One day in December 2000, I received a gift for Eid. My mom had a habit of leaving us little gift bags, filled with board games and books and goodies, by our bedroom doors the night before Eid. As I clutched my blanket with my henna-covered hands, I saw a shadow move outside my door.
The next morning as I ripped through my goodies bag, I found the usual
Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty ImagesSo this is going to be a commentary on two of my favourite things: fashion and Harry Potter. “Do those even go together?” you ask sarcastically. Why yes, yes they do.
Here’s a
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.
This week’s anticipated title: Silence
Author: Becca Fitzpatrick
Release Date: October 4th, 2011
Summary: The noise between Patch and Nora is gone. They’ve overcome the secrets riddled in Patch’s dark past…bridged two irreconcilable worlds…faced heart-wrenching tests of betrayal, loyalty and trust…and all for a
Since every YA book out right now has the Edward hero, I figured I’d do a post about all the Edwards. Oh come on, you know the guy…don’t you?
Other than the requisite things about Edward from Twilight, the Edward archetype falls into the following pitfalls:
When I was in university, I met this girl who asked me what my favourite book was. I promptly replied, “Harry Potter”. She wrinkled her nose and said, “No, I meant Literature. Like real books.”
As an English major (and maybe even a University student) the assumption that I had to read and love Literature was constantly foisted upon me. And while I love and