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JANUARY
1. The Good Parents by Joan London (8/10)
2. The USA Book: A Journey Through America by Carla Zimmerman (8/10)
3. The Moonstone for our book group (8/10)
4. The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien - re-read/ LOTR readalong (7/10)
5. A Short History of Myth by Karen Armstrong (8/10)
6. Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan (7/10)
7. The Death of Grass by John Christopher (9/10)
8. At the Chime of a City Clock by D J Taylor

Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng. I really like this book, because it is funny and exciting. I think it's like the Tracy Beaker books because Molly Moon lives in an orphanage and so does Tracy Beaker, and they both want to be fostered or better... taken back home by their parents, but Molly Moon finds her hidden talent ... HYPNOTISM!!!

Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban is very good, it was really exciting as well. I don't like the werewolves though, and the beginning is too long, but I love the Harry Potter series anyway. My favourite character is Hermione Granger. I would love to read the rest of the series.

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Ratings
***** (10/10) - Truly exceptional with no niggles. A keeper, one to re-read.
****1/2 (9/10) – Also exceptional, a keeper too, but maybe a minor niggle stops it getting top marks.
**** (8/10) A super read – well-written; not necessarily a book I’d want to re-read but one I’d recommend to others.

***1/2 (7/10) Better than average, a mostly enjoyable read. Recommended but some reservations perhaps.
*** (6/10) Average, OK but maybe derivative or bitty.