Day’s fourth chapter begins with Day walking through the streets incognito, his disguise consisting of a pair of army issue pants that their host for the night had given him, a plain shirt, a cap pulled down over his face,… Read More ›
Chapter-A-Long
CHAPTER-A-LONG: Legend – June 3
Hoping back into the world of Legend, checking back in with June. I feel so awful for her. She has lost her brother, the one remaining family member she has. It’s absolutely tragic. An interesting note is that Commander Jameson has… Read More ›
CHAPTER-A-LONG: Legend – Day 3
This chapter starts up with Day having a dream about his family. You would think that would be something sweet and heartwarming, especially given that he misses them so much. But you would be wrong. The whole dream is filled… Read More ›
CHAPTER-A-LONG: Legend – June 2
In most dystopian stories, especially the ones I’ve read in YA, there are two distinct sides. You have the authoritarian bad guys who oppress the masses (ie the “bad guys”) and you have the downtrodden yet plucky rebels who are… Read More ›
CHAPTER-A-LONG: Legend – Day 2
We’ve switched back over to Day’s point of view for this chapter. Since the chapters don’t have numbers, I’m just notating the number for the character. This is Day’s second chapter. It’s a but of a clunky way to do… Read More ›
CHAPTER-A-LONG: Legend – June 1
Today we get to meet our second main character in Legend: June Iparis. June is a student at Drake University. She describes herself as a prodigy, so I’m guessing she’s younger than most of the other students. I’m also guessing that it’s… Read More ›
CHAPTER-A-LONG: Legend – Day 1
Hey everyone! Welcome to my brand new Chapter-A-Long project, where I dive into Legend by Marie Lu! This book has been on my TBR for a long time now, although I don’t know much about it. It’s a YA dystopian tale,… Read More ›
Some thoughts about my Chapter-A-Long Project . . .
Sometimes we just can’t have nice things. As longtime followers of the blog know, I have been reading the Harry Potter series for my Chapter-A-Long project. It started last year with the #PotterheadReadAlong19 hosted by Noura at The Perks of… Read More ›
CHAPTER-A-LONG: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – Chapter 20
Chapter 20 – Lord Voldemort’s Request Quick side note: I’m considering trying to do these posts more times each week. They take a long time to do, but also, at this rate, it will take me well over a year… Read More ›
CHAPTER-A-LONG: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – Chapter 19
Chapter 19: Elf Tails We pick up with Ron in the hospital wing, having survived whatever was in the drink that Slughorn gave him. I wonder, did anyone who read this the first time think that Slughorn had poisoned Ron… Read More ›
Life With No Plot 