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Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, & Rupert Grint My Review: Oooooh Harry Potter, always getting yourself into trouble!  This time, Harry is mysteriously and illegally entered into the Tri-Wizard Tournament – which he shouldn’t be able to enter as he is not yet 17.  This proves to be problematic both from the tournament perspective, and personally, [… Read More]

Title: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Scholastic Genre: Fantasy Pages: 759 How I Read It: Paperback purchased by me Synopsis: As the novel begins, Harry, Ron and Hermione are on the run from Lord Voldemort, whose minions of Death Eaters have not only taken control of the Minister of Magic but have begun to systematically — [… Read More]

Title: Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Scholastic Genre: YA Fantasy Pages: 652 How I Read It: Paperback purchased by me Synopsis: The war against Voldemort is not going well; even Muggle governments are noticing.  Hermione scans the obituary pages of the Daily Prophet, looking for familiar names.  Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of [… Read More]

Title: Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks Genre: YA Fantasy Pages: 870 How I Read It: Paperback purchased by me Synopsis: There is a door at the end of a silent corridor.  And it’s haunting Harry Potter’s dreams.  Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming in terror? [… Read More]

Book 5: Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix Synopsis: There is a door at the end of a silent corridor, and it’s haunting Harry Potter’s dreams. Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming in terror? Here are just a few of the things on Harry’s mind: • [… Read More]

Book 4: Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire Synopsis: Harry Potter is back in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and this time, the magic gets out of hand! First, imagine if you will, the sleepy but mysterious village of Little Hangleton, and what happened at the Riddle House. No, [… Read More]

Book 3: Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban Synopsis: J. K. Rowling continues to bewitch readers everywhere with the third book in her magical Potter series, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Harry’s ongoing exploits, along with those of his contemporaries, teachers, and relatives, are as imaginative, entertaining, and mysterious as ever. For [… Read More]

Book 1: Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets How I Read It: Audiobook & movie comparison My Thoughts: I originally read and reviewed this book back in December, so I listened to the audio book again.  My review can be found here. I don’t really have much to add to that particular review, but [… Read More]

Book 1: Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone How I Read It: Audiobook & movie comparison My Thoughts: I originally read this book back in October, and rather than rereading again so soon, I decided to listen to the audiobook instead.  If you would like to read my review from the first time around, please [… Read More]

I recently started reading the Harry Potter series for the first time, and I’ve received a lot of comments from folks who have read the series and want to read it again, and even some like me who are taking their first steps into the Wizarding World.  This got me thinking – wouldn’t it be [… Read More]