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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
I was quite impressed with this. At times, I did indeed forget that I was reading fanfiction. At other times, it was all too obvious that it wasn't a Rowling-original work. However, I am continuing the series and will happily be looking at Lippert's original works as well. :-D
In this HP fanfiction, Harry's first son, James, is worried about having to live up to the legend of his father. At Hogwarts, the Slytherins are acting very suspiciously. Eventually James and his two new friends figure out a huge plot involving twisted propaganda and the relics of one of the most powerful wizards of all time.
Lippert's plot was creative, but I thought some parts were not really believable. However, the propaganda aspect was interesting and very plausible.
About new characters, Ralph's character is intriguing, and I also liked Zane.
Something else I did not like was his long-winded writing, especially in dialogue. There was just too much talking by a character at a time.
Continue to my review of the second installment.
Lippert's plot was creative, but I thought some parts were not really believable. However, the propaganda aspect was interesting and very plausible.
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His interpretation of some HP Next Generation characters was not what I expected. It works quite well in the general scope of his whole fanfiction series, although I only thought this once I read the second installment. At first, I was very annoyed that James was not a funny prankster like his namesakes and his uncles Fred and George, because that was what I got from the epilogue "19 Years Later". Additionally, I was annoyed of character inaccuracies about Ted Lupin and Victoire Weasley. Here, Ted is in 7th year although he should already have graduated. I suppose maybe he had to repeat a couple years. Many of the Next Gen characters are not even mentioned; Lippert probably did not see Rowling's HP family tree yet.About new characters, Ralph's character is intriguing, and I also liked Zane.
Something else I did not like was his long-winded writing, especially in dialogue. There was just too much talking by a character at a time.
Continue to my review of the second installment.
This is almost as good as a Harry Potter book. Which is really saying something. 9/10 of the time when someone tries to emulate another author's style and use their characters it ends up being utter crap. For instance, the Dune series as written by Herbert's son.
So I'd recommend this to anyone who wished their were more Harry Potter books. I'd recommend it to others too, but the novel assumes the reader has read the Harry Potter books in that it doesn't explain things that have been explained in those books.
BTW, it's free online.
So I'd recommend this to anyone who wished their were more Harry Potter books. I'd recommend it to others too, but the novel assumes the reader has read the Harry Potter books in that it doesn't explain things that have been explained in those books.
BTW, it's free online.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A little bit disturbing but I have to accept it since it is not from the original author. The author, Mr. Lippert did put as much effort as he can to honour the original works.
And it is a little bit a crossing between Rowling's works and C.S Lewis's works.
Though, there is too much jokes that referred to the Muggle's world by the wizards to the point it is unacceptable. I mean, come on, Hagrid, referring the old West World and Ted Lupin referring the movies about werewolves. It made it less interesting when they have too much information of the Muggle world, because their ignorance about the other culture and lifestyle that contribute to the excitement of reading the HP series.
Hoever, I will still read the sequels of this series.
And it is a little bit a crossing between Rowling's works and C.S Lewis's works.
Though, there is too much jokes that referred to the Muggle's world by the wizards to the point it is unacceptable. I mean, come on, Hagrid, referring the old West World and Ted Lupin referring the movies about werewolves. It made it less interesting when they have too much information of the Muggle world, because their ignorance about the other culture and lifestyle that contribute to the excitement of reading the HP series.
Hoever, I will still read the sequels of this series.
best fanfiction I've read so far. A few little mistakes in consistency with the original books. Nonetheless I enjoyed reading this.
Oh how I loved this! So many interesting ideas came up in this novel, ones I'm sure will be discussed further in the series, and I loved how they were presented! While this is obviously not the same caliber as HP it's an awesome visit back to the world that I miss!
I just finished the book and can't wait to start the next book in Lippert's series. While this book isn't perfect, I completely enjoyed being back in the Potter world and liked the characters that Lippert added to Rowling's already full set of characters. I also enjoyed the expansion of Hogwarts grounds throughout the book, they seemed to fit right in with Rowling's vision. Definitely a good read, I would recommend it to any Harry Potter fan! Enjoy!
In the beginning I was hopefull and it started out good enough, then all the american #!"#! startet ruinung everything.. OMG it stinks. I am not able to read it to the end and I will not be reading the rest. It's awfull.
It's traumatizing to see a universe that you love being mutilated this badly.
It's Harry Potter ( James actually) amricanized... yuck I say. Save yourself a headache of annoyance: don't bother with it.
It's traumatizing to see a universe that you love being mutilated this badly.
It's Harry Potter ( James actually) amricanized... yuck I say. Save yourself a headache of annoyance: don't bother with it.
i'll give it 2.5 stars, probably only because i wanted to read more from the world created by jkr and somewhat enjoyed the trip back to hogwarts (albeit a somewhat different hogwarts in my opinion.) i wanted to like it more, but that's all i've got, and it's probably too generous.