Throwback Review Tuesdays! | Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling

Since it takes too long to make every, single review, I'll just be combining these into an extra long one. Hope you don't mind :)

Harry Potter

Author: J.K. Rowling
Publisher: Scholastic

Page Number: 1400

Genre: Fantasy
Publication Date: June 26, 1997 - July 21, 2007

Synopsis from Goodreads: (Book 1)
Harry Potter has never played a sport while flying on a broomstick. He's never worn a Cloak of Invisibility, befriended a giant, or helped hatch a dragon. All Harry knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley. Harry's room is a tiny cupboard under the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in ten years.

But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to a wonderful place he never dreamed existed. There he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic around every corner, but a great destiny that's been waiting for him... if Harry can survive the encounter.

My Review:
J.K. Rowling gave me my childhood. I GREW UP with these books. I was always that weirdo, with the big fat Harry Potter books, which sort of ruined my social life, but at least I knew I had Luna and Hermione to guide me through life. All these books are jam packed with plot twists, mythological creatures, amazing characters, breathtaking plots, interesting classes, and a story you'll never forget. 
Favorite Book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Least Favorite: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Final Rating: 

❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄

~Beatrice

Throwback Review Tuesdays | Champion by Marie Lu

Champion (Legend #3)

Author: Marie Lu
Publisher: Putnam Juvenille

Page Number: 369

Genre: Dystopian
Publication Date: November 5, 2013

Synopsis from Goodreads: 
He is a Legend.

She is a Prodigy.

Who will be Champion?

June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic—and each other—and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. June is back in the good graces of the Republic, working within the government’s elite circles as Princeps-Elect, while Day has been assigned a high-level military position.

But neither could have predicted the circumstances that will reunite them: just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic’s border cities. This new strain of plague is deadlier than ever, and June is the only one who knows the key to her country’s defense. But saving the lives of thousands will mean asking the one she loves to give up everything.

With heart-pounding action and suspense, Marie Lu’s bestselling trilogy draws to a stunning conclusion.
My Review:
Oh. My. Gods.

This book was absolutely gorgeous, I can't pick a favorite out of the three. Monday night, at 8:45 PM: "OH SHOOT I HAVE THAT THROWBACK TUESDAY THINGY. Oh dam, I have to read Champion."

12:05 AM Tuesday Morning: Finishes book.

This book flew threw so quickly. Jam-packed with action, romance, and everything. It was amazing.

I really...can't say anymore about sequels without spoiling anything...

SO I'LL JUST SAY I REALLY ENJOYED IT! :)

Final Rating: 

❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄

~Beatrice

Throwback Review Tuesdays | Prodigy by Marie Lu

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Prodigy (Legend #2)

Author: Marie Lu
Publisher: Putnam Juvenille

Page Number: 371

Genre: Dystopian
Publication Date: January 29, 2013

Synopsis from Goodreads: 
Injured and on the run, it has been seven days since June and Day barely escaped Los Angeles and the Republic with their lives. Day is believed dead having lost his own brother to an execution squad who thought they were assassinating him. June is now the Republic's most wanted traitor. Desperate for help, they turn to the Patriots - a vigilante rebel group sworn to bring down the Republic. But can they trust them or have they unwittingly become pawns in the most terrifying of political games





My Review:
I expected this book to be pretty good. It blew me away. Holy Hephaestus, this has GOT to be my favorite sequel. I remember picking this book up and being like, "Well, it's going to be good." and then, me reading it furiously, screaming, yelling, and sobbing. I never cry in books. Until I read Prodigy.

What I love most about the Legend trilogy is its simplistic writing that Lu manages to do, awfully well. June and Day are both pretty complex, and this book, you get to dive yourself into their minds once again. Beautiful. OMFG I SHIP THEM SO HARD. The ending though...

I can't write this review. Sorry. My soul is dying. *SOBBING*

Final Rating: 

❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄

~Beatrice

Throwback Review Tuesday | Legend by Marie Lu

Legend (Legend #1)

Author: Marie Lu
Publisher: Putnam Juvenille

Page Number: 305

Genre: Dystopian
Publication Date: April 29, 2011

Synopsis from Goodreads: 
From different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths...

Until June's brother is murdered, and Day becomes the prime suspect.

In a shocking turn of events, the two uncover what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths to which their country will go to keep its secrets.






My Review:
This is a throwback review, and I love all the throwback books I review. They're my absolute favorites. 
I loved Legend the moment I read the blurb.
Okay, maybe not that dramatic.
I picked up this book, judging it by the cover. I was interested in this book; it sounded pretty interesting and I had heard great things about it.
And I was right.
I dove into this book during class, got it taken away, got it back, and stayed up until what, 11 reading this book. 
It was worth it.
Both June and Day are role-models to me. They develop immensely in this trilogy.
June is the smartest, most badass, awesome character since Hermione Granger and Annabeth Chase.
In this book, I got the Hermione I was missing in previous dystopians I was reading.
She kicks so much ass, it's crazy.
And Day. Day is my motivation. My motivation to keep going through the day. 
He's gone through so much, and he just keeps on going.
"Each day means a new twenty-four hours. Each day means everything's possible again. You live in the moment, you die in the moment, you take it all one day at a time."
How amazing and motivating is that?
I love Marie Lu's writing. It's so simplistic, but descriptive and gorgeous at the same time. 
This book is my dystopian soul. I love this book. It brought me to tears, which never happens. 

Final Rating: 

❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄

~Beatrice