magic

  • The magic of reading!

    What do you find magical about reading? What makes a book worth reading to you? Reading, to me, allows me to get away from the stress. Now, I don’t have anything stressful at home (not that I find stressful anyway) but I do have some stress at work. When I come home from a long…

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  • What is your most favorite thing about Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Why do you like that aspect over the other things? I would say it would have to be the library for me. You’re probably thinking, “Well that was obvious”. I can’t help myself. I can spend all day at the library or…

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  • {Note: This book is definitely mature audiences only! You shouldn’t read this to your children and you shouldn’t read this if you’re squeamish.} I finished reading this recently on my Kindle Fire. This book wasn’t what I thought it was going to be but I’m not saying that the storyline was bad. I was thinking…

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  • I had heard a lot about this book and decided to give it a go. It supposedly won the Nebula Award in 2017. Yeah, I know, I know….I’m a little late to getting around to this novel. I wasn’t sure what to think of this novel before I started reading it. I read the synopsis…

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  • One of my favorites as a kid was “The Indian in the Cupboard” by Lynne Reid Banks. When I was in school, I read it around 5th or 6th grade. A young boy name Omri receives a plastic Indian figure from his friend as a birthday present. He also receives a small cupboard from his…

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  • Looking forward to….

    Finally…..we get a release date and the cover art for the illustrated edition of the 4th installment of the Harry Potter series, Goblet of Fire. The release date is October 8, 2019 (according to Amazon) and you can view the cover art below. I have been collecting each copy of the illustrated editions ever since…

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  • If you are a Harry Potter fan like I am, here are a few books below that I’ve read that you would probably find enjoyable. The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle by Janet Fox = This is one of the books that I read earlier this year and I enjoyed it quit a bit. I…

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