Book Rants: The Cursed Child

Well hello friends!

Most of you might already know, but the book club's favorite person, J.K. Rowling, has made a play to follow up the Harry Potter series.

Now, most of you might be screaming and fangirling over all of this, but then there's me. Yes, I have to ruin everything with my rants. Please don't be mad at me..

Harry Potter and The Cursed Child.

No, it is not a prequel.

But I don't even understand the point in this sequel! Yes, I still love Jo. No, I am not watching this play or getting the book. That's right, she put parts one and two into a book and is selling it. Okay Jo, you're milking it now.

I was happy when I closed Deathly Hallows. I applauded when Deathly Hallows Part II ended. Tears were running down my face that day because I couldn't believe what I've been reading for a year and a half (I started a bit late) was over. And I was satisfied! But now, she's released it 19 years after the Harry Potter timeline finished. C'mon! Sans would be angry at you jumping timelines!

(that's the wrong fandom)

Right, voice inside my head! Jo, don't milk it. Seriously, don't milk it. You've already had your last movie split into two parts having me WAIT. You know who else did that? Twilight! You know someone else who did the same? Mockingjay!

Now, my opinion is that those two were both boring movies. But Deathly Hallows is not a boring movie! It is an amazing movie that had me throwing my popcorn everywhere! We don't need a follow up!

Today's question of the day: Would you want to watch Cursed Child?

Chess on Sunday, Quidditch Practice on Friday, and farewell.

*disappears in a cloud of coffee*

New Author!

Well hello friends!

We have a new author on Book Club, Nathan Tran!

(cough remember that guy who had that book about organisms yeah this is him)

Now, internoots prepare yourself for Trump-hating Gravity-Falls-Loving cares-way-too-much-about-his eggs.... NATHAN TRAN!!!

DON'T VOTE FOR TRUMP

Woah, Nathan you want to make a good impression on them, right?

... (silence)

Well, this is the guy who did advertise the words Don't Vote For Trump on a piece of cardboard. Well, he's here and you can't escape him. I'm hoping to get more authors on this blog and have posts almost everyday! Stay tuned! Nathan, what series- Oh no.. oh my.................................... he's advertising again, isn't he?

Welp, he's gonna have a bad time. Remember guys, chess on Sunday, Quidditch practice on Friday, and farewell.

*a hurricane of Don't Vote for Trump cardboard pieces slam into Clare's face*

Nathan!

What? I'm just proving my point! Kids, DON'T VOTE FOR-

Let me try this again.. yadda yadda yadda blah blah blah and farewell.

*disappears in a bunch of pink sticky notes*

Why does she get a fancy outro? I  can do that!

*Falls into a pile of Don't Vote for Trump cardboard pieces*

I'm working on it! 

*storms out*

Book Rants: Boredom

Well hello friends!

It is I, the great Pap- I mean.. The great Clare to bring you something new! A new series so you won't have to wait as long for a new post! Rants. About books.

 Now, you might be like, "Clare! But books are perfect!"

Not all of them. There are parts in books where there's no real action, it's just characters talking and talking and talking...

Until you just stop actually processing the words and just skim over them and don't actually take in the story, not like anything's happening in it.

For example: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. This book got a 4/5 from Goodreads, however it did not do so well with me.

I'll get a lot of hate for this won't I..

Don't worry, I tried to make this as spoiler free as possible.

The Hunger Games and Catching Fire were breathtaking, exciting, fast paced! But the last installment, the Hunger Games book without the actual Hunger Games? Not a great one. Just talking and Katniss calling for Peeta. I read it and barely got anything! Just talking, and sadness from certain people.

Another book that kinda bored me: Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfield. Now, this book did not get a great score on Goodreads. 3.9/5! That's such a big difference! This book also got a 4.3 from Barnes and Noble and a 3.5 from Google Books.

(there's a google books?! they didn't even give it a good rating, and i didnt know they existed. wow.)

This book was clever and funny at some parts, but just plain meh on others! This book isn't black and white like how I'll talk about other books. It's both good and bad. You know some books that don't bore you? The Fault in our Stars! Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! Even Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian! Those books do great jobs at not boring you by giving you things to laugh at, things to cry at, things to make you at the edge of your seat- or bed if you read on the bed like me. The Fault in our Stars has comedy and sassiness! The tasks in the Triwizard Tournament have you rooting for a side! Spoilers ahead if you haven't read The Last Olympian, the sadness you feel when you realize May's going to make food every day for a child who'll never come back.

Yeah, go ahead Rick. Slice out my heart, won't you?

Today, I'll give you a question of the day. What book bored you the most?

But yeah, hope you like this new series. Remember, Chess on Sundays, Quidditch Practice on Fridays, and farewell.

*disappears in a bunch of photoshopped photos of Leafy in a toga*

Second, Third, and Fourth Book!

Well hello friends!

You might notice the title says that I will be telling you three books, and that is because I haven't posted in 25 days and two special friends gave books they had on the previous post!

By Nathan Tran:

I recently read this good book called The Carpet People.By Terry Pratchett.It's like a Philosophy book about the micro organisms in a carpet.Don't worry,the main characters are humans. 

Sounds like a great one! An old one too.. published in 1971, unlike the previous which was published last year. Also, seems you have an IQ of 129. 

I also have another special friend who has told their book, Alan! Tell me Alan, what book are you reading?

*looks at Alan's comment*

Wow.. I'm not sure if I should put a spoiler warning on that one! Just in case, you are now entering spoiler territory for Wolf of the Beyond: Lone Wolf. But yeah, try not to put spoilers in your recommendations unless it's a really known one like Sirius Black was innocent or something.

Alan:

Well hello! I just finished my book called Wolf of the Beyond:Lone Wolf, Written by Kathryn Lasky. It's about a wolf that had a twisted paw. He was abandoned just because he was cursed. When the wolf saw a grizzly passing by, he held on to her leg and beg for mercy. After that, the grizzly known as Thunderheart, gave the he-wolf a name, which is Faolan.

Sounds like a great one! According to the Wolves of the Beyond wiki, there are many spoilers on the page for Lone Wolf! This is also a fairly recent book which was released New Year's Day '10! It's also the first book in the series.

Welp, I need to cover up for three weeks of absence, don't I? I'll just tell you guys the book I just finished because of sheer laziness.

My book is The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan. It's a fantasy like book where the entire world is basically flooded and everyone travels in boats but there's still tiny pieces of land and people live there but it's expensive.. I'm rambling again aren't I? It's a beautiful book, it's very recent, and it has an amazing cover.

In unrelated news, I just now heard about the Magnus Chase series. Well, I knew it existed but I didn't really know the author or the plot. The author is Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series and the Heroes of Olympus series. This guy really likes mythology. This series is about Norse mythology, and I'm not going to step into that abyss until I'm done with the Heroes of Olympus series. And as you could assume, yes he is related to Annabeth Chase.

So, if you guys could, add in your own books like Alan and Nathan did! This'll make it so you guys can participate and share your books instead of me just stating my own. It makes me sound self absorbed to just talk about myself. But, if you guys are just too shy, I'll add in my own.

Thank you for reading this weekly meeting! I have a new series, called Book Rants! If you're interested, you can check that out, it'll be posted soon! Remember, Chess on Sundays, Quidditch Practice on Fridays, and farewell.

*disappears in a hurricane of pages*

 

First Book!

Our first book is Paper Wishes by Spencer Hashino

Recommended on the girl's side, sorry guys.

Requests are needed on the bottom! Happy Thursday!

There is a belief that with each origami star folded, a falling star is saved. After folding 365 stars while mourning the loss of her mother, Vilvian makes a wish that will change her life forever.
    
    Enter Nox Bright - the handsome and mysterious guy who has been haunting Vilvian's dreams. She can barely believe it when he walks into her homeroom near the end of the school year. Has she gone crazy or is it possible that wishes really do come true?