Adam Burgess
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. The third novel in the infamous Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling incorporates many of the same elements and characters as books one… Continue Reading “Review: Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban”
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 Plot/Story (3 of 4): “3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable.” In the second book of the series, Harry and his friends – Ron and Hermione- find themselves again involved in… Continue Reading “Review: Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets”
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 Plot/Story (3 of 4): “3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is the first in the Harry Potter septology by J.K. Rowling. While the novel is… Continue Reading “Review: Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling”
Topic: Book Review Date: 06/03/2010 Summary: With The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1), Rick Riordan takes his readers along on another fantastic journey through ancient myth; though, unlike his Greek mythology series, Percy Jackson & the Olympians, this series (The Kane Chronicles)… Continue Reading “Review: Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan”
Summary The Magicians by Lev Grossman is a curious fantasy novel, in that it is almost the anti-fantasy novel. The style is the fantasy-equivalent to literary Realism (capital R). Despite the fanciful creatures and mysterious worlds, The Magicians approaches magic in a “business-as-usual” manner. The main character,… Continue Reading “Review: The Magicians by Lev Grossman”