1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?I'm in Atlanta, GA!2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?Hmm, probably...The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, by Holly Black.3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?I'm sending my fiance, Brad, to the store and hoping he'll bring me back… Continue reading Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon October 2019 Opening Survey
Book Riot Feelings Vomit
Okay y'all, I've tried to write this post approximately 7216496578375294658 times and I think if I keep waiting for it to be perfect I'll never publish it. So, here's my emotional puke for you to wade through. First, a few quick and dirty definitions: Book Riot: a bookish media site that has built its image… Continue reading Book Riot Feelings Vomit
March Happenings
Happy March! There's a lot of book and book-adjacent stuff happening this month, so let's jump right in! March is National Women's History Month! While this may seem like an easy thing to observe, I want to challenge that idea. Think for a minute about the women who come to mind when I say "women's… Continue reading March Happenings
Chapter Seventeen: The Man with Two Faces
Topic: LoveAs I write this, my cat is sitting in my lap purring her butt off, so I am feeling the love right now. It's all over the place in this chapter! Quirrel and Voldemort's love of power. Harry's love for his parents. James and Lily's - specifically Lily's - love for Harry, echoing through… Continue reading Chapter Seventeen: The Man with Two Faces
Chapter Sixteen: Through the Trapdoor
Topic: DestinyAnd so it begins, Harry's destiny of having Bigger Shit to deal with. You know, rereading at 25, it's utterly chilling and heartbreaking to me that a child of eleven is starting a six-year journey toward avenging his parents' murder and ending a war. We see him take his first and neverending stand against darkness. We… Continue reading Chapter Sixteen: Through the Trapdoor
Chapter Fifteen: The Forbidden Forest
Topic: RegretKids always regret getting caught in their shenanigans! Draco, Harry, Hermione, and Neville are certainly all regretting that they were caught - though, honestly, I don't think any of them regret what they were doing. Harry and Hermione were helping Hagrid. Neville was trying to help Harry and Hermione. Draco was trying to get… Continue reading Chapter Fifteen: The Forbidden Forest
Chapter Fourteen: Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback
Topic: RebellionThe low-hanging fruit here is Hagrid's rebellion against Wizarding law to hatch a dragon egg and attempt to keep it as a pet, as well as the Trio's stealing out in the dead of night to hand off Norbert to Charlie. However, I think there are some smaller rebellions going on as well -… Continue reading Chapter Fourteen: Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback
Chapter Thirteen: Nicolas Flamel
Topic: HopeThis chapter starts off pretty hopeless, actually. Harry is a haunted by the Mirror and they still have no idea who Flamel is. Then, on top of that, Snape (still presumed to be murderous, always known to hate Harry) is going to ref the next Quidditch match. Things turn around a little, though, when… Continue reading Chapter Thirteen: Nicolas Flamel
Chapter Twelve: The Mirror of Erised
Topic: White PrivilegeI'll admit, I had no idea what I was going to find to talk about on this topic (for the record, I am white myself, and can't always see my privilege, though I'm working on it). Admittedly, a lot of white privilege centers on the socioeconomic, and Ron and Harry (the main players… Continue reading Chapter Twelve: The Mirror of Erised
Chapter Eleven: Quidditch
Topic: GoalsAvoiding the extremely obvious sports/goals thing, there are still a lot of goals to talk about! It’s Harry’s first Quidditch game, and he doesn’t want to play poorly or let his teammates down - his goal is to win, and do it well. His friends’ goal is to support him, and then when his… Continue reading Chapter Eleven: Quidditch
The Wicked Bookworm 