My holiday readathon of Harry Potter lasted a little longer than anticipated, so Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows became the first book I read in the New Year. This review will be short because I haven't had much time to write and reflect with the post-holiday funk I'm feeling and work and all of …
The beast is conquered! The longest and most convoluted of the Harry Potter books, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, chose a terrible time to be my current read: I started it the weekend before Thanksgiving, and the holiday season, working, and a death in the family all arrived very shortly after so …
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This installment has far and away been my favorite of the Harry Potter series, and no small part of that is the introduction of Remus Lupin and Sirius Black. Since they're my favorite ever, ever, ever, I'll spend almost the whole post talking about them and then add a few observations at the end! A …
Happy Harry Potter read-athon! Today marks the official beginning of my holiday read-through of the Harry Potter series! I kicked it off unofficially by watching Freeform's Harry Potter weekend (I watched the last three movies twice last weekend, and it didn't get old!) and by crafting some fun HP inspired goodies, which I will share …
Immediately after the bell struck midnight on Halloween night, Christmas awoke from its year long slumber. I'm not joking, there were Christmas trees cropping up where mere hours ago a jack-o-lantern was standing sentry. I think we have this discussion as a society every year, but I'll say it again -- I think Christmas came …
