Read All The Books

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J K Rowling (Harry Potter Series) Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets - J K Rowling (Harry Potter Series) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J K Rowling (Harry Potter Series) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J K Rowling (Harry Potter Series) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J K Rowling (Harry Potter Series) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J K Rowling (Harry Potter Series) Harry Potter and Deathly Hollows - J K Rowling (Harry Potter Series) Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them - J K Rowling The Jungle - Clive Cussler - Clive Cussler (The Oregon Files) The Trusted - John M Green (Dr Tori Swyft) Five Have a Wonderful Time - Enid Blyton (Famous Five Series) Five Go DownTo The Sea - Enid Blyton (Famous Five Series) Five Go To Mystery Moor - Enid Blyton (Famous Five Series) Five Have Plenty of Fun - Enid Blyton (Famous Five Series) Diary of an Oxygen Thief - Anon (The Oxygen Thief Diaries) The Lif...

So I didn't end up giving this book a rating as I am still not sure how I feel about it. Don't get me wrong, I liked it but I'm not sure if I loved it. The story follows Lucy, who has just found out that her mother's breast cancer has come back. Lucy, a pastor's daughter soon starts to lose her faith. Shortly after, her long-term boyfriend suggests that they put their relationship on pause and her mother suggests that instead of going to Church camp for the summer where she has been a long time counsellor that she go to the 'hippie camp' for kids who have been tough times across the lake. This story is about friendship, family and faith and loss. This story is beautiful written and very diverse but there was just something off about it that I can't quite put my finger on. I'm also not 100% sure I liked the ending. It was Ok but I wish there had been more.

Here is the list of books I read and the rating I gave them. If I have a review on the book then I will leave a link to that as well. Reckless - Elle Casey (Wrecked #2)    3 stars Geekerella - Ashley Poston    5 stars Five Run Away Together - Enid Blyton (Famous Five #3)  4 stars Alex and Eliza - Melissa De La Cruz    5 stars Five Go To Smugglers Top - Enid Blyton (Famous Five #4)   3 stars Heartless - Marissa Meyer    5 stars Complete Works of Shakespeare  4 stars Lady Midnight - Cassandra Clare (Dark Artifices #1)    5 stars Roomie Wars - Kat Masen   3 stars Five Go Off in a Caravan - Enid Blyton (Famous Five #5)  3.5 stars Too Late - Colleen Hoover   1 star The Chemist - Stephanie Meyer   4 stars The Boys Next Door - Jennifer Echols  (The Boys Next Door #1)   3 stars Five On Kirrin Island Again - Enid Blyton (Famous Five #6)    3...

This is the first novel in the Dark Artifices series. I believe it will be a trilogy but I am not 100% sure. It follows Emma Carstairs, a character that was introduced in the last book of the Mortal Instruments. Emma is trying to track down her parents' killer with the help of the Balckthorn family, however she soon discovers something more sinister going on. This is a typical Cassandra Clare novel, full of Shadowhunters, Parabatai, forbidden love and love triangles.  While I am not really one who enjoys love triangles as I find them boring and repetitive, I really enjoyed this one.  Emma and Julian are incredibly adorable but at the same time, Mark is such an interesting character that I loved reading about and I think Emma and Mark make an interesting dynamic. I am interested to see how it will play out in the end. I'm not sure where Ms Clare is going with the story aside from the love triangle but I am interested to see what she does with the story. ...

This month I plan to read: Always & Forever, Lara Jean - Jenny Han Lord of Shadows - Cassandra Clare Boys South of the Mason Dixon - Abbi Glines The Names they Give Us - Emery Lord Five Go Off to Camp - Enid Blyton Five Get Into Trouble - Enid Blyton Five Fall Into Adventure - Enid Blyton Five on a Hike Together - Enid Blyton For Whom the Bell Tolls - Ernest Hemmingway The Monster of Florence - Douglas Preston Utopia - Lincoln Child If I Loved You - Mary Williams Force of Gravity - Kelly Stevenson As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner Two by Two - Nicholas Sparks Under the Dome - Stephen King