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Harry Potter: A Journey Through Potions and Herbology by J.K. Rowling, Pottermore Publishing
nuska's review
3.0
An illustrating but brief book on Harry Potter's world. This time about potions and herbology. I still see 'Felix felicis' as one of my favorite potions ever.
redhairedashreads's review against another edition
This book discusses the actual history of potions and plants. This is not a history of the HP universe.
This book was ok. I enjoyed reading about the history of potions. I didn't really enjoy the herbology section. It was boring for me.
Overall, this was ok. I don't know if I will continue reading the series because I am not really getting much out of them. I prefer the exhibit companion book, [b:Harry Potter: A Journey Through A History of Magic|35704107|Harry Potter A Journey Through A History of Magic|British Library|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1500670878l/35704107._SX50_.jpg|57200177] and recommend that book over these. It has a better layout, photos, and covers a variety of magical topics and discusses the world of Harry Potter.
This book was ok. I enjoyed reading about the history of potions. I didn't really enjoy the herbology section. It was boring for me.
Overall, this was ok. I don't know if I will continue reading the series because I am not really getting much out of them. I prefer the exhibit companion book, [b:Harry Potter: A Journey Through A History of Magic|35704107|Harry Potter A Journey Through A History of Magic|British Library|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1500670878l/35704107._SX50_.jpg|57200177] and recommend that book over these. It has a better layout, photos, and covers a variety of magical topics and discusses the world of Harry Potter.
booknotes_athina's review
4.0
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This one focuses on Potions and Herbology and it's full with interesting facts about them.
I like the concept of these books and I find them interesting, entertaining and informative.
This one focuses on Potions and Herbology and it's full with interesting facts about them.
I like the concept of these books and I find them interesting, entertaining and informative.
nstinch54's review
4.0
I definitely enjoyed the Potions ebook better than Herbology, but it was interesting to find out that a mandrake is a real plant that does sometimes resemble little wrinkled people. I enjoyed the section in the Potions book that delved into the topic of alchemy, the philosopher's stone, and the real-life Nicholas Flamel.
quirkycatsfatstacks's review against another edition
4.0
Harry Potter: A Journey Through Potions and Herbology ebook in a series of four coming out this summer, all focusing on the real-life and historical elements behind the world of Harry Potter.
Before I start my review, I want to be a bit clear about this series. I've been seeing a lot of people confused online, so I feel this is important to note; these are not Harry Potter ebooks, nor were they actually written by J.K. Rowling. They were written by Pottermore, and inspired by the History of Magic novel that came out.
Each ebook in the series takes one or two school subjects taught at Hogwarts, and then focuses on the past and influences that J.K. Rowling pulled from in order to enrich her world. This series is perfect for anyone that wants a starting point for research. But it may not be in depth enough for those seeking a lot of details about these influences.
I love the choice to combine Potions and Herbology in Harry Potter: A Journey Through Potions and Herbology. These two feel like a really natural pairing, for obvious reasons. I was always a bit sad in Harry Potter that they didn't discuss more of the classes outside of the main ones (Potions, Charms, Transfiguration, etc). But again, that's probably just me.
The half of this ebook focused on Potions was fascinating. It covered everything from apothecaries to leechbooks (which I never really knew much about), bezoars, and even the philosopher's stone. It didn't go to in depth in any of these subjects, but it was a great starting point for further research.
The second half of the ebook focused on Herbology, and I was actually a little bit surprised by how much research J.K. Rowling had done for her series. I should rephrase that, I mean that I'm surprised by how many references and connections were made in her series. I hadn't realized just how many of the details were based on cultural and historical references.
It covered some of the obvious, like the tools and things like that. It did eventually get a bit more out there, covering things like mandrakes and gnomes. On the whole, I really enjoyed reading about all of these elements.
What I especially loved about this ebook were the inclusion of graphic and images, as well as quotes from the series to give context. Together these elements really brought the ebook to a whole new level, and made it really interesting. Though I did especially enjoy some of the making of facts, like what sourcebooks J.K. Rowling used, or the images she drew in preparation.
Harry Potter: A Journey Through Potions and Herbology is the second ebook in the series. Harry Potter: A Journey Through Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts came out at the same time; Harry Potter: A Journey Through Divination and Astronomy is coming later, and Harry Potter: A Journey Through Care of Magical Creatures is last.
For more reviews check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
Before I start my review, I want to be a bit clear about this series. I've been seeing a lot of people confused online, so I feel this is important to note; these are not Harry Potter ebooks, nor were they actually written by J.K. Rowling. They were written by Pottermore, and inspired by the History of Magic novel that came out.
Each ebook in the series takes one or two school subjects taught at Hogwarts, and then focuses on the past and influences that J.K. Rowling pulled from in order to enrich her world. This series is perfect for anyone that wants a starting point for research. But it may not be in depth enough for those seeking a lot of details about these influences.
I love the choice to combine Potions and Herbology in Harry Potter: A Journey Through Potions and Herbology. These two feel like a really natural pairing, for obvious reasons. I was always a bit sad in Harry Potter that they didn't discuss more of the classes outside of the main ones (Potions, Charms, Transfiguration, etc). But again, that's probably just me.
The half of this ebook focused on Potions was fascinating. It covered everything from apothecaries to leechbooks (which I never really knew much about), bezoars, and even the philosopher's stone. It didn't go to in depth in any of these subjects, but it was a great starting point for further research.
The second half of the ebook focused on Herbology, and I was actually a little bit surprised by how much research J.K. Rowling had done for her series. I should rephrase that, I mean that I'm surprised by how many references and connections were made in her series. I hadn't realized just how many of the details were based on cultural and historical references.
It covered some of the obvious, like the tools and things like that. It did eventually get a bit more out there, covering things like mandrakes and gnomes. On the whole, I really enjoyed reading about all of these elements.
What I especially loved about this ebook were the inclusion of graphic and images, as well as quotes from the series to give context. Together these elements really brought the ebook to a whole new level, and made it really interesting. Though I did especially enjoy some of the making of facts, like what sourcebooks J.K. Rowling used, or the images she drew in preparation.
Harry Potter: A Journey Through Potions and Herbology is the second ebook in the series. Harry Potter: A Journey Through Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts came out at the same time; Harry Potter: A Journey Through Divination and Astronomy is coming later, and Harry Potter: A Journey Through Care of Magical Creatures is last.
For more reviews check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks