Book of the month: August

Sitting in my bed staring at my bookshelf and I turn right and see something terrifying… A HUGE PILE OF BOOKS ON THE FLOOR. What do I do? I have to think something quick and I start putting them on my bookshelf but the worst thing happened: I have to face an overcrowded bookshelf and 20+ books on the floor waiting for a place at the bookshelf. I sit down, surrounded by thousands of books but when my world was falling apart I had a realisation…

Yes guys, what I told you before is real but I have a solution to this huge problem ( don’t worry I won’t be unhauling any books) which won’t cost as much as buying a new bookshelf. And this solution is…….. I’LL BE BUYING ONLY ONE BOOK A MONTH! What? Can this be possible? I know that this solution is more like a challenge because I’m not joking when I say that I have a huge book-buying addiction and I’m totally okay with it but you know… it’s come to a point where my bookshelf is chaos even though I bought new shelves last month ( I know, shame on me) it looks as if a tornado has come pass it, so I’ll try to buy only one book a month. Now you can place your bets on how long will I last 😉

And the book for this month iiiiiis……. HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD!!! Wow how original, who would expect a Potterhead to buy the

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LAST Harry Potter book on the releasing date?!  I’m so excited to read this book although I’ve heard a lot of mixed reviews about it so I really hope to love it! This book is the script of the play that they’ve started performing this year and it was written by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne. I loved the other books of the series and I really have very high expectations.

 

As it is a Script book it’s going to be a really quick read because it’s supposed to be read in the same amount of time that it takes to be performed on stage so I suppose that I’ll read it in 4 hours or so. I can already see myself not being able to put the book down when I start it! You can see my predictions on the plot of the book HERE.

This book is set nineteen years later, after the battle of Hogwarts so, basically, at the epilogue of Deathly Hallows in 2017 ( I’m so going to re-read the book the 1st of September of 2017!)  and now Harry is working at the Ministry of Magic and his youngest son, Albus, will be starting his first year at Hogwarts but he will have to deal with several struggles that are related with his father’s past.

I really like that the summary doesn’t tell us a lot because I don’t really know what to expect. I think that this book has so many mixed reviews because it is a script and many Processed with VSCO with hb1 presetpeople aren’t used to reading them but, as I study Literature, I’m used to reading them so I hope that I’ll enjoy it a little bit more. This one was the first book that I bought from Book Depository and I’m really happy with it! The only thing that I was a bit shocked to find out were the days that it took for it to come home but as the shipping is free I’m not going to complain. Oh, and they give you a bookmark too so, this made me really happy!

You can expect a review of this book once I’ve read it! Have you read the book? What do you think of it? Tell me down below!

10 popular series/trilogies that I haven’t read yet

I was thinking about buying a book later today and I couldn’t decide on which one to choose. Me, being as clueless as I am, I soon realised that I have still many books to read, so I’ve decided to share 10 series that I haven’t read yet. It’s going to be divided between series that I’ve started but haven’t finished them and series that I haven’t started. Please don’t judge me too hard but there are so many books and so little time!

Series that I have started but not finished

1. The Mortal Instruments: Yes guys, I haven’t finished this series yet but don’t worry because I will finish it soon. I’m currently buddy reading City of Lost Souls and I can’t put it down! You can be expecting a review soon 😉 I’m really liking the series so far and I’ve become really attached to it so I think that I’ll finish this series pretty soon but it is sooo good that I don’t want it to end!

2. The Infernal Devices: And here it is another trilogy that I absolutely love but ( thankfully) I haven’t read yet. This series is becoming my favourite series apart from Harry Potter. I really love Cassandra Clare’s writing and I’m ready to pick up Lady Midnight once I finish TMI. I feel like this series will be a part of my life for many years and I’m so thankful that I get to read this amazing books. I’ve still got to read Clockwork Princess and I have to say that I am a bit scared to pick it up but I’m sure that it will be an amazing ending to an amazing trilogy.

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3. The Fifth Wave: For the last year, the first book has been one of my favourite books of all time. I’ve only read the first book and I absolutely loved it but I haven’t got round to read the second book as it’s not having the best reviews. Right now I don’t really know what to do but I’m sure that I’ll probably give it a try!

4. Twilight: I’ve read the first book, well if you count skimming several chapters I’ve technically read right? Okay, I know that this can be quite shocking but, besides being a complete Potterhead, I really liked the films and I was quite obsessed with them for a while but as I knew everything that was going to happen I wasn’t as interested as I was for the movies and I don’t think that I’ll read them just for this fact.

5. The Hunger Games: What, Anna hasn’t read the Hunger Games?! OMG but it’s the best trilogy ever! Yes, shame on me. I’ve read the first book and I loved it and I don’t really have an excuse for this one. God, I should really read it! Yes, you can throw catching  fire at my face because I deserve it. Stupid Anna.

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6. The DIMLY trilogy by Estelle Maskame: This summer I read Love You ( the first book) and I loved it! It’s the perfect book for summer and I’m going to read Need You as soon as I can. If you are looking for a summery book with lots of romance, friendship and what could be a relatable story, you’ve found your book!

Series that I haven’t read

7. Divergent: What? Anna hasn’t another famous trilogy! Yes, I know that you are going to kill me for this one and more now that I tell you that

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I don’t have plans to read it anytime soon. Don’t get me wrong, I love the movies and the story but, guess what? I was spoiled on the end of Allegiant ( as many people have) and I’ve seen the films so many times that I know
them by heart, so the story is not as exciting for me as I know everything that happens. I’ve heard many good things about these books and maybe someday I’ll read them, but not anytime soon.

 

8. Game of Thrones: Game of thrones is one of my all-time favorite TV shows that I’ve watched and I’m planning to read the books once the show finishes because I don’t want the books to cloud my judgement of the TV show as I know that there are a lot of changes. Also, the books are very intimidating but we all know that chunky books are always the best.

9. Percy Jackson: You may not know this, but I love greek mythology. The big question is: How does a greek mythology lover not read the series that is basically based on mythology? Well, I was trying to buy the boxed set but… Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was released and my life literally revolved around Harry Potter and I kind of forgot about other books so I forgot to buy Percy Jackson. Don’t worry, I’ll buy and read the series very soon when I get the chance!

10.The Lord of the Rings: I’ve heard everyone talking about these books and, believe it or not, I have not read the books ( obviously, this is the  10 series I haven’t read post, stupid me) and I haven’t seen the films so this means that I’ve been not spoiled yet. I’m excited to read this books but I don’t know that I will read them anytime soon as I have a lot of books on my TBR. SO MANY BOOKS AND SO LITTLE TIME!

So these are the series that I haven’t read and, as you may have guessed, I really need to catch up. Which are your favourite series? Tell me down below!