Woohoo, it’s Hype or Like Friday again! This meme and Goodreads group were created by myself, Jill @ Rant and Rave Books, and Britt @ Geronimo Reads. To join our group and find out more information about what it’s all about, please go to our Goodreads page HERE.
October’s BOTM is Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. The weekly topics this month are whichever ones we want to choose from a list of ideas that our members came up with. They are all so much fun! Also, today was supposed to be a review for the BOTM, but I’d already read like 3 years ago and didn’t have time for a reread this month. So if you’re interested, I gave it 4 stars on Goodreads. Instead, I’ll be doing another topic this week. Enjoy!
RULES:
- Answer the weekly discussion topic.
- Optional: Discuss your chosen hyped book of the week.
- Optional: Talk about your progress on the BOTM.
TOPIC OF THE WEEK (that I chose): Magical Reads – Halloween makes me think of magic and witches. So here’s a list of some books that center around witches and magic!
The Half Bad Trilogy by Sally Green
This is such a unique take on a witches story and is a really great trilogy. It tackles the grey area of good and bad pretty well for YA. I was surprised how dark it got in certain parts but I think that made it more realistic. You can read my reviews for it HERE and HERE.
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Obviously, I can’t leave out our favorite “worst Chosen One ever”! I mean, this story is about a wizard and his adventures at Watford, School of Magic. You can read my review of it HERE.
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Because there’s a wizard, full of a creepy magical forest that is basically alive and homicidal. What more do you need?! You can find my review for this book HERE.
The Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling
This one doesn’t even need a reason.
How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather
This book is my current read. Don’t ask me what it’s about because I won’t actually start it until tonight. I just know it has something to do with the descendants of the victims of the Salem Witch Trials. The perfect read for Halloween weekend, obviously.
The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness
This trilogy is one of my all-time favorite general fiction series. It’s got witches, vampires, time-travel, and some seriously scientific moments that will get any science and math nerds all excited. It gets a lot of mixed reactions from people, but I love it and have no shame in saying so.
What are some of your favorite magical, witchery reads? Have you read any from my list? What are you reading this Halloween weekend?
Wonderfilled Reads 
I keep meaning to read Deborah Harkness, but have never quite got there. It might be the time to give the first book a chance 😊. ***slowly moves book 1 nearer to top of TBR***
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Yes, I highly recommend it! It’s not action packed like a YA paranormal would be but it’s still very fun anyways. I hope you enjoy it! ☺️
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Wonderful choices! I haven’t read the Half Bad trilogy, but it sounds like something I’d like – I love book that explore the gray area between good vs. evil. I’ve also heard all these wonderful things about Uprooted! It’s pretty cheap in Book Depository… maybe I should just buy it before reading it (which I never do)!
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Thank you! And I definitely recommend Half Bad. I wasn’t expecting much and ended up being pleasantly surprised by how mature it was… And Uprooted is just a beautiful story! 😊
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I almost bought How To Hang A Witch at BAM and decided to wait for Amazon. I swear almost every book is cheaper on Amazon. I still need to read the Half Bad series. It sounds awesome! 🙂
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*Sees Carry On, runs away* I still don’t understand the love this book received. I guess it’s like with Me Before You, there’s something wrong with me, haha! I wanna read How to Hang a Witch, it sounds really good.
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Haha! I just found it really amusing. The satire was so obvious that I couldn’t help but laugh at it. But everyone has different tastes lol!
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