The Banned Books Reading Months

The Banned Books Reading Months

It’s finally time to begin my biggest project on this blog to date: The Banned Books Reading Months. To kick off this event, I want to go over a couple of things that will improve our discussion later on. I’m going to define some terms, symbols, and sources here, and you’ll get a list of the order in which my selection of books will be read and/or discussed. I’ll explain why I’ve picked these books and why I’m leaving numerous classics alone. I have charts, endless streams of information, and concepts to discuss. Be seated and I hope you will engage in conversation in the comment section for the upcoming weeks.

Banned Books: Harry Potter

When I first told my mother I had been reading The Hunger Games, she looked at me with a rather puzzled expression. Not much later, though, my dad chimed in and asked me whether I was going to read Harry Potter. I mimicked my mother's features, struck by shock. Ever since my youth, my mother (and father, admittedly) had silently forbidden us to read the books or watch the movies. My bewilderment only grew when my mother told me it was fine with her if I read them. We were older now. We would be able to take the scariness.
You might think I immediately rushed to the library to start reading. You are mistaken.

Now it was my turn to doubt the morals of this books. I'm religious, so how could I read a book about witches and wizards? In the end, I decided to see for myself whether this series was any good. To my delight, they were.

Justification: Understandable, but not justified.

Anthem: Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap

Rating: *****

Risk: XX without parental guidance in extreme cases.

Second Phase Wrap Up and Third Phase Plans

Wow, where did those three to four months go? Sorry for my lack of activity in this section of the year. My reading and reviewing life have gone to the backdrop a little to give way to lots of writing and quality time. Anyway, there's an exciting time coming, so I look forward to telling you about it.

For Your Information:
First Period: 1-1 to 8-5
Second Period: 9-5 to 21-8
Third Period: 22-8 to 31-12
Note: The first period does not have a 'plans', nor does the last period have a 'wrap up'. These will be semi-included in the 2016 Recap and 2017 Goals and Plans.

The Blood of Olympus Book Review

After a slumpy read, three full days out with my friends, and much neglect of my first draft, I have finally finished The Blood of Olympus. I have thoughts, lingering disappointment, and praise in store for you. Grab some tea. Buckle your seat belts. Unsalted opinions will follow.

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

The following contains spoilers for books 1-4 of HoO, but not The Blood of Olympus.

Title: The Blood of Olympus

Author: Rick Riordan

Series: Heroes of Olympus #5

Spin off to: Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Pages: 516

Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children

Publishing date: October 7th, 2014

Rating: 4 stars ):

Spotify playlist: The Blood of Olympus

Previous reviews: The Lost Hero, The House of Hades

Songs I Ship With Books

I have missed you all so much, I thought I would do this thing I came up with. Some songs are just magically linked to particular books in my warped brain. Maybe because I've bawled to the pair of them at 1 am, or because they both ruled my life for a week. I'm just going to name the book with the designated song and a short elaboration.

Matching Books and Music

The House of Hades Book Review

I'M BACK! As you can see, I changed the blog's URL in the hopes that this one is a.) a bit less angsty and b.) a bit more fitting with the purpose of the blog. My vacation to England was really nice, but I'm not writing a recap because I'm working very hard on my book right now. I'm about 20,000 words in, so I've still got a lot of work to do. But first, after the absence of Son of Neptune and Mark of Athena, let's get into The House of Hades.

The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

This entire review contains spoilers for the previous books in the HoO series. Read at your own peril. I'll warn you once the spoilers for House of Hades arrive.

Title: The House of Hades

Author: Rick Riordan

Series: Heroes of Olympus #4

Spin off to: Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Pages: 597

Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children

Publishing date: October 8th, 2013

Rating: 5 stars

Spotify playlist: none, I've been a bit loose with playlists lately. There will probably be one for Blood of Olympus, though.

Previous reviews: The Lost Hero