Hollie’s Comments (group member since Dec 17, 2018)

Hollie’s comments from the Safety in numbers, never go into a book alone. #Group Reads group.

Please discuss your thoughts and feelings about "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" here.

MARCH: (HISTORICAL FICTION)

MARCH: (FANTASY)

Great!! I shall create you both a thread starting 1st March. X

I have seen the film of memoirs of a geisha. Enjoy! Let me know if you would like to group read this one with Kendra Dana and if yes I will create a discussion thread x

Hi! What a lovely message Dana!! And I am sorry i have been quiet in here recently, I have just been so busy with home life and also going through the process of trying to get my book marketed at as many places as possible. I hope everything is going well with you. I am on page 199 of goblet of fire, so again you will all have to start next months book without me until I catch up. Am currently in the chapter of “The forbidden Curses” (a very very dark business) but deliciously dark for a reader like myself who likes a bit of doom and gloom in fiction lol. I have not yet read your most recent post on the “Goblet of fire” thread Dana as I will read it when I have finished the book and of course will reply to it then with my own thoughts and feelings. Kendra and Dana if you decide on a book/books you would both like to read, for March, let me know and I will create discussion threads for them. Xx

Thankyou! X

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(view spoiler)[ I must say though that I found myself waiting for Crookshanks to be revealed as one of the characters in disguise as an Animagus at any moment, a lot of his actions just seemed too advanced for him to be just a normal cat. Did anyone else suspect this at any point? (hide spoiler)]

Finished!!! Yet again, I am astounded by the cleverness of the plots in this series. The twists and turns are so so so brilliant! (view spoiler)[ In this one I really enjoyed how James Potter managed to be such a major character even thought he did not say a single word throughout the whole book, I felt like I could connect with him just as much as all the other characters regardless of him being dead. I loved the whole Jekyll and Hyde vibe from Professor Lupin in this book and I can’t wait for Harry to be reunited with Lupin but also obviously his what turned out to be very generous, kind god father Serius who buys him unbelievably cool gifts! I can not express my frustration enough though about the fact that Harry can not live with Serius at this moment in time and yet again has to spend another Summer with the Dursleys! : ( <\spoiler> (hide spoiler)]

Hi Dana, as I read your post it made me think of the Kaye Morton book we read, will definitely keep this book in mind for the future. Thanks for recommending.

I know you have been looking forward to this one Dana! Lol x

This is where we share our thoughts and feelings about this months book.

FEBRUARY: (FANTASY)

Hey!!! I am so sore I have been so quiet this month, is this decorating your home we are talking about Dana? Sounds so amazing!! I have been so busy this month, I am about 3/4 of the way through Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban. And I am loving it! Maybe I’m a bit odd but I love how the series is getting darker and darker as it goes on! Yes I am bit behind with this months read but I am determined to catch up. As usual on the 1st of Feb the next group read will begin which is Harry Potter and the goblet of fire. (Wow this is a big one) lol. I still can not believe I have been lucky enough to finds the whole set of Harry Potter books dotted around in various charity shops for like £1/£2 per book! I hope you are all well and it’s nice that you are raring to go and get started on book 4 of the series!! X

I am so pleased you are enjoying this series Dana! So am I, I just wish I had more time for reading as I have said many times. By all means start “the goblet of fire, and just remember your thoughts and feelings and join in with the discussion about it next month. And I also wish we lived closer together that would be such fun! I love the little group we have going on here! I like to think though that in a way our imaginations are all meeting together as we are all reading the same book, our minds eyes are all seeing the same thing, weather it be Hogwarts, or any other location that the group book takes us. X

That is very try Dana history is so important and although the world does still have its problems, I am extremely grateful to be living in the time that we do. That snail book sounds lovely Kendra, will definitely be adding it to my “want to read list” I have not had much reading time this month. : ( It’s funny how I really notice a low in my general mood if I haven’t read for a while, reading always picks me up and gives me a break from the hectics of day to day life.

Wow!! That book sounds far too scary for me!!! Enjoy x

Happy new year everyone!! What a lovely way to start the first day of the year on a new adventure. Today we begin the 3rd book of the Harry Potter series, “Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban” let’s go!

JANUARY: (FANTASY)