Book Review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was written by J.K. Rowling.  It is the eighth story in the series.  This book reads like a play.  It was a little difficult to get into at first because of that, but after a few pages, the reading went much smoother.

This book takes place nineteen years after the last book left off.  Many things have changed, but not the old trios friendship.

Harry and Ginny (Ron's sister) are married with three children.   Ron and Hermione are married with one daughter.  Harry Potter and Hermione now work for the Ministry of Magic.

The book starts out at the train station.  Harry's middle child, Albus, is starting his first year at Hogwarts.  Albus worries he will be placed in Slytherin.  Once he arrives at school, to his surprise and everyone else's, the hat places him in Slytherin.  It also places Scorpius, Malfoy's son, in Slytherin.  Albus and Scorpius become best friends.  There are rumors that Scorpius is really Voldemort's son and not Malfoy's.

The years go by and Albus is nothing like his father, Harry Potter.  He can't seem to get the spells right.  He dislikes his Father because he will always be in his shadow.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Magic, finds a time turner.  They hide it to keep it from getting into the wrong hands.

Rumors of the time turner get around.  Cedric's father comes to Harry Potter pleading to get to use the time turner to go back and save his son.  Albus overhears this and wonders why Harry does not want to help.

Albus decides to take things into his own hands.  With Scorpius's help, they steal the time turner from Hermione's office and go back in time to right a wrong that Harry made and save Cedrick.  Things do not go as planned.  Albus and Scorpius only make things worse.

They go back in time again to fix their mistake, but make things even worst than before.  In this new realm, Albus doesn't exist and Ron and Hermione are not married and Voldemort rules their world.

Now it is up to Scorpius to save the world.  He does fix everything.  Everything goes back to normal, but a girl that they have befriended, Delphi, wants the time turner and has her own evil plans for it.

She gets ahold of the time turner and takes all three of them back in time to the day Harry Potters parents were killed.  We find out that she is Lord Voldemort's daughter and she is trying to save her father and make him the ruler again.

Albus and Scorpius send a message to Harry in the future to come save them.  Harry, Ginny, Hermione, Ron and Malfoy come upon another time turner and go back to save the boys.

There is a big battle between the wizards, Voldemort and Delphi.  Our heroes end up winning the battle without changing their future.  Things are corrected and everything is good in their world again when they arrive back in their present and Harry and Scorpius form a bond.

I thought this was a great book!  I can't wait to see the movie to see how similar it is to the book.  It was a very easy read.  I recommend Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Book Review: The Weekenders by Mary Kay Andrews

Mary Kay Andrews is a New York Times Bestselling author of Beach Town.  The Weekenders is her most recent novel.

Riley Griggs and her daughter, Maggy, are returning to Belle Isle, North Carolina for the Summer as she always does, but this Summer will be different than any other.  Her husband is supposed to meet them on the ferry, but he does not show up.  This was the weekend they were going to tell their daughter that they were getting a divorce.   

Riley and her daughter make their way to their house on the island to find that all the locks have been changed and a foreclosure notice was left on the front door.  Riley is fuming!  First her husband did not show up, then the foreclosure that she knew nothing about.  

Riley and Maggy stay with Riley's mother, Evelyn,  while she figures out what to do next, but the next morning, they get a visit from the sheriff to let them know that Wendell Griggs, Riley's husband, was found dead in the water by the dock with a pretty bad blow to the back of his head.  

Over time, we come to find out that Wendell had blackmailed Riley's family members into giving him money for the business that Riley's father had handed down to him.  He was planning to transform the island from a sanctuary to a vacation destination, which a lot of people were against.  

Over time, a lot of secrets come out about islanders dealings with Wendell and an old flame pops back into the picture for Riley.  

Throughout the story, Riley is trying to figure out who killed Wendell and what happened to their finances.  In the end, I was surprised to find out who killed him and you will be too!

This is one of those books that I couldn't put down.  It was an easy and fascinating read.  I really enjoyed the characters and the plot.  I thought someone else might have been the killer up until the very end.  I highly recommend this book!

Sweet Potato Queens' Guide To Raising Children For Fun and Profit

Jill Conner Browne is a New York Times Bestselling author who has written a series of books by the title Sweet Potato Queen.

I had been reading a lot of how-to books and decided I needed a break. I perished the Humor section and found this book.

 I had always wanted to read a Sweet Potato Queen book. I'm glad I decided to borrow this book because it was a nice, easy to read funny book. I finished the book in a week!

The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Raising Children for Fun and Profit is hilarious! She tells it like it is and she even talks about things that you would only ever think about, but not want to bring up in public.

If you want to read a funny, tell it like it is book about raising kids, than this is the book for you!

Right now, Amazon has the new version of The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Raising Children for Fun and Profit On Sale for 95 cents used or $9.18 new!

Crazy, Sexy Diet by Kris Carr

Book Review: Crazy Sexy Diet: Eat Your Veggies, Ignite Your Spark, and Live Like You Mean It!

By Kris Carr

Kris Carr is an author, motivational speaker and wellness coach.  She has written two other books: Crazy, Sexy Cancer Tips and Crazy Sexy Cancer Survivor.

When Kris found out she had incurable cancer, she decided to take matters into her own hands.  She researched everything she could on cancer and found that you can prevent, cure and slow down cancer or most other ailments with a healthy diet, exercise and less stress.  


In Chapter 1, This is Your Wake-up Call - Pick up Gorgeous, Kris became Vegan after researching cures for cancer.  She cut out all meat, eggs and dairy. 


In Chapter 2, pHabulous, she goes over pH levels in your blood and how to test it at home.  You want your alkaline levels to be higher than your acidic levels.  She shows you which foods are more alkaline and why it is healthy.  She also shows why most fad diets are dangerous and should only be used short-term.  


In Chapter 3, Cupcakes, Coffee & Cocktails, she talks about sugar and what it does after it enters your body.  She also talks about Celiac disease and Gluten-sensitivity.


In Chapter 4, Tushie & Milk Mustaches, she shows that people were are made to be herbivores.  We have teeth like herbivores and a slower digestive tract.  When eating meat, we slow down our system even more, which could cause health problems.  Kris then gives us examples of things that we can eat instead of meat to give us protein.


In Chapter 5, Go with your gut, She talks about why it is important to not plug up your system and how to get things moving.  


In Chapter 6, Make juice, not war, she writes about different juicers and the ingredients and which ingredients are best to use.  


In Chapter 7, God pod glow, she covers meditation, stressing less, exercise, yoga, neti-pots and massage.


In Chapter 8, Getting Started, She shows you how to purge your kitchen of unhealthy foods and restock with healthy foods.


In Chapter 9, Crazy Sexy Supplements, she covers probiotics, vitamins and minerals that help you to become healthier.


In Chapter 10, Let the adventure cleanse begin, She gives you a detailed 21-day cleanse schedule you can follow to detox your body. 

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia.

Book Review: Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia


By Elizabeth Gilbert


Elizabeth Gilbert is a #1 New York Times Bestselling Author.  Elizabeth worked as a journalist at GQ for 5 years.

Other books Elizabeth has written are: Pilgrims, Stern Men and The Last American Man.

At the beginning of this book, Elizabeth is going through a nasty divorce and has fallen into a deep depression.  She decides that she has to change something, so she decides to find joy in life by going on a spiritual quest through 3  countries in one year.


First, Elizabeth visits Italy for four months.  There she tries to find pleasure through food and beautiful scenery and language.  Next, Elizabeth visits India for another four months.  There she tries to find devotion through meditation and yoga while staying at an Ashram.  Lastly, she visits the Indonesian Island of Bali to find balance between wordly enjoyment and divine transcendence.  There she works with an old medicine man, but finds more than she expected on the island.  

I  give this a 8 out of 10 if you are looking for something inspiring and witty to read. 

Book Review: Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang

Book Review: Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang

by Chelsea Handler

Chelsea Handler is a #1 New York Times Bestselling Author.  She is also the star of her own show on E!, Chelsea Lately.

Other books Chelsea has written are: Are You There, Vodka?  It's Me, Chelsea and My Horizontal Life.

This book is hilarious and very easy to read!  I couldn't stop laughing a few times while reading the book.  Chelsea is a born prankster.  She talks about everything from learning to masturbate when she was eight years old to tricking her boyfriend into thinking that she accidentally killed a dog at a party and bringing him to the funeral on the Santa Monica Pier.  Nobody is safe in this book, especially not her Dad who is a bit of a social misfit.

I  give this a 10 out of 10 if you are looking for something funny to read.