The Books that Made Us Fall in Love with Reading — A Group Post

We all have them—the books that made us truly fall in love with reading. Even if we can’t quite remember it. It's in this post that our members will be talking about the books that got them into reading! ... Eliza: I was about ten years old when I first received books as my birthday presents.…

5 Books That Describe My Taste – Lorace

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan This would represent one of the categories of books I really like... which I guess I would describe as "children/youth adventure books" 🙂 Some other examples include Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia, and a whole other slew of series haha... like Pseudonymous Bosch's The Secret series, or Jeanne…

Memorable Opening Sentences, Batch One

Eliza: Alright! So this is the first book opening I’ve chosen! If you guys remember, the Secret Series is the book series that made me realize, “Woah, I love reading!” And I remember loving this opening because, besides making me feel like such a rebel for turning the page, it really set the tone for…

Disagreeing with Matilda on Lewis and Tolkien

Eliza: Oh, hello there, Clarisse! Fancy seeing you here! I was recently re-reading Roald Dahl’s Matilda, and there was this specific part that made me think quite a bit. It’s that bit where Matilda is talking to Miss Honey about some of the Children’s books she read: “I think Mr C. S. Lewis is a…

Quotes post #13!

Lorace's quotes: "... there is a kind of happiness and wonder that makes you serious. It is too good to waste on jokes." – The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis “And do you think your refusal to believe will convince God to change his nature? He is who he is no matter what you think…

Through the Pages of Narnia #53: The Chronicles of Narnia

Clarisse: Hello everybody! Welcome to our discussion on The Chronicles of Narnia. Eliza: Eyo, everyone! This is it! This is actually it! The finale of our Narnia Discussion series! After more than a year! Aaron: We return, although not to Narnia, but rather to discuss the Narnia series as a whole. As this is the…

Through the Pages of Narnia #52: Further Up and Further In (the Penultimate Narnia Discussion)

Clarisse: Welcome, one and all, to our final discussion for The Last Battle! Note: we will still have another discussion after this, but yes we’re really at the end :(( I really enjoyed this experience of reading the Narnia books with you all. Eliza: Woooo! This is it, guys! The final two chapters of the…

Through the Pages of Narnia #51: The End is Nigh

Clarisse: Welcome, everyone, to our second-to-last The Last Battle discussion!  Eliza: Man, I am feeling the EMOTIONS. Both of the nearing end of our discussions and Narnia itself! Clarisse: Me too! It’s unbelievable how far we’ve come, but here we are, almost at the end of The Last Battle. Angeli: Yep! Time flies so fast!…

Through the Pages of Narnia #48: How Help Came to the King

Clarisse: Welcome back, Narnians! This week we’ll be tackling chapters five and six. Bob: \(^ヮ^)/ Justin: ヾ(・ω・*) Ciel: o(*￣▽￣*)ブ Lorace: Hello! It's good to be back! Angeli: Good day, everyone! I can't wait to discuss chapters 5 and 6. Eliza: Woooo!! Clarisse: Tirian finally meets Eustace and Jill! I enjoyed reading this part from Tirian’s…

Through the Pages of Narnia #47: Tirian’s “Dream”

Clarisse: Welcome back, one and all!  Angeli: Hello everyone! I’m very excited to dive into chapters 3 and 4! 😀 Eliza: Eyooo everybody!! Aaron: Hello all! We return to the final book in The Chronicles of Narnia, although I don’t return as I wasn’t here last week. Clarisse: The last chapter ended in a somewhat…