Title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Author: JK Rowling Genre: YA fantasy ISBN: 9780545010221 Length: 749 pages (I didn’t read the epilogue, this time around) Published: 2007 Source: personal collection Rating: 5/5 Challenges/Resolutions: Harry Potter Reading Marathon Reason for Reading: I’m participating in Shannon’s Harry Potter Reading Marathon, and the book for December is Deathly Hallows. Summary (from [...]
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows {re-read}
Posted by Kristie on December 30, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/12/30/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-re-read/
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling
Title: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Author: JK Rowling Genre: fiction ISBN: 9780439785969 Length: 652 pages Published: 2005 Source: personal collection Rating: 5/5 Reason for Reading: The ongoing Harry Potter Reading Marathon hosted by Shannon at Giraffe Days. Summary (from Goodreads): After months of frenzied anticipation and wild speculation about the identity of the Half-Blood Prince, the [...]
Posted by Kristie on November 22, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince-by-jk-rowling/
Readers Imbibing in Peril VI Wrap-Up
As it is October 31st–also Halloween–it is the end of RIP VI. The RIP VI challenge is to read books of a spooky nature, running from September 1st to October 31st. Hosted by Stainless Steel Droppings. I have signed up for Peril the Second, in which I must read TWO spooky books. 1. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 2. Miss Peregrine’s Home [...]
Posted by Kristie on October 31, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/readers-imbibing-in-peril-vi-wrap-up/
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling
“Size is no guarantee of power.” Title: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Author: JK Rowling Genre: YA fantasy ISBN: 9780439358071 Length: 870 pages Published: 2003 Source: personal collection Rating: 5/5 Resolutions/Challenges: Harry Potter Read-a-Long, hosted by Shannon and Giraffe Days. Reason for Reading: The Harry Potter Read-a-Long is my excuse to reread the entire Harry [...]
Posted by Kristie on October 28, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/10/28/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix-by-jk-rowling/
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Title: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Author: Ransom Riggs Genre: fiction with elements of the magical, but not so very sci-fi/fantasy ISBN: 9781594744769 Length: 349 pages Published: 2011 Source: personal collection (a birthday present from my friend, Kirsta) Rating: 5/5 Resolutions/Challenges: Readers Imbibing in Peril (RIP) VI Challenge, hosted by Stainless Steel Droppings. Reason for Reading: While searching [...]
Posted by Kristie on October 15, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/10/15/miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar-children-by-ransom-riggs/
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Title: Rebecca Author: Daphne du Maurier Genre: fiction (suspense) ISBN: 9780380730407 Length: 386 pages Published: 1938 Source: public library Rating: 3/5 Resolutions/Challenges: Readers Imbibing in Peril VI Challenge Reason for Reading: I meant to read this last year for the RIP V Challenge, but didn’t have time to read more than I did. Summary (from Goodreads): “Last night I [...]
Posted by Kristie on October 10, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/10/10/rebecca-by-daphne-du-maurier/
BBW 2011 Read: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
~~Banned Books Week (BBW) 2011 takes place September 24th-October 1st~~ Title: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Author: JK Rowling Genre: YA fantasy ISBN: 9780439139601 Length: 734 pages Published: 2000 Source: personal collection Rating: 5/5 Resolutions/Challenges: Harry Potter Reading Marathon 2011 hosted by Shannon at Giraffe Days Here is Shannon’s post about Goblet of Fire. Here are two more [...]
Posted by Kristie on September 30, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/bbw-2011-read-harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire-by-jk-rowling/
Readers Imbibing in Peril (RIP) VI
Last year, I took place in a challenge hosted by Stainless Steel Droppings called Readers Imbibing in Peril (or RIP), which takes place from September 1st through October 31st. To make things simpler for myself, this is what I wrote last year about the challenge: According to Carl, this is what the RIP Challenge is [...]
Posted by Kristie on September 2, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/readers-imbibing-in-peril-rip-vi/
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (re-read)
“‘You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us?’” Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Author: JK Rowling Genre: children/YA fiction (fantasy) ISBN: 078073007998 Length: 435 pages Published: 1999 Source: personal collection Rating: re-read Resolutions/Challenges: Harry Potter Read-a-Long Reason for Reading: Not only is this my favorite book/movie of the Harry Potter series, but I am [...]
Posted by Kristie on August 13, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/08/13/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban-re-read/
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling (reread)
“It’s our choices, Harry, that show what we really are…” Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Author: JK Rowling Genre: children’s/YA fantasy ISBN: 9780439064873 Length: 341 pages Published: 1999 Source: personal collection Rating: 5/5 Resolutions/Challenges: Harry Potter Reading Marathon 2011 hosted by Shannon at Giraffe Days (here is a link to her review post) (Here’s a link to my [...]
Posted by Kristie on July 17, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-by-jk-rowling-reread/
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