Amy’s Comments (group member since Nov 02, 2015)

Amy’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Perfect Ruin
Author: Lauren DeStefano
Pages: 356
Date Read: 07-07-18

Book: We Are Okay
Author: Nina LaCour
Pages: 234
Date Read: 7-2-18

Way to go team!!

I've been a little (or a lot) MIA over the past couple of weeks between finishing up college classes for the summer and moving into a brand new home! It's been a stressful couple weeks, but I've been reading and will post my books soon! I also love knowing I have all of July and August to read with NO homework! :)

The upcoming books I'm reading are Oathbringer and Three Wishes!

Book: The Perfect Mother
Author: Aimee Molloy
Pages: 317
Date read: 6-15-18

Participated in Buddy Read!

Finally finished!

(view spoiler)[I finally finished and read through everyone's comments. It's been fun reading with everyone! I never suspected Scarlet! I felt like it was a definite page-turner, but I also felt like the ending was a little less exciting than I was hoping for. I was hoping for a bigger twist or just something more than the person who abducted him being "crazy." I've read so many stories similar to this one, so I was hoping for something a little different in the end. I think there were a lot of little things I missed while reading that would have been "a-ha!" moments, though, but I never suspected her so probably missed out on a lot of those! I really enjoyed reading from the mom's perspectives! (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

Title: Sweet Contradiction
Author: Peggy Martinez
Pages: 206
Date Read: 6-14-18

Spells: B, J, M
Characters: Beth, Jennifer, Matt

Title: All the Summer Girls
Author: Meg Donohue
Pages: 264
Date Read: 6-14-18

Spells: D, V, K
Characters, Dani, Vanessa, Katie

Brooke wrote: "chapters 5-12


(view spoiler)[ I've just finished chapter 12 so am reading your comments on it now. Holy cow, I never even thought that it possibly isn't even Winnie, but now I just need to know what the heck is going on! I don't think I was suspicious of Lowell, but now I'll be on high alert I'm sure. (hide spoiler)]

Brooke wrote: "I got through chapter 4 last night also.

(view spoiler)[I agree about Nell. I can't tell if she just drank way too much because it seems like she might have a problem with drinking or if something more sinister happened and someone put something in her drink? Token really rubs me the wrong way. I'm not sure what to think of him yet, but I agree there has to be a lot to learn from him yet (hide spoiler)]

Just finished through chapter 4

(view spoiler)[This is getting interesting! I had trouble at first placing all of the moms and who was in the core group and who wasn't, but I feel like I understand who is who now. Now I just have to remember all their different backstories as they're told. Winnie is the most mysterious to me. I need to know what happened to her at the bar that night and what happened to her phone after Nell couldn't find it?! (hide spoiler)]

Title: Fiancé by Friday
Author: Catherine Bybee
Pages: 341
Date read: June 7th

Spells: N, G
Characters: Neil, Gwen

Title: Ruby Red
Author: Kerstin Gier
Pages: 324
Date read: June 7th

Spells: G, L, C
Characters: Gwendolyn, Leslie, Cynthia

The Husband's Secret
Liane Moriarty
Pages: 396
Date read: 5/30/18

Spells: H, L, M, C, T, J, R
Characters: Cecilia, Tess, John, Rachel

The Belles
Dhonielle Clayton
Pages: 440
Date read: 5-27-18

Letters: B, D, C, E, S, A, R
Characters: Camellia, Edelweiss, Sophia, August, Remy

Team Filius Flitwick

Hagrid - He has the sweetest most sincere personality, and I always wished I had a teacher who also doubled as a friend. He is thoughtful and passionate about the things (and people) he loves most, and I feel connected with his love of creatures.

Hermione - Like millions of other young women growing up reading the Harry Potter books, it felt SO good to read about a female character that was headstrong, intelligent, and likable. I wanted to be just like her and connecting with her character made me finally stop being embarrassed for being known as the bookworm or simply "smart."

Molly Weasley - She exemplifies the courage and love of a mother, and she is so stinking amazing. I don't even have the right words to describe why I love her so much, but I just want to hug her and feel like she would give the best hugs ever.

Amy Snow
Tracy Rees
551 pages
23 May

Letters: A, T, R, H, V, W, Q,
Characters: Henry, Verity, Wilberforce, Quentin

Title: The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett
Author: Chelsea Sedoti
Pages: 400
Date read: 05-20-18

Spells - H, E, R, L, C, S
Character names: Hawthorn, Enzo, Rush, Lizzie

Classes - Potions
Yellow cover

Deanna wrote: "We're still waiting for official go-ahead too add to the class tab of the official spreadsheet. After calculating the points per book of the different spells and portions, I focused on the history ..."

This is amazing!

Way to go team!

I'm sorry for being really MIA since the challenge started. I'll be posting my read books today and tomorrow, and I'm hoping I can catch up on understanding all of the info for points!

I feel like I may have seen someone comment about this, but I'm curious if any of you have been to any of the Harry Potter theme parks? I'm not even sure of all of the options out there, but I specifically know of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando because it's the only one I've been to, but I'm wondering what others' favorite parts are or bucket list ideas?