What Book should i read in October?

What should i read?

Hi everyone =D i decided to start a monthly quiz for you to choose what will be one of my books for the TBR list of the next month, because i have so many good books that sometimes i could not decided for myself. 

So for October the choices are the following....

- King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard 



- Midnight's Kiss by Donna Grant

- White Death by Clive Cussler

- The Sinner by Tess Geritsen

There is a quiz in the page of the blog where you can vote, in the right bar after the tags.please help me decide what book should i read in October!

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Reading Challenge

Rainbow Challenge

Hi guy's!!! So i'm back again with a new book challenge. 
For this one you just have to read a book where the cover is the same color as the following ones.
This is a annual challenge and you just fill in as you go reading, here are my list. 

Red
Orange
Yellow_ Runaway Heart by Amity Lassiter
Green 
Blue_ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Indigo
Violet 
Rose_ Written In The Stars by Nadia Elyse
Black 
White _ A escolha by Kiera Cass

Book Covers: 

Book Review: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter #1) by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

by J.K. Rowling

"Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw … Twenty years ago these magical words and many more flowed from a young writer’s pen, an orphan called Harry Potter was freed from the cupboard under the stairs – and a global phenomenon started. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has been read and loved by every new generation since. To mark the 20th anniversary of first publication, Bloomsbury is publishing four House Editions of J.K. Rowling’s modern classic. These stunning editions will each feature the individual house crest on the jacket and sprayed edges in the house colours. Exciting new extra content will include fact files, profiles of favourite characters and line illustrations exclusive to that house. Available for a limited period only, these highly collectable editions will be a must-have for all Harry Potter fans in 2017)

Harry Potter's life is miserable. His parents are dead and he's stuck with his heartless relatives, who force him to live in a tiny closet under the stairs. But his fortune changes when he receives a letter that tells him the truth about himself: he's a wizard. A mysterious visitor rescues him from his relatives and takes him to his new home, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

After a lifetime of bottling up his magical powers, Harry finally feels like a normal kid. But even within the Wizarding community, he is special. He is the boy who lived: the only person to have ever survived a killing curse inflicted by the evil Lord Voldemort, who launched a brutal takeover of the Wizarding world, only to vanish after failing to kill Harry.

Though Harry's first year at Hogwarts is the best of his life, not everything is perfect. There is a dangerous secret object hidden within the castle walls, and Harry believes it's his responsibility to prevent it from falling into evil hands. But doing so will bring him into contact with forces more terrifying than he ever could have imagined.

Full of sympathetic characters, wildly imaginative situations, and countless exciting details, the first installment in the series assembles an unforgettable magical world and sets the stage for many high-stakes adventures to come. "

My Review:

Every year i reread the Harry Potter books. This year i have already read the Philosopher's Stone twice, the illustrated version i buy in Lisbon 2017 book fair and i read it in August and now i received in a monthly subscription box the exclusive Ravenclaw House Edition to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first publication of this book and since i'm participating in a challenge called Pottermania2 i decided to reread again. 

First let me talk a little about this two editions of this book. 

All my Harry Potter books are in Portuguese (my natural language) and of course when i see the illustrated version i want to buy it too. The book is a little expensive and i delay the buy for a long time, in the book fair there is a hour per day where book released more than 15 months ago have a discount of 50% so i decided that the time to buy this book has finally arrived. 
The book cost a total of 34.90 € (about 31.44£) and i end up buying it for 17.45 € and OMG i really love it. 

The illustrations are breathtaking and it makes us fell a little more magic when reading it because of them. There are design in almost ever page and here i leave some of my favorite ones. 

The second edition i read this year is the Ravenclaw House Edition, released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and of course the color of the cover and the pages ends are blue in my book. 
There are 4 different covers for this edition depending on the house you choose and i love this type of personalized stuff and the attention to details.

In the beginning and end of each book we have a few extra pages with curiosities about the house (Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Slytherin and Gryffindor) like house ghost, founder where do the common room is located, etc....

I really like both versions and i know some people will think me crazy because in the end these are the same book that i already have.... but for me is so much more that a book and i would not fell that my collection is completed without these two books. 

About the actual story what can i say.... This is the first book in the Harry Potter saga where we readers are introduced to the magic of this world and to all the amazing characters that Rowling create. 

For me it is always be a emotional book and it will always be magical and special, of course the Wow factor that i obtain from the first time i read it is now absent in the rereads, just because i already know the twists and plots of the story. This do not prejudice my reading a bit and i have to tell that i really like to reread this one and be extremely careful to find all the little clues the author gives in this book for what is to come in the saga. 

When i think of it, OMG, the intricate work that was behind this book and the imagination Rowling have.... i'm speechless really. 

I could not give this one 5* but definitely i gave it 4 or maybe 4.5* just because of all the book i think this is the only a little childish. 
But for those of you (and i do not think there is many) that never hear about Harry Potter please read this book and welcome to Hogwarts! 



  

Geekgear box_ World of Wizardry August 2017

Unboxing WoW August 2017

Hi guys, i'm back for another unboxing, this one is the geek gear box for August 2017. 

For those of you who do not know this box, it is a monthly subscription one with a price of 19.99 £ (about 22.68 €) and a shipping cost outside UK of 5.99£ (about 6.69 €). It always brings a t shirt and more 5 or 6 items all related to the wizarding world of Harry Potter.  

Every month we received clues about what the box will going to contain, and the clues for August were: 

1- Dobby

2- Luna Lovegood

3- House related item

So without further ado let's start with this month goodies =D 

The first thing you can get in this box is a Hermione plush doll. 

I have to be honest i do not love it, first thing i can't understand why the legs are animal like and second i'm not a plush person. 

I understand that many fans will love it and add it to their collection but i personally gave all my plush to my baby dog Hedwig. So this goes the same path and i will tell you that the first minute i gave it to her she loved it and do not let go again. 

For the past 3 months geek gear gave in each box a collective enamel pin that was part of an exclusive collection they made. 

In these pins you can get different options based on the color of them, a regular one a silver one and a gold one. 
This month i receive a regular one and the figure of this pin is Professor Mcgonagall with a little cat. 

I really like collectible pins and these ones are so adorable i just hope they will continue to include them in all their boxes. 

All or almost all Harry Potter fans want to have the Horcruxes collection and of course i'm one of them. 
I always want to buy the diadem of Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff cup and Tom Ridlle ring and you could not imagine my reaction when i see this item in this month box, i think i almost cry with joy. 

It is not as big as the noble collection item but i think it is a great replica. This will be definitively put in exposition in my Harry Potter shelf. 

I only hope that geek gear will send all the other Horcruxes too (a girl can dream) 

This month they send us a lot of prints but i will start showing you guys this one of Luna because it is a certificated one. 

Like you already know Luna is one of my favorite characters so i was very pleased to see this print and i have already put it on a frame in my bedroom wall. 

Next is a house themed poster and this one is of Ravenclaw because when i subscribed this box i choose this house, you could get the other houses posters if you have chosen them instead. 

The design they send in this poster is also one i have on a shirt of mine that i really love, so i will put it to good use for sure. 

The last print in this box also came with a two option deliver. You guys could get this one like i did or the same patterns but in a black and white version. 

I personally prefer this colors because i think it giver a darker vibe to this print. 

The shirt of this month is incredible =D it is dobby related and i really like the cartoon feel of it. 

I think if i could i would only change the color to  light blue. 

So in resume this month we received a shirt, 3 prints and another 3 collectible items. 

If someone ask me to choose the thing i liked most out of these lot i will say the Hufflepuff Cup and the less favorite the Hermione Plush. 

When i see the hints for this month i imagine that we would receive Luna's Wand and that the Pin would be with Dobby, i'm really glad that the Luna article was not the Wand since i already have it on my collection but i will definitely like a Dobby pin =D

I hope you like this unboxing and i have to tell you that next week i will have a special unboxing from a exclusive box released for September.

Book Review: The Substitute (The Wedding Pact #1) by Denise Grover Swank

The Substitute

by Denise Grover Swank

"Megan Vandemeer meant to tell her parents about her broken engagement, but a month and a half later she finds herself boarding a plane home to her wedding. Having stretched avoidance to its limits, it's time to come clean--a terrifying prospect since her mother is sure to blame her rather than her cheating, emotionally frigid ex. A couple of drinks and two Dramamine later, Megan finds herself spilling her sob story to the tall, dark, and handsome stranger in the seat next to her. 

With only one week left to save his business, Josh McMillan boards a plane to Kansas City in a last-ditch effort, leaving the details to chance. An unexpected answer is delivered in the form of the beautiful brunette beside him. Though she’s completely loopy, her honesty, openness, and humor charm him. So when she passes out before landing, he helps her off the plane--a good deed that leads to a colossal misunderstanding. Her parents assume he’s her fiancé. In a twist of fate, the mix-up might help Josh save his business, so he plays along, figuring he can help Megan too. All he has to do is stage a public break up convincing enough to appease her mother. 

Josh is only supposed to be a substitute groom, but the more time he and Megan spend together, the more their pretend engagement starts to feel real…and the less they want to break it off. Can a relationship that began as a farce turn into happily ever after?"

My Review: 

Again this is a book that reminded me of the Sunday afternoon romantic comedies movies and i really like this one. 

Megan break up with her fiance after she catch him cheating on her with his secretary but she did not have the guts to tell her parents that little detail so she is now in a plane to her own wedding. 

Josh is in deep trouble, he creates a new device that will gain his company a great deal but the patent is given to another firm just because his brother lost the papers with the project in a torrid night with a young lady, now he must discover evidence that the project was stolen before it is to late for his employees. 

They meet each other in the plane and after Megan pass out josh carry her out and end up as her fake fiance, but in a twist of fate he discover that she is the daughter of the other firms top investor so he decided to go with it. 

Later in the book we can see the adventures of this to characters as they fall in love with each other and at the same time have interior struggles about it. I have to tell you guys that for me is a little difficult to accept and understand the part of "fall in love" just after 4 days of meeting one another  but i choose to ignore that little detail and i really like the book. 

As for the character i love Megan's Grandmother and i pass all book "hating" her mother but at the final chapter i complete change my heart and i fell so sorry for her when i understand what she is been through. 

I am now anxious to know the story of Blair and i have to say i will definitely enjoy seeing that woman fall in love and bite her own tong =D 

I decided to give this book 4 out of 5*  and if you need a good laugh and a relaxing read i recommend this one to you. 

Book Review: The Almost Wives Club (The Almost Wives Club #1) by Nancy Warren

The Almost Wives Club 

by Nancy Warren

"Five Brides–One Dress 

Kate Winton-Jones is marrying one of America’s most eligible bachelors. Edward Carnarvon III is rich, handsome and hers. But at the final fitting of her wedding gown, one of the seamstresses pricks her and a tiny blood spot appears on the outrageously expensive gown. Its famous designer fires the clumsy seamstress on the spot, whereupon the girl puts a curse on the dress and storms out. Kate doesn't believe in curses. She’s modern, American and in love with the perfect guy. What could go wrong? 

But that very evening she meets a man who makes her question her future. And then she discovers that Edward has been hiding a secret or two… and before you can say, “This dress is so cursed,” she’s on the run from Edward, his family, her mother, the paparazzi and the person she thought she was. 

When the man who discovers her hiding place turns out to be the last man she should trust, it’s time to throw her cautious good sense out with the satin shoes she won’t be wearing. Playing it safe hasn’t done her much good. Maybe it’s time to play by a new set of rules. Her rules. 

Sometimes Prince Charming is the one who turns out to be the frog, and true love appears in the most unexpected places. 

Follow the cursed dress through five sets of bridal hands as four more women join The Almost Wives Club. "

My Review: 

For me this is a Sunday afternoon type of book  if you know what i mean. Do you guys know the romantic comedies movies that used to pass on TV at Sunday afternoon? So this is a book that remembers me of these movies, where we see a little romance and were we can laugh with it. 

Imagine a weeding ready to take place when at the last tryout of the weeding dress the bride is cursed. Imagine after that a dinner with her fiance where he walks out and leave her alone in the restaurant and now imagine a good looking guy that she do not know taking the seat and the food her fiance left behind and start talking to her about her personal life. 

We have here a good plot to a easy read and a good time with a book! It is not a complex book where you have to think a lot to understand the story, there are not many twists and the plot evolve exactly how you would expect it to.

I really like this book but i couldn't give it more than 3 out of 5*, however i recomend it to someone you just need a book to relax a little.