Forum:Fantasy - fictions outside the trilogy

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This is a place where everyone can relax and feel free to discuss literature of fantasy genre outside of our focus, the Inkworld trilogy; should the fiction be adapted into other media, related comments are allowed, the only criteria is that the original source of the subject has to be based on a book or book series.

Please keep in mind that everyone is entitled to have their own opinion and be sure to respond politely should you see statements you don't agree with.

J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series
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LOL Pottermore is relatively really recent though! I suppose everyone is different... cuz my best friend, who actually had the patient to read, most of the time, gave up in the beginning of the 4th book; she found the beginning of the 6th quite interesting and tried to start getting back in, but still couldn't finished the 4th book (so no, she never finished the series). I, on the other hand, never read an English novel (not my native language to begin with) prior to HP, started with its 4th book and it became the turning point for me to switch reading it in English and one of my actual favorite books of the series. I admit, I kind of feel the same way in regards to Pottermore (which was why I didn't join until last month, which was like 3 years later than the site's creation; doesn't look like a true-fan now, does it?) The thing is though, once I understood what the site really is about, I'm okay with it. It really is just an interactive site for fans to gather and have fun, with material that wasn't able to make it in the cut (and some eventually did upon anniversary). I much appreciate her making the world she created to its fullest capacity and still focus on the same stuff, instead of using it to create spin-offs after spin-offs (I'll judge Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them when the film's actually released; I'm skeptical, but I'm not gonna bash it before I even watch it.)

And honestly, what Cornelia Funke's doing atm with the MirrorWorld App is essentially the same as JKR with Pottermore lol I hope you don't end up loosing respect for Funke as well. Inkheart got an additional 30 pages on its 10th anniversary in Germany, again, basically the same as JKR adding new material. Can't say I blame them; I'm pretty sure if I look back on my work that was made 10 years ago, I most likely have ways to improve them and will actually want to make changes. -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 13:45, April 30, 2015 (UTC)


 * Don't get me wrong I think J. K. Rowling is a great author. From what I read the HP books are very well written and they first two intrigued me. I only stopped reading because my parents wanted to watch the movies before I read the books to make sure they were appropriate (this was back when I was pretty young). They never got around to it, and I guess I could start reading again now but I haven't really considered it. I've just lost interest. I suppose I shouldn't be so quick to judge about Pottermore because I haven't actually joined the site and you kinda have to join to know what it is. But you're right Cornelia is pretty much doing the same thing. lol


 * Wait, so did your parents watch all of the 8 movies? lol Just curious. (If my profile doesn't make it obvious enough... I really think the films are crap comparing to the books ahaha... sorry-not-sorry film lovers!) Hmmm... as for appropriateness for kids... I honestly think HP and the trilogy are on the same level (which is why I often use HP as a comparison), the dark proportion was pretty equal, only that in HP I actually find humor from time to time (like physically LingMAO), whereas the trilogy, not so much (I frankly cannot remember a hilarious LOL moment) but because of the intensity I like it all the same. I didn't know you've only read the first two book, and I'm super sorry for using HPW as an example and most likely spoiled some stuff for you. This is the ignorant HP fan in me, forgetting not everyone cares about the fic lol.
 * -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 15:07, April 30, 2015 (UTC)


 * No they never got around to it! It was one of those things like. "Oh, that has witches and stuff and so we want to make sure it's appropriate so we're going to watch the movies." That was when I was like nine or ten years old. Seven years latter we still haven't watched them. XD They did the same thing with Eragon and then never watched the movie. But I read that series anyway. lol
 * Katherine Rebekah (talk) 15:31, April 30, 2015 (UTC)


 * Ahh... well... if you ever feel like giving HP another chance for the sake of it, let me know bahahaha. I also recommend Jim Dale's audiobook (it has to be Jim Dale! not the other guy lol) even if you're not an audiobook person xP. Just getting it out there.
 * -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 16:17, April 30, 2015 (UTC)


 * You know, I may give HP a second chance some time. I know a lot of people who love it and I enjoyed the first two books, so we'll see. Though it would probably be some time in the far away future. Too many other things to do, shows to watch, and books to read. Not to mention that I'm going to reread all of Inkheart, which who knows how long that will take with all the summaries I need to write. I've never listened to an audio book willingly, because the ones the used to make us listen to at school grated on my nerves because the robotic voice in which it was read. But you're making it sound pretty good so maybe I will try the version you suggested. Katherine Rebekah (talk) 16:55, April 30, 2015 (UTC)


 * For robotic voice, worry not, Jim Dale used to hold a Guinness World Record for recording 134 different character voices in the audiobook of HPOotP, although the record is broken by another person (currently still the record holder o__O for more than 10 years now!), I still find it very impressive! <3 The only thing that my cause some iffiness is some of the pronunciations... you said your parents haven't watched the films, idk if you have, but yeah, some were different than how they were said in the adaptation but that's about it. -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 18:03, April 30, 2015 (UTC)


 * Okay, you're making the auto book sound pretty good. Different character voices and everything! Katherine Rebekah (talk) 18:52, April 30, 2015 (UTC)

The Caster Chronicles
(Content originally written on a user page; relocated due to no longer being that much relevant) Originally I only thought about it because the series and our trilogy are both "series with films without sequels getting made" and "YA with mystical aspect"; I've never read the books or watched the film priorly, but a quick glance and the character Ridley caught my eye, so I'm tapping into the series literally right now.

Starting straight from Dangerous Creatures; but before I could get a hold on it, I listened to Beautiful Redemption first, I was 5hrs into an 11hr audiobook when I got my intended target, but I'm liking what I'm hearing so far from both books. The whole reason I wasn't interested in the series beforehand, was because the wikipedia description made it too much like some stupid teenage drama; essentially I guess that's still kinda what it is, but other stuff is surprisingly just as intriguing as characters' relationships. Gotta admit though, the emotional part is especially well-written; I started off straight from the last book of the main series, going in without being attached to any of the characters, yet I still actually cried when listening to the stories. A bit afraid to be judged, but still gonna ask anyways, do you read The Caster Chronicles? I've put it off right after I read the synopsis of the series on wiki, it seemed like one of those typical stupid teenage drama that tried to look sophisticated; I'm not gonna repeat how I got into it (read the stuff in the link from the previous section (content relocated to the first passage in this section)), but I'm interested in hearing your opinion. -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 22:52, May 3, 2015 (UTC)


 * I actually have never heard of The Caster Chronicles. I looked it up on the wiki and personally it doesn't seem like something I would be in to (remember me saying I don't read romances?). Have you read it or not? If you have I would like to hear your opinion on it (I promise I won't judge). If not, it doesn't look too great to me, but I always read the Amazon preview of a book before I decide for good, so I may go and do that.
 * Katherine Rebekah (talk) 23:51, May 3, 2015 (UTC)


 * My analysis of the amazon preview (first bad then good): I didn't actually finish the preview, I got to page 17 because it was beginning to bore me. The author uses the old dream sequence cliche. This guy wakes up covered in mud after a dream and finds a weird song on his iPhone that clearly was in reference to his dream and his window is open and all he does is basically shrugs it off. Like, I would pee my bed it that stuff happened to me. Seriously. Some of the stereo types about southerners can be taken offensively (spoken from a true southerner). The dad is a writer. The main character loves books. This is probably only because these are the things the author impresses on her characters because they are things she loves. Most teenage guys I know don't read YA novels. He has a jerky friend to make his character look better cliche. He is a guy who wants a "Smart, interesting, funny" girl who he can talk to and not just a pretty face. I'm going to sound awful for saying this but I can bet you 100 bucks that the author of this is a female (I haven't looked yet) because teen age boys don't think like that. A pretty face is usually enough for them. There is the "I am stuck in this awful small town where nothing ever happens" cliche. That is not all I have for the bad but I will stop now. The good is that the author obviously did research on the setting and there are some really good, interesting descriptions. I also guess it's kind of an interesting plot? No I take that back. It's not really interesting.


 * Okay, so I know I pretty much just bashed this but who gives a care what I think? If you want to read this then go and read it. It probably isn't as sucky as I made it out to be but I think you are right in saying that "it seemed like one of those typical stupid teenage dramas that tried to look sophisticated". So that is my opinion. Katherine Rebekah (talk) 00:21, May 4, 2015 (UTC)


 * Ahaha, I've also never heard of the series UNTIL I came across the film adaptation; I was like, ohhhhhh this font is pretty, what is this? So it turned out to be base on the series... which supposedly was so much better than the film or something (I've also never heard of the novel at that time, like I said, I don't read) (and I've also haven't watched the said film, reviews can really intimidate me). And yeah, seriously, did you read what I wrote on the plans page ? (now the first passage in this section) lmao My initial thoughts on the series are pretty much there. I haven't updated cuz I don't think it's needed to be turned into some blog xP I've finished the last book of the main series (let's abbreviate it as BR)(there's 4 in total, so there's 3 before the one I listened to) and the first book of the spin-off series (let's abbreviate it as DC).


 * Like I said, I actually started BR and was midway when I got my hands on DC; I started and finished and quite liked DC, and since the second book of the spin-off doesn't come out until later this month, I went back finishing BR. The reason I'm asking you (and had hoped you had indeed read it so you can advice me), is because I felt torn about whether or not to actually finish main series. DC made it sounded like some epic sh*t went down at the end of the main series... While I don't think BR was bad or anything, but when I actually finished it, I certainly didn't feel the epicness I was anticipating based on the impression I got with DC... It felt a bit anticlimactic? So yeah, that's why I'm like torn... The whole reason I started the series is because of this one character (who became the main character in the spin-off)... I'm just not sure if I'll be interested when she's not the focus lol. I like the writing, I feel the characters are very natural and believable, maybe the audiobook reader help selling them a bit, but I do like it. I feel like I can indeed only read the spin-off alone, so I guess if what you read about doesn't seem promising, start with the spin-off haha. My only problem with it is that it ended with a gigantic cliffhanger... lucky for me the next book comes out soon or I'd die. -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 00:24, May 4, 2015 (UTC)


 * Update: I read what you posted to my wall about reading the series. I hope my little review up there didn't offend you. Like I said, who gives a care what I think? If you like it then you like it and that is all that matters. Katherine Rebekah (talk) 00:33, May 4, 2015 (UTC)


 * Gah, IKR? Some of the stuff you wrote is exactly the reason why I'm hesitant about reading the main series. The starting point just doesn't seem interesting AT ALL. Though I have to say, if the main dude's "jerk" friend is called "Link", I don't think he's supposed to be a jerk at all lmao, my impression of him is the cute kind of dork, though this is mostly thanks to his film portrayal (again, I still haven't watched), cuz I actually knew the actor first and look up what else he was in and found out he was also in the film adaptation. I have to admit though, I was expecting one thing from this character's relationship with the girl I'm reading the series for; and.... when I read DC, it was kinda like what I pictured base on all the info on the Net, but when I finished BR, I was like... I could not feel the supposed love-hate relationship at all, just hate-hate or something lol. But yeah, the spin-off (excluding the cliffhanger) is pretty decent imo. Guess I'll put off the main series until I'm too bored or something =P.-- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 00:44, May 4, 2015 (UTC)


 * Ahh... girl I just finished reading the first three chapter of the next book (that apparently has been lying around on the internet)... I have to say... slightly disappointed D; now it looks like a full blown love-triangle... I mean, I don't mind reading those, in fact, I enjoy reading guys getting jealous bahahaha, but I wouldn't what a "love-triangle" to be my first impression when I'm reading something... The dialogs also made me realize supposedly the duration of the first book span of months.... def. didn't get THAT feeling, more like weeks at most, which was why now thinking back, I do feel like some friendship bonding moment felt a bit rushed; the first book feels like it could use an extra 1/3-2/3 length. I'm still going to listen to the next book though ahaha. just saying. -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 01:57, May 4, 2015 (UTC)


 * Lol. I personally have a hate-hate relationship with love triangles. For me they are tolerable at best. (off topic example for comparison purposes →) Like tHG was tolerable with Gale and Peta. But in (off topic example for comparison purposes →) The Legend of Korra, Korra went through like all of her team mates (boys and girl. lol) and I HATED it. Though I admit it is fun to watch guys get jealous sometimes. XD


 * I can totally understand sticking with the story. (off topic example for comparison purposes →) I stuck with Sword Art Online for the entire first season even after is descended into the realm of irredeemable stupidity! So I get ya.
 * Katherine Rebekah (talk) 02:04, May 4, 2015 (UTC)

┌─────────┘ Oh no, I'm not sticking it for the sake of sticking with it, I'm not THAT attached, it's just like I said, the first book ended with a cliffhanger, so I REALLY NEED TO KNOW WTF HAPPENED lmao. I think I feel iffy about the triangle because the main dude's (Link) approach... I thought I would support him and Rid when I read up the stuff from the Net, but finishing BR and DC, they actually made me ship her with the newly introduced dude (now officially part of the triangle), which sucked cuz I'm pretty sure they will not end up together, being one of those "you guys are similar so no" type of stuff... what sucks even more is that I don't think the series is that popular, cuz I failed to find fanfics about the girl and the new guy lmao.-- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 02:14, May 4, 2015 (UTC)


 * Gawd... I just finished the film adaptation..... I think the whole thing was mainly ruined by the SUPER HELLA GAWD AWFUL special effect, like seriously, you would think the film was made in the early 2000s instead of made 10 years after that! I see a lot of people complaining the acting was bad, but I think it was the overall editing, you know, how certain sound effect was added in certain times just makes things really cheap... I haven't read the first book and people said stuff was greatly changed, but I really think had the presentation been better, it honestly wasn't the worst thing I've ever seen hahaha, I would still rate it slightly higher than (off topic example for comparison purposes →) Twilight (the first film was the only one out of the franchise I'd seen), if that means anything xP -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 05:39, May 4, 2015 (UTC)


 * If it's better then Twilight then that's something! lol. If you want to talk about bad special effects (off topic example for comparison purposes →) you should watch The Last Airbender by M. Night Shimalon (No actually never watch it. It is AWEFUL). I seriously think they hired a twelve year old to do it. Plus there was no excuse for them because they had a big budget where I'm sure Beautiful Creatures had to pinch pennies. Or at I would assume they had to. Katherine Rebekah (talk) 13:02, May 4, 2015 (UTC)


 * Well... Twilight honestly is a VERY low bar for me, but I'm glad you count it as something xP. I think how I previously phrased it as special effects in the early 2000s may be even exaggerated, more like of the late 90s... (off topic example for comparison purposes →) like Sabrina, the Teenage Witch... Really felt like it was on a tv budget rather than a featured film... which is super ODD because besides the newcomers, it has a relatively big named cast! How did Emmy Rossum and Emma Thompson not make them want to produce a film with better quality? LOL It has the exact same estimated budget as our Inkheart (film), and in this case I'm proud to state ours was spent in better ways lmao. -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 00:02, May 5, 2015 (UTC)

The Little Mermaid
(This conversation used to be a part of something else; discussion about the actual work is relocated here) I'm more of a fan of the original fairy tale then the Disney version. I love the original and have mixed feeling about Disney's version and it seems that they have nothing about the original there. Katherine Rebekah (talk) 19:18, May 13, 2015 (UTC)


 * I'm a sucker for happy ending so you can guess my thoughts on the original tale.... I mean, it has its beauty but it doesn't mean I have to like it... That's why I kinda really loathe all the Shakespeare stuff... I mean, yeah it's life, good people don't always have a good ending, but man do they have to have such a horrifying ending? I actually can't really think of other notable Little Mermaid adaptations...
 * -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 19:34, May 13, 2015 (UTC)


 * I guess this is another place we differ because I love tragedy. The original Little Mermaid tugs on my heart strings so much more then the Disney version. I feel much more for Sirenetta then for Arial, and the reason is mainly for her suffering, because we only get to see true character under the greatest suffering. But of course that doesn't mean I don't love me a good happy ending too.


 * Little Mermaid adaptations include: Disney version, Grimm Brothers version, Hans Christian Anderson version, and one other movie that I have heard tell of, based on the Hans Christian Anderson version, but can't find. So there is others, but there is no way that I'm going to be the one to document that stuff.
 * Katherine Rebekah (talk) 02:17, May 14, 2015 (UTC)


 * Oh don't get me wrong, I agree the original is def. more emotional, but... I like happy endings bahahaha and all the cheesy stuff and riding towards the sunset lmao.


 * I don't think I know the Grimm also had a version.... Always thought Anderson's was the original... so darn good at tragedy... the dang matchstick girl... so depressing... Orz.
 * -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 02:32, May 14, 2015 (UTC)


 * (The debate of TLM's original continues as below)

Brothers Grimm v Hans Christian Andersen
(continuing the conversation, for some reason below is unable to be placed within the template)
 * I am however very curious as to where the name "Sirenetta" came from; credit Anderson as the author, but has the name as the mermaid's name; most of the source are saying in the original tale, the mermaid was unnamed. But yeah, Disney's film is based on Anderson's version, and the title "The Little Mermaid" generally refers to the said work; if the Grimm brothers also have a story about a mermaid, it's "a story about a mermaid" not "a version of The Little Mermaid", if that makes any sense.
 * -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 00:45, May 15, 2015 (UTC)


 * This is the version I read: http://www.yankeeweb.com/library/storytime/grimmbros/grimmbros_32.html. It also ends with her turning to foam, so it's the same story. I think the narrative voice is just in a different style. I honestly don't care who it was that wrote it. I don't have a need for it to be by the Grimm Brothers, Anderson works just fine for me. :)


 * Dang looks like Anderson really likes people to die and go to heaven, huh? Little Match Girl and Red Shoes both end that way. I actually read all of Match Girl and I kinda liked that ending in that one, but in Red Shoes she died of joy. Like, what is up with that? Weird...


 * I think it's probably derived from her singing voice, you know, to serenade. It could also be a reference to the word siren, who in greek mythology used their singing voices to enchant men (which is kinda what she did, but in a non-evil way), and they are often depicted as mermaids. That is another difference, in Anderson's version she is unnamed. Sirenetta came from the version I read. I really do think that my version was derived from the original tale though, it's just to similar to be a separate story, even though it may not be from the Grimm Brothers.
 * Katherine Rebekah (talk) 15:47, May 15, 2015 (UTC)


 * LOL I didn't finish the link you read, but it's almost the exact same text I put up there (the first paragraph is pretty much identical)... Downside of the Net when people don't reference stuff correctly...


 * I read the Red Shoes when I was 11 or 12 years old, that's like more than a decade ago for me (if you didn't finish reading my profile, this tells you my age range lmao), so I don't really remember the whole story (until I gave you the link, that is); I only remembered her legs getting chopped off and having wooden legs. That itself was traumatizing enough for the pre-teen me lol. Did not remember the part about dying of joy. The wording does seem effing weird lol.


 * Come to think of it, you know, maybe the version you read is just different translation? Since the tale wasn't originally written in English, that could be the case? Or like someone's translation of a translation! Context sometimes changes when being translated... Maybe in a hypothetical language, Sirenetta is just used for the word "Mermaid", and the translator thought it was a name instead so kept it. Pretty farfetched theory but owells. xP-- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 16:26, May 15, 2015 (UTC)


 * If I remember correctly the exact wording was "Her heart was so full of joy that it burst and her sole flew to heaven." I was just like Whaaaaaat? Because it have looked like it was going to have a somewhat happy ending, and then she just died for no reason.


 * That might be a good explanation, come to think of it.
 * Katherine Rebekah (talk) 13:27, May 18, 2015 (UTC)



General discussion on multiple fantasy fics
I'm actually not sure how I re-came across The Spiderwick Chronicles a few days ago (though I'm positive it should be because of Goodreads), and just now Goodreads has recommended The Edge Chronicles (jeez... "chronicles" is such a popular word lmao), but anyways, have you read either of the series?

Edited: Also, what about The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Septimus Heap, or Artemis Fowl? (the last one is cuz I see it being on display on Wikia home page A LOT, though I'm not exactly sure if it's the same type of fantasy) -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 06:02, July 5, 2015 (UTC)

The blurbs all look pretty awesome and seems to be the same genre as the trilogy! Let me know what you think about them! -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 05:10, July 5, 2015 (UTC)


 * I have't read Spiderwick or the Edge, so I don't know. Though from what I know of Spiderwick, it has a fantasy feel and story fits with Inkheart.
 * The Edge Chronicles: Don't know much about it so can't say.
 * TSotINF: Series seems to relate to Inkheart. Don't know it well but looks promising.
 * Septimus Heap: Actually looks familiar, seems to relate to Inkheart. Looks promising.
 * Artimus Fowl: I don't know if Artumus Fowl goes well with Inkheart because even though it's fantasy, it has more of a sic fi feel a lot of times.


 * The only one that you mentioned that I have read is Artemis Fowl and I dropped it after the first book because the main character was such a pretentious pain in the rear, plus the world baulking wasn't done very well IMO. Katherine Rebekah (talk) 14:50, July 5, 2015 (UTC)


 * Hey there! And yeah, I've listened to the audiobooks preview for the three latter books I've mentioned (because I already queued the first two as actually would be to-read bahaha) and when it was Artemis Fowl turn.... I was like... "Is it just me or does he sound like a d*ck?" lmao xDDD But yeah... This one would be the last I try then. -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 17:17, July 5, 2015 (UTC)


 * Yep, you can pretty much sum up Fowl in that one word...
 * Katherine Rebekah (talk) 02:57, July 6, 2015 (UTC)

The World of Septimus Heap
I've started listening to Septimus Heap last night... The funniest thing is... After a few chapters... I was like... "dude... this main girl... I swear the way she talks reminds me of Meggie", so I looked it up... and it turns out the first reader (cuz the reader for the next 6 books is another person) of the series is actually the same guy that read Inkdeath bahahaha xDDDDD No wonder it feels at home xP Anyways, I think I'm on chapter 12 before I fell asleep; I'm pretty much liking what I'm hearing so far! Another funny thing is that before actually listening to the series... I already have a ship I support based on what I read on its wiki lmao xDDDD -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 17:17, July 5, 2015 (UTC)


 * Hey, that's cool. Guess it means it's meant to be. XD And premature shipping, nice.
 * Katherine Rebekah (talk) 02:57, July 6, 2015 (UTC)


 * I'm on ch. 40 (out of 49) of the first book of Septimus Heap (Magyk) (geez there's so many "of" in the sentence lol). So far I am really enjoying it, there are some really LingMAO moments even though I'm nowhere close to being attached to the characters (sometimes I really forget how it normally happens, since everything I love or like, I've been loving or liking them for a long time... I think I really am getting old cuz technically I've only been an Inkworld trilogy fan since 2014, but it honestly felt like AGES!!!!! I wonder if this will become something like that as well!)


 * I think there's a huge load of humor in it and good shock value as well. And it's something I actually think you might enjoy? idk why I have that impression, but this series just has this ethereal but earthy quality to it; though I do think the setting of the world is more one of those "oh, okay, if you say so" situation.... like, I honestly don't know what to expect cuz it's of its own world... Kinda like how what the Inkworld is like needed to be elaborated or explained here and there for me to get finally get the general idea and vision. So far I'm not at that point with SH series yet.


 * BTW, if you do give it a go; remember I'm a person unafraid of spoilers? This time I'm not sure how I feel about it! Like, I don't know if I will react any differently, but it is something crucial, so I think one literally CANNOT look up this series, because they will IMMEDIATELY be spoiled lol, and NOT knowing they've just been spoiled xDDD (like, I didn't think anything of it until I started listening to it, and I went "oh shoot, spoilsport!")


 * Fun fact 1; I think I first became aware of the title of this series, because someone asked for affiliation with this wiki for a lacking (not the one I've shown you) wiki of this series.


 * Fun fact 2; I started working around the richer wiki (cuz I think although it has more pages than this wiki, it perhaps is in worse condition), and found out one of our admins actually asked for affiliation with them (but never got a respond).


 * Fun fact 3; remember I told you about a ship? Because the wiki is not exactly up to date, so I cannot really verify if it happened, BUT it seems like it did not... HOWEVER, I literally found out there's actually a spin-off series set in the same world but 7 years after the main series' last book! And its sequel is coming out later this year! So I guess it's not completely set in stone bahahahahaha.
 * -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 00:03, July 8, 2015 (UTC)


 * Wow, sounds cool. I may just have to add it to my Goodreads list.
 * Katherine Rebekah (talk) 14:17, July 8, 2015 (UTC)


 * NOW I do get to say "I've finished the first book MUAHAHAHAHHA!" xDDD And I was completely correct, perhaps some people will have the suspicion early on, but the actual confirmation only happened in the very VERY last chapter, so, you probably really shouldn't look it up. I mean, at least not before reading the first book, and then it's fine. It's like, HP, you've told me you've read the first two books right? At the end of book 2 we know who Voldemort is, so if you are on book 3 and on ward, and looking for information, I don't really think you can be spoiled since you are now in on the big secret; however, if you are only on book 1 and you look for info, then when you actually go read book 2, nothing is as shocking anymore. SH is like that, just that unfortunately instead of book 2 it's book 1 you have to watch out lmao. I think after this nothing can really spoil me bahahahaha.


 * Sorry I just really want to share my excitement with you xP; I think it is successful partially because it is cooperating with a wonderful illustrator! Not that Cornelia isn't as good or anything, but, you know I don't really read and am more of a "visual" person right? I was kinda expecting to at least get illustration sizes as big as they are in the HP books (and TBH, I actually don't like the illustrations in HP lmao; I didn't like the art style, but at least I'm getting something!) So yeah, there's that. I think it's also cuz SH has 7 books in total, it'll have the time to fully develop its universe (and expanding it by having spin-off lol); while I do feel content with the trilogy by itself, there's just so much more left to our own imagination cuz there weren't room for explanations! Again, not saying imagining them ourselves is bad, just that it doesn't hurt to have more :3 -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 00:04, July 9, 2015 (UTC)


 * Sup Sammm! Thanks for recommending the book to me, I added it to my Goodreads list. So glad that you're liking it, read the first part of the synapsis (but didn't continue because of your warning, lol) and it already hooked me! I hope you fave ship floats! Be sure to update me on how awesome the sequels are. :D Katherine Rebekah (talk) 01:09, July 9, 2015 (UTC)


 * lol thanks, I'll probably let you know my thoughts on the series whenever I'm done with a book (the first book is an exception... cuz... it's the first book bahaha)
 * -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 02:30, July 9, 2015 (UTC)

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I'm not gonna say anything about how I feel about the second book just yet (cuz I'm really not all that far into the story, I think the chapters got longer!!!) BUT GAWD; remember I told you only the first book has a different reader and the rest of the audiobooks for the series have another? I'm like soooooo crushed lmao. I don't even think it was just me not used to a different reader; heck, Inkworld trilogy had three different ones, one even was of a different gender and I was fine! Idk if I got a bad audio quality or something, cuz he sounded like he was under the weather lol Some parts are really monotone, too! I think I'm just spoiled by Jim Dale and Brendan Fraser (yes I do have to mention him! Even though I've only heard him read Inkspell xP). I really hope it's not gonna stay like this cuz I think it will affect my impression of the characters, you know? Like how the tone is handled? Like... (not gonna name drop, so don't worry xDD) I'm pretty sure similar sentences had been said in book 1 and book 2... and in book 2, the way the reader delivered it, made the character seem so arrogant and unlikable!!! Another case is that instead of sounding desperate but firm (I'm pretty sure with the context, it can def. been spoken with those attitude), it sounded hostile and demanding D: I was so confused cuz that specific character didn't seem to be capable of being aggressive at all (basing on book 1). I guess I'll have to finish it to find out if the reader is the problem, or if something dramatic has actually happened to cause certain OOC-ish changes Dx -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 21:38, July 9, 2015 (UTC)


 * I don't read audio books (mainly because of the robotic ones that they subjected us to in grade school *shudders* ) but it sounds like it would be really annoying to change with each book. They should contract these people man, especially if they have a buttery smooth voice, lol. Yeah, and that's the thing about voice inflection, you can say, "You're my best friend" any number of ways and mean something different with each way you say it. Hope you get to the bottom of it. :D Katherine Rebekah (talk) 03:20, July 10, 2015 (UTC)


 * I don't "read" audiobooks either lmao (I'm just teasing you :3), well, like I said, this new reader is constant and he read the remaining 5 books; only the first one was different (very unfortunate). TBH, I think this new guy, he's doing a decent job on character voices I guess, but when it's not dialog, and just scenes.... It felt monotoned lol. I'm almost halfway through and I'm glad I did not read any blurbs because I really wasn't expecting what I'm hearing; like, it's wiki kinda really sucks (sorry... but it's the truth), cuz I actually did read something from characters pages, but because they are written so brief, I had no idea the event is (judging the fact that I'm almost halfway) sort of really major xDDD.
 * -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 23:18, July 10, 2015 (UTC)


 * Girl, I have to say OMG!!!!! OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!! For book 3, I have 2 hrs left (out of 12 hrs in total) to listen to, and I cannot wait any longer to share how apparently shocked I was xDDD. Having a wiki that's really lacking is seriously good for this series lmao. Because I couldn't really intentionally spoil myself the way I usually do xP. I have to say though, at first I feel the 3rd book feels really reminiscent of the 2nd book, just that it has a different twist, but overall it surprisingly wasn't that repetitive imo. Getting close to the end of this book I'm like super anxious cuz idk if anything can be wrapped up without feeling too rushed. Guess you'll hear from me in 2 hrs lmao.
 * -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 01:41, July 17, 2015 (UTC)