Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter can’t wait for his holidays with the dire Dursleys to end. But a small, self-punishing house-elf warns Harry of m… Read More
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling - When the Quidditch World Cup is disrupted by Voldemort’s rampaging supporters and the terrifying Dark Mark appears against the nig… Read More
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (bought) - WARNING! This whole review is full of spoilers. Read no further if you're yet to read Deathly Hallows and don't want it spoilt… Read More
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling - As the Dark Lord’s sinister forces amass, a spirit of gloom and fear is sweeping the land. Harry Potter waits nervously in his… Read More
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter is furious that he is stuck at the Dursleys’ house for the summer, when he suspects that Voldemort is gathering… Read More
The concept of the savior or “chosen one” is divisive, however, for many a fantasy series, it has been at the center of complete sagas. Fantasy series, similar to other forms of… Read More
The advent of Kindle was preceded by ebooks which necessitated the development of an ebook reader. The digitalization of books created a huge market for authors, where anyone who knew how to… Read More
The Memory Lingers On
– by Christine Maria Kenngott –
Three times he said “I love you” and I didn’t notice. Not till later. Days later, even, when I woul… Read More
Today, I thought I'd talk about the way I read. Back before I fell in love with reading, it was such a chore. I hated it. Words on a page that go on and on and on. It was so boring. I couldn… Read More
On Fate, Destiny and Prophecy in BooksThis post contains affiliate links.Titles marked with an asterisk (*) were gifted to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.Today I want t… Read More
President Biden's Sole Administration Pick to Fail in making it through Senate Confirmation has landed a Gig in the White House.
Neera Tanden, whose Nomination for Office of Management and… Read More
Writing Craft Article by Karen S. Wiesner Based on Writing Blurbs that Sizzle--And Sell! by Karen S. Wiesner Blurbs Series, Part 2: Series Blurbs This is the second of six posts focus… Read More
Of Arcs and Standalones, Part 2: Series Arcs This is the eighth of fifteen posts dealing with surprising things I learned in the course of writing a science fiction series. Last week, we est… Read More
“The boy who lived.”
Those were the words that marked Harry Potter in the wizarding world, even before he realised how famous he was or for what reason. Everyone still remem… Read More