Ultimate Harry Potter tag

Hi there,
who wouldn't love HP series? I've grown up on it and because of Harry Potter (and yeah Lord of the Ring) I started to read more fantasy and other genders than before. So enjoy!

1) Favourite book?
Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban. It's more darker than two first books, there is time-travelling, Sirius, werewolvish Lupin, scary dementors and of course Buckbeak. Just love it...

2) Least favourite book?
Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows. I mean it was OK, the fightings and etc. but some deaths were quite unnecessary and pointless. I think that Rowling just wanted to kill of as many characters as possible even there wasn't any point in it. And of course I hate the way how Voldemort died, it was kinda stupid. I hoped for more epic showdown but well duh...

3) Favourite movie?
Hard question because I love Prisoner of Azkaban and Half-Bood Prince equally =) Well Prisoner is just... I wrote it above I love the book and movie was awesomely done and Half-Blood Prince was very very darkish. Like how they worked with Draco and Snape (plus I liked added scenes which weren't in books).

4) Least favourite movie?
Deadly Hollows second part. Firstly I didn't like how they did the final fighting in Hogwarts. In book it was thrilling but in movie well very confusing. And death of Belatrix and Voldy were horrible, horrible!!!

5) Favourite quote?
“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."

6) Favourite Weasley?
Fred and George. I can't separate them because Fred without George and vice versa is not Fred or George you know?

7) Favourite female character?
Hermione, because I'm book lover, library dweller and when I was attending school probably as big grind as she was.

8) Favourite villain.
Bellatrix Lestrange, she was crazy and obsessed. Very interesting woman.

9) Favourite male character?
Hard to say. Draco Malfoy or Severus Snape. I like how Rowling worked on their personality.

10) Favourite professor?
McGonagall, I really liked her. Sadly she didn't had a lot of important parts but she would definitely deserved them.

11) Would you rather A) wash Snape’s hair or B) spend a day listening to Lockhart rant about himself?
I would never rather spend a day with Lockhart! I mean his talks would probably send me right away into clinic with security because I would probably try to kill him. He is extremely annoying XD

12) Would you rather duel A) an elated Bellatrix or B) and angry Molly?
I would like to duel with Belatrix, who knows what I would learn and you now angry Molly is probably more dangerous than Voldemort XD

13) Would you rather travel to Hogwarts via A) Hogwarts Express or B) Flying Car?
I want to travel by Hogwarts Express! I love trains so special wizards candies would be a great bonus to that.

14) Would you rather A) Kiss Voldemort or B) give Umbridge a bubble bath?
Kissing Voldemort sounds like an interesting idea. I would love to sea his reaction if I would live long enough XD

15) Would you rather A) ride a Hippogriff or B) ride a Firebolt?
Of course Hippogriff, they are beautiful creatures!

16) Is there a character you felt differently about in the movies?
Um I don't know I think that they portrayed characters very well.

17) Is there a movie you preferred to the book?
No, I just love books more and I'm enjoying those little details I forgot when re-reading it =)

18) Richard Harris or Michael Gambon as Dumbledore?
Another hard question. Both made them awesomely good in their own way. I can't say who was better.

19) Your top thing (person or event) that wasn’t in the movie that you wanted there the most?
There was huge amount of my favourite things which wasn't in the movie. Meeting Nevill's parents, Meeting Sirius and Buckbeak in fourth book (well a lot of things from fourth book)... I can't remember them all....

20) If you could remake any of the Harry Potter movies which would it be?

Harry Potter and Goblet of fire. They skipped a lot of things (like creatures and magic from labyrinth I loved that in book!).

21 Which house was your first gut feeling you’d be a part of?
Slytherin. Well my most favourite colour is green and then silver and I kinda like snakes too =) I mean I would fit in this house.

22) Which house were you actually sorted into on Pottermore?
Slytherin, I just knew where I belong. Simple as that XD

23) Which class would be your favourite?
Potions (looks very interesting and I love doing experiments, ehm) and Defense against Dark Arts (you know you can learn a lot of usefull things here)

24) Which spell do you think would be most useful to learn?
Reparo probably. Repairs everything I broke? Need it!

25) Which character do you think you’d instantly become friends with?
Probably Hermione because we would definitely meet in library and for sure would talk about books =)

26) If you could own one of the three Hallows, which would it be?
Invisibility Cloak. Going everywhere and not being seen sounds like a lot of fun, muhaha!

27) Is there any aspect of the books you’d want to change?
How Voldemort died and ending. I mean Harry you named your son Albus Severus Potter for real? How cruel of you!

28) Favourite Marauder?
Padfoot. I liked Sirius from start...

29) If you could bring one character back to life, which would it be?
Fred because what would happen to George without him? I can't imagine. And Tonks. Her death was pointless (I can understand why Lupin but Tonks? It was just too much)

30) Hallows or Horcruxes?
Well Horcurxes sounds cool but I wouldn't know where to put them and would be extremely afraid of someone finding them and I really don't want to be used by something. So Hallows for me because Invisibility Cloak is just awesome tool to sneak somewhere XD

Done! It was fun! Well I still don't tag anyone XD

Info

Ok,

In this section I will bring you a lot of covers. I am big cover lover and I have very different and special taste. I prefer darkish things so Y-A covers usually aren't my favs but still there could be exceptions. 

Of course I'll use only covers from books I've read and I would talk a lot about them. Which are my favourite, which I don't like and why. I just don't want to pick some covers and place a pictures here I want to analyze them.

So I hope you would participate into a little chit-chat about what you prefer and like or not.

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Stargazer (Melanie Matthews)

Stealing Mercury (Charlee Allden)

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The Escort Next Door (Clara James)

The Labyrinth (Dorian Zari)

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Veneri Verbum (Zanzibar 7. Schwarznegger)

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Ultimate Book Tag

 Hi everyone,

I love book tags so here is my first, I found it on Bookswithbite but it was created by two youtubers Chapter Chicks.

I hope it would be fun to read =)

1. Do you get sick while reading in the car?

Unfortunately yes. The worst thing what could happen to me is long ride somewhere knowing that I can't pick up my favourite book.

2. Which author’s writing style is completely unique to you and why?

Wow hard question because I've read a lot of books with unique styles. Probably Pratchett's Discworld series, those books are funny and there is a lot of parody but it always has some very deep meaning in them

3. Harry Potter Series or the Twilight Saga? Give 3 points to defend your answer.

Well I am going for Harry Potter. I didn't read Twilight but seen movies so could I count it in?

My points:

1) Not much romantic sighs or triangles (or this is not important part of the story)

2) Lovable characters (I mean I liked almost all characters, mostly Draco and Snape XD)

3) Unpredictable, shocking, no boring passages

4. Do you carry a book bag? If so, what is it in (besides books…)?

I don't have special bag for books but every bag, purse, whatever I carry have for 100% book in it XD

5. Do you smell your books?

I am addicted sniffer...

 6. Books with or without little illustrations?
I can read with them or without them it doesn't matter for me.

7. What book did you love while reading but discovered later it wasn’t quality writing? (Ex. I read Twilight before I read HP and thought the writing was amazing but read HP and now think Twilight is a little bit of a joke.)

Whoa I don't remember any. My taste usually stays same over years (I just have good picking sense XD)

8. Do you have any funny stories involving books from your childhood? Please share!

I don't remember any. But well maybe... When I was much more younger I used to read while walking and yes it's dangerous (so don't do that!) I almost got in a way of moving car. But the funny point here: Once I was soo absorbed by the book that I haven't seen a road sign (stupidly placed) on pavement and yeah I headbutted it XD

9. What is the thinnest book on your shelf?

Not entirely sure but one of books by Ryu Murakami: Miso Soup or Piercing, they are pretty thin.

10. What is the thickest book on your shelf?

Geh, I don't know! I have so many big books! Complete Works by Shakespeare, Musashi by Yoshikawa, It by Stephen King.

11. Do you write as well as read? Do you see yourself in the future as being an author?

I love writing but I have one big problem. I am not satisfied with it after a while so I redo it then again and again and yeah it's neverending...

12. When did you get into reading?

From my childhood. I didn't play with dolls I played with books XD So when I learnt alphabet I started to read my books.

13. What is your favourite classic book?

Easier question please! XD I love classics and pick up only one is impossible. I can start with Odyssey and Metamorphoses (Ovid) go to The Count of Monte Cristo and Dracula and end with The Hobbit and Fahrenheit 451.

14. In school was your best subject Language Arts/English?

Yeah but I didn't like Language Arts I preferred Literature because I found a lot of interesting books there XD

15. If you were given a book as a present that you had read before and hated…what would you do?

Take it and passed it to someone who would like it.

16. What is a lesser known series that you know of that is similar to Harry Potter or the Hunger Games?

Duh I usually read lesser known series because mainstream series are not available at libraries XD and if so probably after some years XD But similar to HP? I don't know I probably haven't read anything like that.

17. What is a bad habit you always do (besides rambling) while filming?

Filming? But I don't film anything O_o

18. What is your favourite word?

I don't know I like many words, probably: by the way or LOL

19. Are you a nerd, dork, or dweeb? Or all of the above?

Mostly nerd but little of others... screw that I am geek!!!! XD

20. Vampires or Fairies? Why?

Vampires. I am fascinated by bloodsuckers for very long time (even before Twilight and other books), well it starts with Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Spike!!!!). So I just prefer them because they are dark and very complicated

21. Shapeshifters or Angels? Why?

Shapeshifters because it sounds cool (if you can shapeshift into animals). Angels are kinda boring...

22. Spirits or Werewolves? Why?

Werewolves because I love wolves as animals...

23. Zombies or Vampires?

Vampires again... I don't find anything interesting in zombies

 24. Love Triangle or Forbidden Love?

Definitely Forbidden Love! I am really fed up with Triangles and they got on my nerves a lot because characters usually tends to act very stupid even they were OK before...

25. AND FINALLY: Full on romance books or action-packed with a few love scenes mixed in?

Prefer full action with a little of romance.

Anyone who want to do this tag just could XD I am not tagging anyone...

Mini reviews 1

  Flown by the Billionaire

Original name:

Author: Carla Davis

Translation:

Series: Flown by the Billionaire, 1/3

Number of pages: 33

Published: 2013 by Romance Short Story (U.S.)

Type: e-book

Genre: romance, erotica

 Melissa was successful career woman but due to loosing her job she is forced to move back to her overbearing parents. But after a while she managed to find a chance to be a flight attendant on a private jet.

Ok, this is one of those stories when a successful woman loose her job, has annoying parents and by some miracle finds a job where some sexy, smart and rich man awaits. Geh, it's really so hard to be innovative?

Characters are plain and not deep I really wasn't able to feel anything about them. The chemistry between two main characters was nonexistent. Yeah they had nice sex but that's all. And I really need to by connected if I want to enjoy the book.

Story is linear and boring. I don't find anything fresh in this I mean everything was here before in much more better ways. So why bother?

Some facts were truly stupid and made me raise my eyebrows many times. Like: I don't know how in the hell she was able to get job as flying attendant because I thought it's pretty lucrative and the castings are hard as hell. But nevermind she got it even she didn't have any prep course. Maybe I'm digging into it too much but it really got on my nerves.

And another thing: why there is only two types of men in this kind of stories? Sexy, kind, rich, caring or sexy, rich, annoying bastard. I am really fed up of these...

Overall: Still better than other short stories I've read. 

Rating: 4/10

My Brilliant Husband 

Original name:

Author: Ryan King

Translation:

Series: 

Number of pages:

Published: 2012

Type: e-book

Genre: thriller

 

We have the main character who just got home to rest from his wife which she quite gets on his nerves but his peace is suddenly interrupted by some dangerous freak.

The idea was great and interesting but that's all. Sadly author wasn't able to tap the potential. Story was quite rushed and predictable. I mean I knew what would happen just from the start so the thrilling part just missed me. There were some little absurd things like how would that freak know where the main character live? How could he expect he would be alone?

And of course I wasn't able to feel with characters and that's an ultimate fail for me. Story could be awesome, interesting, thrilling, original but if I can't connect its kinda over for me.

Rating: 4,5/10

Veneri Verbum

Original name:

Author: Zanzibar 7. Schwarznegger

Translation:

Series: Figments, 1/?

Number of pages: 247

Published: 2015 by Chizzy Press (U.S.)

Type: Paperback

Genre: fantasy, romance, humour, parody

Christopher Collum is writer or he want to be one because for now he is competing in NaNoWriMo but it's essential to say that he really doesn't do good. He just made his main character and what is even worse fell in love with her. And on top of that got in crazy world of made up character's and other writer's bookish things. Like plot bunnies. Sounds crazy? It totally is!!!

WOW! This book is hella crazy but in great way. I mean Alice in Wonderland crazy if you know what I mean. Full of absurd things, characters and situations, full of randomness, full of funny things.

I must say I love author's way of writing. That great playfulness, sense of humour, phantasmagoria, sense of details. Well English isn't my native language so I struggle a lot with so many references (I really didn't understand them all but still many of them were funny) and made-up words. I quite felt like an archaeologist but because of this I enjoy this book even more and I'm looking forward to a time when I would be able to understand every damn thing in it. And I love those phenomenal author's footnotes, they literally cracked me!!

Characters. They are original and clichéd at same time but well this is parody so it's pretty understandable. Christopher is typical I don't know where am I and what do to which leads to many funny situations. Elsa is a woman who don't hesitate to scold him sometimes but they made a really good dynamic couple. Next to them there is a lot of other characters. Eric, a guy who dies again and again because he is a prototype of dying characters in writer's minds. Shiv, a guy who reincarnate to very funny things like pregnant dragon or a book. Chris, not a well made and used character but she wants to be one for any reason. Oracle which gives you prophecy with her shopping list, Evil Queen, Tick, Tock and Tuck... well everyone here have theirs five seconds of fame and then go away but it's essential for a story and some of them are really awesome (Pizza Guy, I mean you!). Some of them stay for longer amount of time and I just loved the cooperation between Shiv and Eric in the end (I mean I would be very mad if they wouldn't be in the second book!).

The story *imminent burst of laughter* is nonexistent. Well yeah we have: Christopher fell in world of book characters and want to find a way to home. The End. Dot. His crazy adventures by the way home are the other thing. But Veneri isn't a book about a story it's a book about a lot of funny crazy stuffs which made you die of laughter. Mission accomplished.

Overall. It's insanely well made book and it's really sad I wasn't able to understand it in a way I wanted (but that's a problem of my English not a book itself).

I enjoy it to the core!

Rating: 8/10

Note: I really think that this book was written more for a writers than for a readers. I mean only writers can feel a uneasiness of characters which aren't cared with love but only used for writers experiments. As a writer I do really thought about what would my characters thinks about a way I care about them.