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Compendium

by Alia Luria

Finished 2016-09-29
Gateway to Fourline

by Pam Brondos

Finished 2016-09-23

In fairness I think I might’ve liked this book more if I hadn’t listened to it on Audible. The narrator’s voice wasn’t actively bad, but I think it had an impact on my enjoyment – she constantly sounded like she was on the verge of tears, and what should’ve been an intriguing adventure became just kind of sad and pathetic sounding.

The story itself, I think, was fine. Not particularly special – no shining moments that stood out and stuck with me; characters blended together and the arc of the plot felt kind of level through much of it. But the concept was interesting enough. Some of the mystical bits were kind of intriguing.

It did feel like it ended at the kind of … beginning of the story. Not just in terms of a trilogy or whatever, but like, this arc seemed like it was just starting, regardless of the broader plot.

I probably won’t read the next, but that may be more to do with the narrator than the book (if I read it at all, it’d be audio).
The Mote in God's Eye

by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle

Finished 2016-09-20
A Torch Against the Night

by Sabaa Tahir

Finished 2016-09-08
Fear the Sky

by Stephen Moss

Finished 2016-09-04
The Forgotten Room

by Lincoln Child

Finished 2016-08-26
Pretty Girls

by Karin Slaughter

Finished 2016-08-22
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

by J. K. Rowling

Finished 2016-08-17

Note: please see my 2025 blog post re: Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

by J. K. Rowling

Finished 2016-08-09

Note: please see my 2025 blog post re: Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

by J. K. Rowling

Finished 2016-08-09

Note: please see my 2025 blog post re: Rowling
Harry Potter and the Cursed ChildThe Official Playscript of the Original West End Production

by Jack Thorne, J.K. Rowling

Finished 2016-08-01

Note: please see my 2025 blog post re: Rowling

Original Review
I'd be curious to see this live. The medium did it no favors - the writing style is so far from Rowling's that it read more like fanfic than the "real thing."
The story itself is fun and interesting. The pacing is more like a play than a novel so I’ll grant it some leeway there.

The dialogue is often quite bad and feels like it was written by someone unfamiliar with the characters he’s writing.

Happy to have gotten a little more time in the Potterverse; kind of bummed/underwhelmed in what I ended up getting. Beggars can’t be choosers I suppose.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

by J. K. Rowling

Finished 2016-07-21

Note: please see my 2025 blog post re: Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

by J.K. Rowling

Finished 2016-07-15

Note: please see my 2025 blog post re: Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

by J. K. Rowling

Finished 2016-07-11

Note: please see my 2025 Note Re: Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

by J. K. Rowling

Finished 2016-07-07

Note: please see my 2025 blog post re: Rowling

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Compendium

The Mote in God's Eye

A Torch Against the Night

Fear the Sky

The Forgotten Room

Pretty Girls