Books I Read in April 2021

Hello everybody! How has your April been? I hope it has seen you well.

I’m back with a monthly ‘Books I read in…’ post.

DISCLAIMER: May include SPOILERS! Read at your own risk!

1) ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ by J.K. Rowling.

Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark lord’s return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort’s savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time.

Started: 04/03/2021. Finished: 19/04/2021

I loved it! Not my favourite from the series but I genuinely really enjoyed it. The only thing I didn’t like was that it is a very long book (800 PAGES!). It was actually the longest book I’ve ever read so to finish it was a huge achievement for me as it was very daunting.

I think some parts within the book were quite unnecessary like constantly going through their classes and homework etc.

Also… I HATE Umbridge! She’s just so annoying. Mcgonagall was, however, one of my favourite characters in this book. I loved her attitude. It was nice to see it directed at somebody other than the kids for once. I like that, in this book, we see that the kids (Harry, Ron, Hermione etc.) have grown up a bit and have started to understand the bigger picture of the world a bit.

Saddest Part: Sirius’ death.
Happiest Part: During the DA meetings and when Harry brought out the interview in ‘The Quibbler’ which made more poeple believe him.
Most Interesting Part: Dumbledore coming clean to harry at the end.

RATING: 4/5.

2) ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ by J.K. Rowling.

“There it was, hanging in the sky above the school: the blazing green skull with a serpent tongue, the mark Death Eaters left behind whenever they had entered a building… wherever they had murdered…” When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shrivelled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself is not safe. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark Mark: there is a Death Eater amongst them. Harry will need powerful magic and true friends as he explores Voldemort’s darkest secrets, and Dumbledore prepares him to face his destiny…

Started: 24/04/2021. Finished: –

I haven’t finished this book yet so it will be included in my ‘Books I Read in May 2021’ post.

As you may know from my ‘Life Lately’ post, this month has been very busy for me so I have only managed to read one book but everything seems to be calming down now and I finish school at the end of May so hopefully I can read more.

What books did you read in April? Which was your favourite? Let me know in the comments, I would love to hear!

I hope you have a great April!

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Thank you for reading,Paige.