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June 30, 2013July 26, 2024Snoozly KitsuneLeave a Comment

Book Review: The Twits

Did I ever mention that Roald Dahl had been a favorite author of mine ever since Matilda? If not, then I am telling you now that I am. For the past couple of months, I’ve already published reviews about the two books written by him, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and The Witches. Today, I am back with another book of Roald Dahl which is The Twits which have made a straightforward impression on me as a growing individual. Why? Read on, pals! The Twits is a humorous story of a vindictive and dysfunctional couple, Mr. and Mrs. Twit.…

June 15, 2013July 26, 2024Snoozly KitsuneLeave a Comment

Book Review: Big Girl

Big Girl follows the story of Victoria, a woman described by her own parents as too fat, too intelligent and almost too ugly. Victoria was born from good-looking and unfortunately, narcissistic parents. Her father, Jim, was the school heartthrob and athlete superstar while her mother, Christine, is the prom homecoming queen. When Christine conceived Victoria, she and Jim were already expecting that the baby will look as beautiful as them only to be greatly disappointed when Victoria came out and lo and behold, she did not look any one of her parents. Her dad who thought that Victoria was ugly…

April 30, 2012July 25, 2024Snoozly KitsuneLeave a Comment

Book Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Finally, the second to the last installment of the boy wizard’s amazing story. I’ve read this book ages ago but I can’t stop re-reading it especially these fast few months. I am terribly missing Harry and the gang. You must probably know by now (if you’ve read my past HP book reviews) that I intend to finish reviewing all the Harry Potter series because I owe him big time. Anyway, this is the second to the last HP that I’m going to review and I’m definitely moving read another series. (Watch out for that one) To start with, the Half-Blood…

April 25, 2012July 25, 2024Snoozly KitsuneLeave a Comment

Book Review: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

HP is like an endless flame, burning better and better with each succeeding book. The Goblet of Fire (GoF) is darker than the previous books but still contains the ingredients that endeared us to Harry and his world. GoF is a stunning book of sinister plot, a trigger of adrenaline rush and a storage of gruesome truths and betrayals. It was jaw dropping till the end with a lot of twists and turns. Furthermore, GoF is immersing us deeper into the world of HP as we get to know the other wizarding schools in Europe and their cultures. And who…