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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J.K. Rowling | 2014 | Children, Fiction & Poetry
8
9.1 (270 Ratings)
Book Rating
Exciting and interesting characters. (1 more)
A really good introduction to this whole world of wonder and magic.
Although, it does have bits of excitement through it, it doesn't really go full throttle until right at the end. (0 more)
Good introduction to a whole new world
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When when I read the series as a child growing up alongside Harry Potter was a unique and amazing experience, so this book will always have a fond place in my heart where my love for all things HP grew, but on its own, its not the best of the series. For me, when everything leads up to one major excitement right at the end, (which I know Jk had to introduce the world and characters) which is why I still love this book, I much prefer the later books where we can get stuck right in with the story.

My absolute favourite part is Hagrid bursting into the little hut on the rock. Hagrid is one of my favourite characters, and his endearing and loveable personality and how he treats Harry is one of the most beautiful developed and truly inspiring relationships in the series.


I think the bad character (I won't spoil it just in case we have new readers) is probably the least developed and thus makes him in effect of my least favourite characters in the series.
Again I think could be because it's the first in the series but I just feel he lacks the evilness, possibly even charm of the other bad guys.


Overall, I will always love this book as it started me on a wonderful, journey, I already loved to read and had a bit of a geeky trait but this series fully cemented me in the love to read and the geek categories!
  
The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events #3)
The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events #3)
Lemony Snicket | 2000 | Children
8
7.9 (29 Ratings)
Book Rating
I’m not ashamed to say that I’m binge-reading A Series of Unfortunate Events now. Someone was selling the whole series for £15 online, all in hardback so I couldn’t help myself. Now I’m quickly reading one after the other because I just need to know the stuff!

If you haven’t yet read the previous books in the series, I would suggest for you to not read this review as I might accidentally slip in a few spoilers without realising. I’ll try hard not to put too much in!

The Baudelaires, once again, are on their way to another distant relative. This time it’s their aunt Josephine, who isn’t really their aunt and I can’t exactly remember how she’s related to them, but you get the idea.

Their aunt Josephine is afraid of everything from the doormat to estate agents. But the Baudelaire’s are safe. They’re living on top of a cliff in a dusty old town, as far from Count Olaf as they can get. Or so they think…

I’ve got to say, the episodes for this book on Netflix were definitely not my favourites, and I definitely hold the same feelings for the book. I just found this one a little bit dull in comparison to the rest of the series and much harder to get into than any of the books before. Saying that, I still enjoyed it and read it quickly so I could get onto the next book in the series.

Josephine’s comments about grammar made me laugh and I loved the mystery of this one, and even though I was glad to finish it and move onto The Miserable Mill, it was still a good addition to the series.
  
Blood of the Dragonfly (The Moccasin Hollow Mystery Series)
Blood of the Dragonfly (The Moccasin Hollow Mystery Series)
Hawk MacKinney | 2021 | Mystery, Thriller
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Blood of the dragonfly is book five of this series. It continues the series of crime-fighting and solving murders now in the backyard of to ex seals. If you are into mysteries and murder, this series is a good one for you.

Though I would suggest that you be wary that there are death scenes and some nasty words for some readers. This book is for adults, and I recommend maybe ages 16 to 17 years old and up. However, that is up to the parents and their choice to read this book or series. This series has different ratings for content for each book.

There seem to be quite a few twists and turns throughout the book. It all starts when Craige decides to help his buddy MacGerald get home from PDK airport. It seems to start up with a mysterious shadow that he thinks he spots. Someone somehow comes alive after being dead?

You will go for a ride and hit some bumps along the way. It starts heating up when Spinner decides to come for a visit at Moccasin Hollow. Will they find out who started the fire? Who is this mystery woman that shows up out of nowhere? Who messed with MacGerarald's investigation? Who wants them all dead? What does the dragonfly have to do with it at all?

Suppose you are into thrillers and suspense and mystery. This book and series is a good one to pick up and read. I have rated this book 4.5 stars (Moons). It seems to have puzzles and clues to have you guessing until the end. What did I know more about how Corpsewood Manor was the target or a little more detail about what was going on to set fire to Corpsewood?
  
Broadchurch  - Season 3
Broadchurch - Season 3
2017 | Drama
Still not a patch on the first series, but a very gripping drama following the investigation of a rape in a small rural west country town. Very emotional scenes and the whole ordeal was very well handled.
  
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Oct 16, 2017 (Updated Oct 16, 2017)
Amazon isn't about to let Netflix have all the fun when it comes to making superb original television series – and it's already given its Prime subscribers some award-winning stuff to stream.

Here are just a few:

This is Stuff's favourite picks from Amazon’s homegrown crop of TV shows:


Just Add Magic  - Season 1

Just Add Magic - Season 1

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An Amazon Originals Series - (For children ages 6-11) - Kelly Quinn and her two BFF's, Darbie and...

Betas  - Season 1

Betas - Season 1

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An Amazon Originals Series - In Silicon Valley, the right algorithm can make you a king. And four...

Bosch  - Season 1

Bosch - Season 1

8.8 (4 Ratings) Rate It

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Amazon Original: Based on Michael Connelly's best-selling book series, Bosch (Titus Welliver), an...

Red Oaks  - Season 1

Red Oaks - Season 1

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An Amazon Originals Series - A coming-of-age comedy set in the "go-go" 80s about a college student...

Ripper Street  - Season 1

Ripper Street - Season 1

9.5 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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All eight episodes of the TV drama series starring Matthew Macfadyen as a detective trying to...

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The 5th Wave: Book 1
The 5th Wave: Book 1
Rick Yancey | 2013 | Children
7
8.0 (42 Ratings)
Book Rating
The story-line and concept were great, but I'm not sure it was executed correctly. It was entertaining while I was reading it, but it didn't make me want to read the next one in the series.
  
My Not So Perfect Life: A Novel
My Not So Perfect Life: A Novel
Sophie Kinsella | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
9
8.7 (11 Ratings)
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Story (2 more)
Characters
Funny
Not as good as previous (0 more)
Story is great and entertaining enough. Characters are likable. My only issue was it's just not as good as say shopaholick series. Still my absolutely favourite author. Highly recommended
  
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Two Empty Thrones (Five in Circle, #2)
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Wish I could give this 5 more stars! I am in love with this series! [C.H. MacLean] is a masterful weaver of tales! I will again be recommending this to my school media specialist. The magic continues.
  
Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
2017 | Drama, Romance
This series rubs me the wrong way. The acting is ok. Both main actors are great as other characters but the books are written poorly with the movie scripts following in short order. Don't waste your time.