Book Binding | All the Young Dudes Book One – MsKingBean89

Hello everyone! This post is a little different than what I usually do, but I wanted to share my experience binding my first book. Before getting to that, I wanted to talk about what interested me in binding to begin with. My first exposure to book binding was through fan fiction, more specifically Harry Potter …

All the Young Dudes – Book Three: ‘Til the End – MsKingBean89

Genre: Fantasy, FanfictionPublisher: Independently Published, AO3Pages: 327Release Date: 2018 Haven't read the previous novels? Check out my reviews of Book One and Book Two! MsKingBean’s “All The Young Dudes” has been divided into three volumes. This third book covers... the end. < All the Young Dudes Book Three is utterly heartbreaking and soul crushing in …

WWW Wednesday | July 27, 2022

“Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, take some time …

WWW Wednesday | July 20, 2022

“Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, take some time …

All the Young Dudes – Book One: Years 1-4 – MsKingBean89

Genre: Fantasy, FanfictionPages: 573Publisher: Independently Published Release Date: February 3, 2017 LONG fic charting the marauders' time at Hogwarts (and beyond) from Remus' PoV - diversion from canon in that Remus's father died and he was raised in a children's home, and is a bit rough around the edges. < All the Young Dudes is …

Monthly TBR | December 2020

Hello everyone! When I first started thinking about my December TBR a couple of months ago, I decided I would dedicate December to the books that have been languishing on my TBR for what feels like forever. I now have too many books I'm excited to read, so I'm aiming to read one maybe two …

End of the Year Tag | Part 2

Hello everyone! I came across this tag over at The Book Dutchesses and figured it would be the perfect opportunity to reorient myself for the end of the year to figure out what I need to before January.   Are there any books you started this year, you need to finish? I don't really start books …

Audiobook Recommendations!

Audible.ca has compiled a guide of must-listens for all your summer activities. I was looking over the lists and I couldn't not share it since I've read many of these books and really enjoyed them and I plan on checking out the others, so I figured I would share! For family listening/road trips: 1)      Anne …

Harry Potter: A History of Magic

Harry Potter: A History of Magic is the official book of the exhibition, a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between Bloomsbury, J.K. Rowling and the brilliant curators of the British Library. It promises to take readers on a fascinating journey through the subjects studied at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry – from Alchemy and Potions classes through …

Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies – J. K. Rowling

This was disappointing. Not because the writing was bad or the stories were boring, but because they weren't really stories. The stories read like asides in a history book. They felt impersonal and fact driven. That's not to say that I didn't enjoy the information received, but it would have been nice to receive the …