Harry Potter Moment of the Week (146)

Harry Potter Moment of the Week is a meme hosted by Uncorked Thoughts and Lunar Rainbows Reviews. The aim of this meme is to share with fellow bloggers a character, spell, chapter, object or quote from the books/films/J. K. Rowling herself or anything Potter related! A list of upcoming topics can be found here.

This week's topic is:
Which Books Would You Recommend to Ginny?

I LOVE pushing my favorite books on other people, even when they're fictional, lol. For Ginny, I tried to got with some badass heroines—just like her.

• Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas: Ginny, meet Aelin. Aelin, meet Ginny. XD
• Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead: I think Ginny would appreciate MC Rose Hathaway's no-nonsense approach to . . . everything.
• Shades of Magic by V.E. Schwab: Shades of Magic's Lila Bard loves adventure, the more dangerous the better. And who wouldn't be fascinated by Kell's many-sided coat?
• The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater: Uh, because I recommend this series to EVERYONE? XD

Fandom Mashups (74)

Fandom Mashups is a feature hosted by Lunar Rainbows Reviews. There's a different scenario each week, and you choose a "dream team" of five characters from five different fandoms whom you think are best suited for the situation.

This week's topic is:
You've become famous! *hair flip* Who do you want as part of your entourage?

Being an introvert, I've always wanted my own entourage, lol. It would be cool, though, to hang out with this crew:

1. Aelin (Throne of Glass): She's one of the most badass characters ever, so of course I'd want her by my side. No one would ever mess with us!
2. Harry Potter: Um, because he's Harry Potter? XD
3. Cole St. Clair (The Wolves of Mercy Falls): Here's a guy who absolutely loves the spotlight, and he's more than welcome to take all of it for himself, lol.
4. Tony Stark: Another guy who loves fame and who can also deflect attention away from me.
5. Gansey (The Raven Cycle): I want Gansey in my entourage because 1) I love him and 2) I'm going for an entourage within an entourage, hoping that he'll convince Blue, Ronan, Adam, and Noah (and Henry) to join up as well.

Harry Potter Moment of the Week (145)

Harry Potter Moment of the Week is a meme hosted by Uncorked Thoughts and Lunar Rainbows Reviews. The aim of this meme is to share with fellow bloggers a character, spell, chapter, object or quote from the books/films/J. K. Rowling herself or anything Potter related! A list of upcoming topics can be found here.

This week's topic is:
Would You Rather Hang Out with Dean or Seamus?

I remember either watching a documentary or reading somewhere that JKR had written a backstory for Dean that didn't make it into the books. I'd love to know what that backstory was, so if I hung out with Dean, maybe I'd finally get to find out? XD

Fandom Mashups (73)

Fandom Mashups is a feature hosted by Lunar Rainbows Reviews. There's a different scenario each week, and you choose a "dream team" of five characters from five different fandoms whom you think are best suited for the situation.

This week's topic is:
You've time-traveled back into the 70's — groovy baby! Who do you want to "give peace a chance" with?

1. The Tenth Doctor: Whenever there's time travel involved, I'm always going to call this guy! ♥
2. Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter): I think she'd really enjoy the 70's vibe, lol. Plus, magic comes in very handy in any decade.
3. Magnus Bane (The Mortal Instruments/The Infernal Devices): Magnus has lived a very long life, and maybe he'd want to revisit this particular time.
4. Blue Sargent (The Raven Cycle): Blue would probably get a kick out of 70's styles, lol.
5. Luke Skywalker (Star Wars): I picked Luke just because I thought it'd be funny for him to visit the decade in which the first Star Wars movie was released. XD

September 2016 Recap

Happy . . . OCTOBER?!!! What???!!! September was seriously a total blur— lots of real life stuff going on meant not much reading going on. :/ On the upside, the blog reached its 1,000th post in September!

I got exactly one book read in the entire month, but it was a big one, both literally and figuratively: Empire of Storms! I like to think that reading it was the equivalent of reading 3 average-sized books. XD

Just look at how badass Aelin appears on this cover, like, if you dare glance at her the wrong way, she's going to destroy you with her fire!

Favorite quote of the month? It's from Empire of Storms, of course!

And Manon understood in that moment that there were forces greater than obedience, and discipline, and brutality. Understood that she had not been born soulless; she had not been born without a heart.

Reviews Posted:

• Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift by Gene Luen Yang
• Brightwood by Tania Unsworth
• Imprudence by Gail Carriger