Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince by J.K. Rowling Published: July 2005 Genre: Magical fantasy Why I picked it up: Rereading the series Rating: 3.5 stars Challenges: Harry Potter 2011 | 100+ My Thoughts:  Spoiler alert!! Snape kills Dumbledore – […]

(I didn’t read these all in the past week, they’re from the past who knows how long [as well as this week], but I’m finally noting them down now.) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling Published: […]

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Published: 1915 Genre: Philosophical literature Why I picked it up: On my TBR list Rating: 3 stars Challenges: Global | 100+ My Thoughts:   I enjoyed this more than The Trial. Honestly, it was an easier […]

Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami Published: April 2001 (English) Genre: Surrealist mystery Why I picked it up: Like the author Rating: 4 stars Challenges: Global | 100+ My Thoughts:  Oh, it’s so hard to give Murakami’s works a rating! I really […]

Japanese Religious Traditions by Michiko Yusa Published: March 2006 Genre: Non-fiction Why I picked it up: Interest in Japanese religions Rating: 3.5 stars Challenges: 100+ My Thoughts:  Highly informative! There seemed to be a lot more history, names and dates […]