Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

When I heard that J.K Rowling was releasing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Part One and Two on Saturday  July 30,2016, I was ecstatic. I told my boyfriend at the time, that we are going to Books-a-Million on July 30th to get Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. He knew my obsession was real when it came to Harry Potter so he immediately agreed to come with me. We got there as soon as Books-A-Million opened, so it would be guaranteed to get a copy. I did get a copy of it and read it in two days. I decided to re-read this book because it is  just so good that you can for sure read it more than one time, just like you can with the Harry Potter books. Now enough about my obsession with Harry Potter, let's move onto the book review.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child leaves off where Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows epilogue leaves off. It begins with Harry and Ginny saying goodbye to their son Albus at Platform 9 3/4. On the Hogwarts Express, Albus meets Scorpius, which is the son of his father's old foe Draco Malfoy. They immediately become friends. They formed a friendship because they both agreed on one thing, they wanted people to see them for who they were, not who their parents were. I don't want to go into too much detail, because I will just give away too much, but their is some time travel in this book where Albus and Scorpius go back in time to write some of Harry's wrongs. That is all I am telling you, if you want to find out more, I highly recommend reading this book.

I do want to say one more thing. If you are not familiar with the Harry Potter series at all, then reading Harry Potter and the Cursed Child might be a little hard for you to understand. So, if you have not read any of the Harry Potter books, then I would recommend reading those before you pick up Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. You will not regret reading this book!

The Hate You Give Part 2

This is my second time reading The Hate U Give. I think it was better the second time reading it then the first. I think I really enjoyed this book because it relates to everything that is happening in our world today. There is so much hate towards one another! Different races are not being treated equal and it makes me sad to think that. This book just made me want to stand up even more for the different races. I loved this book, and the movie was just as good as the book. The actors put so much thought and feelings into their parts in the movie and it really tugs at your heart strings. Now let's get to the book summary shall we?



Starr Carter is a sixteen year old girl who lives two very different lives. She lives in Garden Heights, which is thug nation. People get shot, and drugs are sold on almost every street corner. But during the day she attends a mostly white private school that is an hour away from her gang ridden neighborhood. Starr attends a party, where shots are fired, and Khalil (her childhood best friend) and her escape unharmed and make it to his car where they drive off. Not long after Khalil is pulled over and instructed to step out of the car. He reaches for his hairbrush and is shot dead by a white police officer, right in front of Starr's eyes.

Khalil is shot by Officer One-Fifteen, who treated her and Khalil abusively before killing Khalil.
Starr usually stays quiet when it comes to her people being shot by white police officers, however, will her attitude change towards speaking out since it is her childhood best friend that was gunned down by a white police officer? You will  have to read the book to find out. Did you think I was just going to give it all away?

I highly recommend this book to anyone who hasn't read it. You will NOT regret it!