O.W.L.s Magical Readathon

It's that time of year again when we all go back to complete our O.W.L.s

via GIPHY

REVIEW: Crooked House - Agatha Christie

Title: Crooked House
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: HarperCollins
Format: Paperback
Pages: 242 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

The Leonides were one big happy family living in a sprawling, ramshackle mansion. That was until Astrides, the head of the household, was murdered. Charles Hayward, engaged to the late millionaire's granddaughter, decides to investigate.

REVIEW: Down Amongst the Sticks and Bones (#2) - Seanan McGuire

Title: Down Among the Sticks and Bones (#2)
Author: Seanan McGuire
Series: Wayward Children
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Seanan McGuire
Time: 4HRS 4MINS
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

Twin sisters Jack and Jill were seventeen when they found their way home and were packed off to Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children.

This is the story of what happened first…

Jacqueline was her mother’s perfect daughter—polite and quiet, always dressed as a princess. If her mother was sometimes a little strict, it’s because crafting the perfect daughter takes discipline.

Jillian was her father’s perfect daughter—adventurous, thrill-seeking, and a bit of a tom-boy. He really would have preferred a son, but you work with what you've got.

They were five when they learned that grown-ups can’t be trusted.

They were twelve when they walked down the impossible staircase and discovered that the pretence of love can never be enough to prepare you a life filled with magic in a land filled with mad scientists and death and choices.

REVIEW: The Girl Who Stole an Elephant - Nizrana Farook

Title: The Girl Who Stole an Elephant
Author: Nizrana Farook
Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
Format: Paperback
Pages: 247 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

Chaya, a no-nonsense, outspoken hero, leads her friends and a gorgeous elephant on a noisy, fraught, joyous adventure through the jungle where revolution is stirring and leeches lurk. Will stealing the queen’s jewels be the beginning or the end of everything for the intrepid gang?

REVIEW: Becoming - Michelle Obama

Title: Becoming
Author: Michelle Obama
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Michelle Obama
Time: 19HRS 3MINS
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. Along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under an unforgiving media glare.

In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her—from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world’s most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it—in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations—and whose story inspires us to do the same. 

REVIEW: The Initiation (#1) - Chris Babu*

Title: The Initiation (#1)
Author: Chris Babu
Series: The Initiation
Publisher: Permuted Press
Format: E-Book
Pages: 320 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

*RECEIVED FROM NETGALLEY FOR AN HONEST REVIEW*

Goodreads Blurb

In a ruined world, Manhattan is now New America, a walled-in society based on equality. But the perfect facade hides a dark truth.

A timid math geek, sixteen-year-old Drayden watches his life crumble when his beloved mother is exiled. The mystery of her banishment leads him to a sinister secret: New America is in trouble, and every one of its citizens is in jeopardy.

With time running out, he enters the Initiation. It’s a test within the empty subway tunnels—a perilous journey of puzzles and deadly physical trials. Winners join the ruling Bureau and move to its safe haven. But failure means death. Can Drayden conquer the Initiation, or is salvation out of his grasp?