My Favorite Sherlock Holmes Short Stories

While sitting at my desk last night, I realized I hadn't done much with Sherlock Holmes, so, without further ado...

MY FAVORITE SHORT STORIES!!!

1. The Speckled Band- this also happened to be Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's favorite, so bonus points!

 (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)

2. The Copper Beeches- while reading this, I didn't see how amazing it was, but once I had finished I was like WOW

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)

3. The Final Problem- it wasn't as great as I was hoping it to be, but it was still pretty awesome

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes)

4. The Dying Detective- this actually made me laugh, and I don't know if it was supposed to, but I just loved how slightly random it was

(His Last Bow)

5. A Scandal in Bohemia- The Woman...

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)

Noggin by John Corey Whaley

I think I read this book too fast to fully grasp it (like I do with many other books), so I don't know if this is an accurate representation.

Positives:
1. I loved the idea of it
2. The ending was very satisfying
3. Hatton reminded me of Tom Felton (a lot)
4. The relationships between the characters were great
5. I've always found the idea of being thrown into the spotlight interesting
6. Adjusting to the new body was a very interesting experience to read
7. Scarves and Ashes

Negatives (these aren't necessarily bad things, just things I noticed that I didn't love):
1. I think this is due to the reading pace of it, but I didn't connect on a very deep level with the characters. I knew I should be connecting while I read it, but I couldn't.
2. I could sort of guess what was happening, but that's because it's what would happen, so it's not very upsetting.
3. It was a bit repetitive, but I totally understood it. This is just something I noticed.

BookTubeATHon

I don't have a BookTube, or I would totally make the videos. However, I am going to read all the books that are part of it. I am going to do it this week, however, because I am on vacation when it actually happens, and it's not a beach vacation where I can read constantly.

Here are the books I am going to read:

Monday: Noggin by John Corey Whaley (Blue Cover)

Tuesday: The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma (Last Name Thing)

Wednesday: Animal Farm by George Orwell (Someone Elses Favorite)

Thursday: The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate by Jaquline Kelly (Most Recent Buy)

Friday: The Pigman by Paul Zindel (Hold On for Entire Read)

Saturday: The Night We Said Yes by Lauren Gibaldi (Really Want to Read)

Sunday: Let's Get Lost by Adi Alisaid (Other/ 7th book)

I could combine a couple of these challenges, and I might, but for now, it's how I'm doing it. Also, I may not do the challenges on the day I say I will, but whatever. I hope I can do this in time, and I will hopefully be updating.

How I Think Tonks and Lupin Died (AKA My Attempt At Fanfiction)

Okay, so this is the first time I've every written fanfiction (and I'm not counting the 85,000 word story in which I essentially re-wrote Divergent without realizing it). I was napping, and then had this great idea, so it's probably the most stupid thing that will ever be written on this blog (I hope, at least...). Also, I am going to take some liberties with what I think of how the curses and world works. Also, it'll be short, because I haven't written in such a long time. And, yes, I love fragments.
So, without further ado...


Tonks can't move, her body being held in place by the pain. Glorious Pain. Ripping into her heart and traveling through her veins until there is no unaffected pore. She cries out, but as far as she can tell, no one hears her though the screams coming from every direction. 

Her eyes are so blurred from crying that she can't see who is doing this to her. Not that she would want to. She doesn't want the last image in her mind to be of some disgusting Death Eater who is probably laughing at her contortions. She closes them so there is not a chance of that happening. 

Lupin sees what is happening from afar, and without thinking runs as fast as he thinks possible towards his wife. The Death Eater that is keeping her crumpled on the ground sees him, though, and before he can do anything but scream for Tonks, he too has fallen. Except he fell into a more permanent place. 

The Death Eater doesn't wait a moment before taking off. They know when Tonks grabs her wand they'll be as dead as Lupin unless they disappear. Except, Tonks doesn't go towards her wand, doesn't even think about revenge. She just crawls over to her love, trying her best to get there before her grief overcomes her. 

Her physical pain and emotional grief become too much for her, though, and the last thing she does is reach for Remus's hand and remember everything about him. That way, they will be forever together. 


I hope this isn't the stupidest thing I've ever done. 

10 Reasons Why I Didn't Love Liars, Inc by Paula Stokes

Again, I haven't read this since Spring, so I might not remember all the details, so it's more general.

1. The cover was glossy, and the binding was cheap (it put me off immediately)
2. I felt slight pressure to love it, because I had gotten bookplates and such from the author
3. The end just felt unnatural
4. You could feel how much fun the fight scenes were to write, but you couldn't feel the fighting
5. The fighting was so unrealistic
6. The attempted plot twist, wasn't really a good plot twist
7. I was expecting so much more out of the book
8. There wasn't much about Liars, Inc, only a few mentions
9. The character was interesting, but the diversity was minimal, and even Pavarti wasn't the best character
10. It didn't all start with one little lie.

10 Reasons Why I Love The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

I finished this a couple days ago, and even though it took me a while to read, I read the second half of it in one day, and it was fabulous.

1. He's whiny
2. It only takes place within the time frame of a day or so
3. New York, NY (even though I'm not in love with the city)
4. Late 1950's
5. That one hotel...
6. Mr. Antonio
7. Museum
8. It's short, so you won't forget details
9. If you forget details, he repeats information a lot
10. Leaving school

10 Reasons Why I Love None of the Above by I. W. Gregorio

None of the Above by I. W. Gregorio

1. Inter sex (I didn't even know this was a thing until I read this book)
2. Hurdler (This adds to the plot, but also, hurdler)
3. Volunteering (Just like it)
4. Relationship Troubles
5. Takes action in her life!
6. School...
7. That bakery
8. Morning Runs
9. Running Playlist
10. Powerful WOMAN

I haven't read this since Spring, so it may not be the most helpful, but it's great, and you should read it.