Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard – Tom Felton

Genre: Non-FictionPublisher: Grand Central PublishingPages: 304Release Date: October 18, 2022 “At lunchtime we would congregate in the canteen, which was always a fun moment. There was no separation of roles. An electrician would be queuing for his lunch next to a witch and a goblin, then a cameraman, a carpenter and Hagrid”.  Tom Felton’s adolescence was …

Monthly Wrap-Up | October 2022

Hello Everyone! I read 10 books and 4 of those were rereads. Overall, it was a pretty solid reading month with my rereads being the standout books. I didn't get to read any fanfiction this month, but I'll definitely be rectifying that in November. So, here are some stats! Number of pages read: Number of …

WWW Wednesday | March 23, 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 …

The Great Pretender – Susannah Cahalan

Genre: Non Fiction, Psychology Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Pages: 400 Release Date: November 5, 2019 For centuries, doctors have struggled to define mental illness-how do you diagnose it, how do you treat it, how do you even know what it is? In search of an answer, in the 1970s a Stanford psychologist named David Rosenhan …

Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear… and Why – Sady Doyle

Genre: Nonfiction  Publisher: Melville House Publishing She’s everywhere once you start looking for her: the trainwreck. She’s Britney Spears shaving her head, Whitney Houston saying, “crack is whack,” and Amy Winehouse, dying in front of millions. But the trainwreck is also as old (and as meaningful) as feminism itself. From Mary Wollstonecraft—who, for decades after her …