In Chapter 8, we learn the woes of improper decapitation, learn something new about the Hogwarts caretaker, attend a death-day party, and see the first victim of the mysterious voice Harry heard. Let’s go! (I actually wrote this yesterday, or… Read More ›
Month: February 2019
Added to GoodReads – 2/11/19
Happy Monday, everyone! Welcome to my list of books added to my GoodReads list last week. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides – I’ve seen several people talking about this book, but Cleo at Cleopatra Loves Books shared a preview of this one…. Read More ›
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – Chapter 7 (#PotterheadReadAlong19)
Chapter 7 includes Quidditch practice, an unfortunate incident with Ron’s wand, an ugly incident of Muggle classism, and the upping of the stakes. Let’s go! It’s finally the weekend (both in the book and in real life right now –… Read More ›
Weekly Wrap-Up – 2/8/19
Oh boyo, am I glad it’s Friday! I only have a few plans this weekend, so I am hoping to relax for a bit. Maybe. Hopefully. Maybe get some gaming in. That would be nice. Reading progress this week was… Read More ›
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – Chapter 6 (#PotterheadReadAlong19)
In Chapter 6, we see Harry’s first day of class at Hogwarts and meet some new faces. Let’s go! There is a lot to unpack in this chapter, but one of the funniest things in the chapter (possibly the whole… Read More ›
Book Review: Throne of Glass
Title: Throne of Glass Author: Sarah J. Maas Genre: YA Fantasy Series: Throne of Glass #1 Edition: Ebook Blurb: After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien… Read More ›
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – Chapter 5 (#PotterheadReadAlong19)
Chapter 5 finally gets us to Hogwarts, but not in the way you would expect. Let’s go! The Weasleys remain the most wonderful people on the planet. They all celebrate the last day before school with a good meal and… Read More ›
WWW Wednesday 2/6/19
WWW Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Sam at Taking On a World of Words. Three questions, three answers. Let’s go! What are you currently reading? So many things! Well, not really, but it seems like a lot by… Read More ›
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – Chapter 4 (#PotterheadReadAlong19)
Welcome to Chapter 4! As always, there are spoilers afoot, so read at your own risk. Let’s start off with one of the saddest lines ever: What Harry found most unusual about life at Ron’s, however, wasn’t the talking mirror… Read More ›
Teaser Tuesday – 2/5/19
Teaser Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by The Purple Booker. Here are the rules if you want to play along: • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere… Read More ›
Life With No Plot 