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Hello Friends
Welcome to my February Wrap up and my March TBR and iv decided to write them together so its a longer blog. I will be doing my TBRs and Wrap Ups on the first of every month.
February Wrap up
So i have a confession. This month i have only read one book...
I read and finished Wonder By R.J. Palcio which is such a good book and on my Goodreads page i rated really high. But before i talk about how much i actually liked the book i will tell you why i didn't finish We Were Liars.
As much as i wanted to finish the book i just couldn't. I couldn't connect with the book or the characters. I bought this last summer and i wanted to read it before i went on holiday in June but i couldn't finish it i found it really slow. This is the furthest i got into the book at 63 pages. I know this book has got so many good reviews but it was really slow for me. I will definitely try to finish it but it might take me a while.
On to Wonder. I really really connected with the book not only with the main character August who has physical disabilities but with his sister Olivia. The feeling of being bullied because you look different is something i know too well but also the feeling of being unimportant and looked over which Olivia expresses during the second chapter i believe. One thing i actually really enjoyed is that each chapter is a different persons point of view its a nice change to see what the people around August feel when they first met him or as they develop their relationships not only with August but with their families and boyfriends/girlfriends. I think R.J. Palcio did a really nice job of showing different points of view and really putting forward the feelings of each character...But out of anyone i would say Olivia is my favourite character and some of her feelings are so justified. For what she has to go through with Auggie i think shes so mature and brave, being older than her I'm not sure i would act as mature as she is in her situation.
I give this a 3.5 stars its a amazing book and i would recommend it to anyone especially in the 10-17 bracket. I was given this book when i was 14-15 and i think this a good time to read the book especially if you come from a small town much like me. In my town it was rare to see anyone who was of a different religion other than Christianity or a non believer so reading about people who have different backgrounds and come from different places to you is really nice to compare whats 'normal' to you and where your from to a different 'normal'
To be honest this was quite a quick read for me it look me about 8 days to finish the book.
March TBR
I'm super excited for this months TBR and this month I'm pushing myself I'm going to be reading 3 books to catch up on what i missed in February.
I will be reading 2 smaller books and 1 larger book.
I will be reading Harry Potter and the philosophers stone, I'm super excited about this I'm a huge Harry Potter fan being to the studios in London 4 times. I'm ashamed to say iv never read any of the Harry Potter books, when i was young my mum had all the books as they came out and as i was young i really struggled to read them and didn't bother after a couple of pages. The first and second book was published before i was born and the third book was literally published 2 months after i was born. But I'm super excited to get reading this book just because i love the films and i love the Harry Potter world.
The second book is a classic and i only heard about this book because of the type of TV shows i watch mentioned the Dr Jekyell and Mr Hyde affect and i had to look it up and ever since i have been so interested and i now I'm getting to read it. I'm so interested in this book and I'm really looking forward to reading it.
Finally I'm super excited to read 13 Reasons Why. Its soon to be a Netflix show but i first heard about it on book tube and i got super interested. I really enjoy reading about mental illness and understanding other peoples illnesses. This is a book about a girl who commits suicide and from what i understand she left a tape or a dairy telling her family and friends the 13 reasons why she killed herself.
So this is my Wrap up of February and my TBR for March and I'm really excited for this month. Let me know what you've read in February and what you plan for March. If you have any books you recommend leave a comment and let me know or follow the blog to never miss a upload. If you want me to talk about anything leave a comment or tweet me @p_a_pblog and to be the first to see what iv gotten up to follow my Instagram. Also don't forget to follow my blog to be apart of our little community and to get a email every time i upload so you never miss a post.
Thank you so much for the support
Much love speak soon,
D
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