January and February feel like such a long time ago after March flew by!  It doesn’t help

January and February feel like such a long time ago after March flew by!  It doesn’t help that spring break interrupted the semester’s feel, but it was so needed.  I didn’t get as much reading done as last month, but four shorter books are still good for me while I continue to get through White Teeth, which is a book I’ve been okay with taking time on.  I took my TExES content exam and passed (and not even barely!), so I’m officially set with getting my temporary teacher’s certification!  I’m so ready for the semester to be over because senioritis has hit super hard with one more month left of my undergrad!  So here are my brief, but really good reads for the month! Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them — Newt Scamander ★★★★Popsugar Reading Challenge: A book mentioned in another book An approved textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry since publication, this is an indispensable introduction to the magical beasts of the Wizarding World. Scamander’s years of travel and research have created a tome of unparalleled importance. This is an essential companion to the Harry Potter stories, and includes a new foreword from J.K. Rowling (writing as Newt Scamander) and six new beasts! This was my first time actually reading this!  I saw it at the library all the time and sometimes flipped through it, but never got to sit down and read it all the way.  I really liked the movie, so I thought I should finally pick this up as a quick read.  It was cute and I liked it a lot more than Qudditch Through the Ages.  I guess I recognized more of the animals than I did of the quidditch teams so I felt more involved with the material.  I would have loved actually having pictures, so Jim Kay needs to get onto a reboot of this, stat! Reviews coming! The Tales of Beedle the Bard — J.K. Rowling ★★★★ The Tales of Beedle the Bard first came to Muggle readers’ attention in the book known as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Now, thanks to Hermione Granger’s new translation from the ancient runes, never before have Muggles been privy to these richly imaginative tales. But not only are they the equal of fairy tales we now know and love, reading them gives new insight into the world of Harry Potter. This was a reread, and I think only my second of the year.  I read this a really long time ago, though, so I loved going back to it.  I read the other two in the Hogwarts Library, so I had to complete it!  It was cute to go back on and I liked Dumbledore’s commentary at the end of each one.  These would be so great to read to even muggle kids at night, skipping over the commentary of course.  This isn’t a reread all the time book, but something that’s sweet to come back to after a few years.  Reviews coming!Fables: Legends in Exile — Bill Willingham ★★★★ When the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales, all of the inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile. Disguised among the normal citizens of modern-day New York, they have created their secret society within an exclusive luxury apartment building, Fabletown. But when Snow White’s sister, Rose Red, is murdered, it is up to the sheriff, a reformed and pardoned Big Bad Wolf (Bigby Wolf), to determine if the killer is Bluebeard or Jack. I watched my boyfriend play The Wolf Among Us video game and it has been one of my favorite choose-your-own-adventure games, so I’ve been itching to read the comics since about two summers ago.  Finally had a chance to write a paper about the series for my fairy tales class and so I’m reading at least the first five volumes!  I really liked this first installment, but I was sort of disappointed it wasn’t exactly like the game.  It was a little more of a simple “whodunnit” and slower-paced in introducing characters, but overall I think my inner hype and my comparison between game and comic mediums colored my vision.  So it really deserves four stars and, now that I know what to expect, I will keep reading with an open mind! Reviews coming!Fables: Animal Farm — Bill Willingham ★★★★ Ever since they were driven from their homelands by the Adversary, the non-human Fables have been living on the Farm—a vast property in upstate New York that keeps them hidden from the mundane world. But after hundreds of years of isolation, the Farm plans revolution, fanned by Goldilocks and the Three Little Pigs. When Snow White and Rose Red stumble upon their plan to liberate the Homelands, the commissars of the Farm are ready to silence them. I still gave this installment four stars because I did really like it, but it felt more like 3.5 stars if I could give them.  Because the focus was on the farm with the focus on Rose Red and Snow White (and not some of the other characters I know), I felt a little bit of a loss.  I guess it’s because I don’t really like Rose Red as a character yet, so I was kind of eh about this plot line.  However, it was really cool to explore the Farm and the inner workings of the place (and I loved some the literary references).  It leaves off on a cliffhanger, so I’m excited where it leads to! Reviews coming!If you liked this feature, please consider donating a virtual coffee! ♥ -- source link

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