panIndiscriminate killing and junior-high boy humor can not be offset by the presence of a cat. The frantic pace and lack of character made this the only book I will be reading by this author. It is the first in a series so don‘t expect a resolution.
pickI have conflicting feelings towards this. I thought the story was fascinating with lots of tension. But the writing style was too scientific for me. There were a lot of in depth explanations that I couldn‘t understand and felt that I didn‘t need to understand to enjoy the story. Still I would give this a “pick”.
pickI would‘ve loved this book even more as a child (I‘ve been a medieval nerd my entire life). Young Crispin must make his way in the world during a frightening time. When he meets a stranger in an abandoned village destroyed by the plague, his life changes in a way he never imagined.
pickWhen the Harry Potter books first came out, I was in my 30s, child-free, and saw no point in reading a children‘s book, so apart from marvelling at the phenomenal success of the books, I mostly ignored them.
Now, I‘m in my 50s, still child free, and, having enjoyed the Cormorant Strike series, decided to read the first HP book, just to see what it was like…. And now I‘ve just finished book 7.
This is as good as I hoped it would be! ???? Ϟ ❾¾ ⚯͛ △⃒⃘ #audiobook #notaphase #harrypotter #ravenclaw
Recent acquisition for our personal library.
We already had this title, but I replaced it with this fun Puffin Classics edition.
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl #2025reads
Reading today, another short by Poe. I‘ve only known a couple of his poems and really like the rhythm that runs through them, I‘m finding this rhythm is also in his shorts. This is the third story I will be reading by Edgar Allan Poe.
Not exactly "festive" reading!
