I won’t recount all the ways I love the Harry Potter books, but I will say that after having read this, I want to go back and read the series again. Barely a month after finishing it for probably the fifth time. My love for this world, and these characters, is indelible. Needless to say, I highly anticipated Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Don’t mistake my delayed review as lack of enjoyment or diminished excitement – I did everything I could to savor these pages. […]
The Rory Gilmore Problem
I had 2 different reactions to this book. I couldn’t put it down. Then I thought about it. As I read it, I loved it. I finished in a day. The story and characters and situations all felt very relateable. Plus, who doesn’t love a straightforward happy ending for a likable heroine? But then again, there was a disconnect between the realism and the fantasy. The heroine Cath is believable introverted, geeky first-semester college student who we follow through the ups and downs of her […]
4,100 pages of perpetual youth.
I read these books last month, but wanted to save them to celebrate my Cannonball. When I was a teenager, I thought I read a lot. But I don’t think I ever read 40 books in a year before. Last year, reading mostly historical biographies, I only made it to 29 (my goal was 12, though). So I didn’t expect to really be able to make it this year. So I’m pleasantly surprised that I was able to make it in approximately six months. So, […]
“It is my mercy, and not yours, that matters now.”
During the decade in which the Harry Potter series was published I was a college student, a new nurse, a young bride, a new homeowner, and finally, a mother. What I was NOT was someone committed to thousands of pages of a single series. Obviously, from the tremendous buzz, I knew I was missing out. But in the hours spent in the rocking chair while reading to my new daughter, I made a decision. When she turned 8, we’d start reading it together. I wouldn’t […]