Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton

Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton

Tom Felton first rose to fame as a child actor with parts in The Borrowers and Anna and the King, but those couldn’t prepare him for his role as Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter, which he would win at the age of 12. He would portray the blond villain on screen for the next decade, returning to a normal life between movies. But how normal can your life be when your alter ego is Harry Potter’s school nemesis? 

With great charm and humor, Tom tells stories of his early days in the business, details his life in both the Wizarding and Muggle worlds, what it was like to work with cinematic legends such as Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, and Ralph Fiennes, and shines a light on his enduring friendships with Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe. 

288 pages.

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Tairn rage is my favorite.
Andarna's rage is also my favorite.
Xaden. Heart eyes. That's attractive.


It's the MMC feeding the FMC for me.
ALEXA PLAY END GAME.
Tairn going to see Sgaeyl:
Help I'm crying.

everyone reacting to their pda is either:
or 
Violet:

How I imagine that scene happening

Me: 

Heart of a rider.
*me until they announce the next book or give us any update.

623 Pages

Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser

Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser

Everyone believes they know Laura Ingalls Wilder to a certain extent. But there are gaps left out of her famous Little House books, and author Caroline Fraser pulls from unpublished manuscripts, letters, diaries, and land and financial records to fills in those holes. Fraser explores every angle, from Laura's pioneering childhood to her turbulent relationship with her daughter, author and editor Rose Wilder Lane. 

640 pages.

Stephanie Garber Shenanigans

Legendary
When Jacks shows up.
451 Pages

Finale
When Evangeline shows up in a cameo
478 Pages

Once Upon a Broken Heart
I once again want to have bright colored hair. Blue or Rose colored.
Pages

The Ballad of Never After
The relationship growth. The weird cabin place. I can't.
The fact that Jacks room is just....covered in apple cores. I love it. It's a choice.
*starts crying.
403 Pages

A Curse for True Love
I'm not crying. You're crying.
WE GET JACKS PERSPECTIVE. I love him.
Apollo Apollo Apollo
448 Pages

10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall

When they casually mention the "child of a rockstar": Lucien. You're talking about Lucien.
Me trying to see if they made cameo appearances in Boyfriend/Husband Material....because I know it's in the same world.
The found family. Except the family is actually a family and it's Christmas.
400 Pages

Knitting in the City series by Penny Reid

So I read these from August to October and forgot to post them.

Neanderthal Seeks Human
Jamie is me. She says weird things. She has random facts.
The absolute ridiculousness.
374 Pages

Neanderthal Marries Human
I was expecting this to be a short story. But it's like...an actual book
386 Pages

Friends Without Benefits
Ok but the narrator gave Nico an Italian accent for 2/3 of the book...and he's from IOWA. Like yes his family is Italian, and he speaks Italian at home, but like...no.
I love Nico. Must be protected.
404 Pages

Love Hacked
I know I'm not Sandra but like... I feel like if I ever went on dates, that would happen to me. Except for the Alex part.
But also she takes her dates to an Indian restaurant and Alex is trying to figure out why all the guys walk out crying.
396 Pages

Beauty and the Mustache
I love everyone. Like. Drew is wonderful. Goals
The brothers. The shenanigans. The fact that they get their own series. Like. All of them. Jethro. Billy. Cletus.
Mic drop for Billy talking to his dad. Like. Chef's kiss.
370 Pages

Ninja at First Sight
Ok so I'm nothing like Fiona but Fiona is me. Specifically the naivete and college nerdiness...except I'm not athletic at all.
Greg Greg Greg Greg Greg.
Fiona and Greg origin story.
140 Pages

Happily Ever Ninja
Ok but like...seeing an established relationship and stuff.
I love Greg. He's an idiot sometimes. But I love him.
"They could learn it on the streets"
310 Pages

Dating-ish
Matt casually coming over to Greg and Fiona's house and eating food. Totally isn't going to backfire on him.
Also. I feel like the blurb gives Marie slightly different vibes than she is--like...She's writing an article...
354 Pages

Marriage of Inconvenience
Dan Dan the Security Man. From Bawston.
When Kat and Dan have been tip-toeing around each other because of a miscommunication. Ughhhhhh.
496 Pages

Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid

 

Summary: "There are three things you need to know about Janie Morris:

1) She is incapable of engaging in a conversation without volunteering TMTI (Too Much Trivial Information), especially when she is unnerved,

2) No one unnerves her more than Quinn Sullivan, and

3) She doesn't know how to knit.

After losing her boyfriend, apartment, and job in the same day, Janie Morris can't help wondering what new torment fate has in store."

I love Janie. She is relatable and fun. She's smart-ish, yet kinda dumb, too. I loved her trivial info-dumps. 

(I just...if you get drugged at a club, GO TO THE HOSPITAL ASAP FFS /rant) 

372 pages

Kiss the Girl by Zoraida Cordova

Summary: "Ariel del Mar is one of the most famous singers in the world. Anyone would think she’s the girl who has everything. 

But lately, she wants more. Ariel and her sisters sneak out of their Manhattan penthouse for a night of incognito fun at a rock concert in Brooklyn. It’s there that Ariel crosses paths with Eric Reyes, dreamy lead singer of an up-and-coming band. Unaware of her true identity, Eric spontaneously invites her on the road for the summer. And for the first time in her life, Ariel disobeys her father—and goes with him. 

Caught between the world she longs for and the one she’s left behind, can Ariel follow her dreams, fall in love, and, somehow, find her own voice?"

The setting, the descriptions, the re-telling of The Little Mermaid was all done really well. Some of the chapters were swoon-worthy toward the end. 

(I just wish the plot had a little bit more intrigue and action.)

372 pages