Emi

3.5/5 stars

I said it in an update, but I'll say it again. I am too stupid for this book. It did start to click eventually and the words and story were absolutely beautiful, but I never felt like I got more that a superficial understanding of anything.

Thank God that T*mlin lovefest is over and I can move on to more important books. Aka ACOMAF. I only read this so I cam read ACOMAF.

There is no way I wouldn't give it 5 stars after the time I spent invested in it

this review is total lie this book sucks ass lol

4.5/5 stars “The world changes and we change with it. I am better off in this world. But the world is not better. And I don't want that.”

Close your eyes. Picture the date: July 12, 2015. Imagine me, a year younger and quite full of herself, watching the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone movie for the first time in 7 or 8 years. If you are actually following my instructions, you'd see me confused out of my mind, asking my brother questions about small things about Hogwarts (Where the hell are their math classes?), and then scoffing to my brother that I'd never read the Harry Potter books when he suggests the idea to me. Because, ever since I could remember, I had hated Harry Potter.

Then I slept on it, tried to answer those questions I so desperately wanted to know, and found myself the next morning downloading The Sorcerer's Stone onto my kindle. And my life was changed forever. Throughout the next 8 days, I find myself non-stop binge reading the series. Google searching Harry Potter fan theories. Texting my friend about Neville Longbottom. A year ago, things changed drastically for me, and I am so glad it did,not loving the boy wizard in my childhood. I had missed out on so much just because I didn't want to be mainstream.

Then a few months ago news started circulating. A new Harry Potter book was coming out. I began to prepare myself for that part of my childhood I missed. As the play started to run it's course, I avoided all spoilers like the plaque. The first opportunity I had to go grab my copy of the Cursed Child yesterday, I was speeding all the way to the store.

I was hesitant at first. I wasn't sure of the formatting, as it's a script, so it's told almost entirely by dialogue, but after a few pages you forget that there's anything different about it. You get sucked it to the characters and the story line as if it was formatted like a normal novel.

I don't know what I quite expected with The Cursed Child, but it was definitely not what I got. I'm torn on what to rate it. It was a very solid 4.5 stars for me, but should I round it up? Or down? Even as I type this review, I am still up in the air. I'll probably give it five, because it is Harry Potter after all, and I am Harry Potter trash.

So here's the things I loved.

Scorpius. He was by far the best character in the entire thing. He was such a refreshing take on a Slytherin. Before, Slytherin students were cookie-cut grumbling purebloods who just needed some love. Here, you get to see him be quirky and determined and I greatly appreciated that.

The Plot It was great to see the reappearance of magical items that had seemed long forgotten, and the way that those items weaved themselves into the story line. Each time something went wrong (which was about 94% of the time), I was on the edge of my seat thirsty for more.

The Ending And by ending, I mean the very last part of the book. Part Two, Act Two, Scene Fifteen. When Albus and Harry finally talk. Easily, the best part of the entire book. It made reading everything beyond worth it.

And here's the things that I didn't love as much

Harry. If you have read this yet, you'd understand. Someone just needed to shut him up. I guess teenage Harry Potter is the only Harry Potter for me.

Delphi. I don't want to spoil, but who her parents were. Just no please. I don't ever wanna picture her conception ever again. Gross. I'm going to go take a shower now.

Albus. Okay so he's different. I didn't hate him, he just made me frustrated. He was so stubborn. This entire story wouldn't have happened if he just stopped for a second and thought about what he is thankful for.


I know everyone is going to have mixed feelings about this book. We're so used to the Golden Trio being one way, it's taboo to see them as older adults with families. I know that out of all the books, it's my least favorite, but at least all 300 pages prove that Harry Potter is, and never will, be dead.

3.75/5 stars “I guess we're almost friends now, or as friendly as you can get when you're not one hundred percent sure the other person isn't framing you for murder.”
So I actually predicted the ending well all except Jake had something to do with it and I'm so incredibly proud of myself, I'm thinking of throwing away all future career plans I may have and becoming a detective because obviously, I'm a prodigy.



And for once in my life, I'm not overwhelmed by a rush of disappointment after finishing this book. I knew this wasn't a type of book I was going to be all heart-eyes over, so my expectations was a three star book and that's what I got. Thanks @disappointment for leaving me along for once.

One Of Us Is Lying is about The Breakfast Club four stereotypical high school students who witness a murder during detention one day, and after some Tumblr posts, they are all the main suspects in the murder.

There's Bronwyn, the “brains”
And Nate, the “criminal”
Then Addy the “beauty”
Lastly, Cooper, the “athlete”

Sounds just like The Breakfast Club right? Except one's a classic movie and the other has murder...

I think one of the most tragic things about this book is Simon, the guy who was murdered, died in detention. Poor guy. Nobody deserves that. If I was to die, I would want to be doing something I loved, like while reading a book or six episodes deep into a Toddlers & Tiaras marathon. But Simon was unfortunate enough to be murdered during the worst part of high school. I don't care if he's some huge gossiper, no one deserves to die, and no one deserves to die in detention. Even with the twist at the ending, no one deserves it.That plot twist at the ending, the one I correctly predicted, where it was actually all an elaborate suicide left me incredibly disappointed. I felt like it was thrown in there just as a plot twist,instead of using this as a way to talk about mental health.Also, let's talk about the misleading title. None of the four characters were lying, while at the same time all of them were.

This book really wasn't anything outstanding to me, but the read was so freaking fun that I don't even care. I became so invested in wanting to know what happened, that I read the entire thing in mostly one sitting.

If ya wanna fun, ya thriller that's more addicting than thrilling then this is the read for you.