017 Reading Wrap-Up

Here is the list of books I read during the month of July and the rating I gave them:
  1. Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince - J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter #6) this was a re-read   5 stars
  2. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows - J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter #7) this was a re-read   5 stars
  3. The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger (The Devil Wear Prada #1) this was a re-read   3.5 stars
  4. Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them - J K Rowling 5 stars
  5. Diary of an Oxygen Thief - Anonymous   3 stars
  6. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo   5 stars
  7. Five on A Secret Trail - Enid Blyton (Famous Five #15)  3 stars
  8. Black Order - James Rollins (Sigma Force #3)   3 stars
  9. Midnight  Sun - Kat Martin (Sinclair Sisters #1)    3.5 stars
  10. Five Go To Billycock Hill - Enid Blyton (Famous Five #16)   3.5 stars
  11. The Distant Hours - Kate Morton   5 stars
  12. Five Get Into A Fix - Enid Blyton (Famous Five # 17)  3 stars
  13. Five On Finniston Farm - Enid Blyton (Famous Five # 18)  4 stars
  14. Five Go To Demon's Rocks - Enid Blyton (Famous Five # 19)   4 stars
  15. Five Have a Mystery To Solve - Enid Blyton (Famous Five # 20)   4 stars
  16. Five Are Together Again - Enid Blyton (Famous Five #21)   3 stars
  17. Smurfs Anthology #1 - Peyo   3 stars
  18. The Four Legendary Kingdoms - Matthew Reilly (Jack West Jnr #4)    4 stars

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