Harry Potter Book 3

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban By: J.K. Rowling

I love getting lost in this series. Every time I read this I am whisked away to the wizarding world and Hogwarts. I love the nostalgia of this series and being sucked in and feeling apart of these characters life. 

Harry Potter Book 2

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets By: J.K. Rowling

Same as before with the Sorcerers Stone post. I've read this series many many times and I am currently reading them as a way of escape from the stresses of work, school.

Harry Potter Book 1

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone By: J.K. Rowling

I have read this book multiple upon multiple times like any true Potter fan 😁. My school load is pretty heavy this semester so this has been a good way to unwind, relax and enjoy reading a book I don't have to memorize facts and dates. :)
As always the story of Harry Potter takes me away to the wizarding world where I can lose myself and forget about the cares of my life and live inside Harry's life for awhile.  Truly excellent writing and an excellent book/series.

On a personal note, I really like the new covers, I think I will always be a fan of the original covers. But these new ones are quite beautiful as well.

North and South

North and South By: Elizabeth Gaskell

This was this past months book club read and I was completely shocked. It started out fairly familiar and kind of cozy. But then it turn a sharp turn  and it was almost non-stop shock after shock that kept me reading and reading to find out what would happen next. By the time I was done with the book I was a bit stunned; it felt like I had just ran a mind marathon. I had to go and re-read a few times to get my bearings. Overall a FANTASTIC read. I love Pride and Prejudice but this may take the cake...maybe. :D There is one thing I found quite frustrating and that is *****SPOILER ALERT****
that Margret and Mr. Thornton dont get together till literally the end of the book!!! ARGH REALLY!?! oh well it was a super good read and one that I can definitely see myself going to back to again.

Alice in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by: Lewis Carroll

This has been on my list of classics I've wanted to read for awhile. Growing up with this story in adaptations of movie and TV shows. It was fun to see the interpretations that I grew up with verses the actual book. Surprisingly it wasn't as complicated to follow either. I've heard people say that they were confused through the whole thing and couldn't put any logic into what they were reading. Which is quite hilarious to me now because it seems like that was the whole point. In wonderland there is absolutely no logic to be had, everything is just Topsy turvey. :)
I really enjoyed this book and I hope I can get my kids to read it one day.

2018 Reading Challenge

For last years reading challenge  the goal was to read 5 books. I thought this was going to be a bit hard to achieve since I was going to be in school. But at the start of the year I was able to join a book club. granted I wasnt sure how well I would do in the book club because again I wasnt sure what the reading was going to be like for my classes. However I am very proud to report that not only did I meet my 5 books read challenge but I exceeded it by 11 books. I think I was the most surprised by this, but at the same time I am very excited about meeting this goal. I am continuing my schooling so my goal for 2019 is going to remain light, but I am hoping to reach this years goal. Here's a list of the books I read in 2018:

• Christmas Eve 1914
• My Master's Touch
• A Christmas Carol
• Death Comes to Pemberley
• The Scarlet Pimpernel
• The Book Thief
• The Last Olympian
• The Secret Garden
• The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz
• Jonathan Livingston Seagull
• The Battle of the Labyrinth
• The Titans Curse
• Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
• Sea of Monsters
• The Lightning Thief
• Chasing the Prophecy

Christmas Eve 1914

Christmas Eve 1914 By: Charles Olivier

This was a Christmas gift from audible, its a dramatization so it took awhile to get used to but once I did it was a wonderful story to listen to. It was from a surviving officers point of view, who is writing a letter to the mother of a fallen comrade. I really enjoyed listening to it.