The world of Hogwarts is magical in most cases, but for those who aren’t human the wizarding world can be a terrifying, even dangerous, place. Animals are placed in an especially vulnerable position. Whether Wizard or Muggle, humans have a bad habit of using animals for experimentation and convenience—a misdemeanor Read more…
Twilight is seldom hailed as a literary masterpiece. Even it’s most diehard adherents wouldn’t compare it with Shakespeare (though one fan did assert it should be considered a classic, a debate for another article). One of the biggest complaints about the quality of the series revolves around Bella—the protagonist and Read more…
The Never Ending Story is a quirky children’s novel published by Michael Ende, though the majority of us are familiar with the 80’s film—the music of which would eventually infiltrate a scene in the third season of Stranger Things, if you’re still not sure what I’m talking about. The movie Read more…
The Lord of the Rings, for all it’s fame, has never been a conventional book. Though it started the genre of fantasy as we know it, inspiring such works as The Dark Tower or Game of Thrones, it nevertheless bent many rules—even in it’s own day. The books are long; Read more…
For the most part, Twilight is a book of happily ever afters. It’s fairy tale quality means that nearly every character finds happiness, whether in the form of a mate or a satisfying life, and all arcs are tied up with a pink ribbon. However, there is one character who Read more…
The lives of the vampires featured in Stephenie Meyer’s debut novels often sound idyllic, particularly in the case of the Cullens, but it should be noted that the transformation comes with it’s own set of sacrifices. Like other vampires found in pop culture, these immortal beings run against challenges that Read more…
The world of Narnia is wonderfully magical, and magically…weird. Like most worlds that involve disparate time travel and talking animals, parts of it don’t make sense. While the world remains beloved to children of each generation, it’s fun to speculate over the world’s inner workings. Some questions, like the fate Read more…