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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
I really enjoyed this book. Lippert obviously isn't Rowling (not as clever or quippy) but the story itself is very creative and the plot twists were beautifully realized. I was impressed.
This was a wonderful tale of James Potter, son of Harry and Ginny. I am looking forward to reading the other books in this fanseries as well.
There are two ways to base this review, and I'm not sure how to judge the book, or which way is the correct way. As a work of fan fiction, (and I should preface this by saying that I do not read a lot of fan fiction, unless you count Cassandra Clare in the HP fan fic universe) this is a great piece of writing, even if it occasionally misses the mark.
It was interesting character building to see how James Potter lived in the shadow of his father, how Teddy Lupin acted, and the generalized differences that should ought to be at hogwarts a generation later. i really enjoyed the magical discussion in James's classes regarding the portraits, as it was something i was always interested in during initial reads of Rowling's series....but when the action started, things seemed to be too conveniently placed, like a deux ex machina mechanism...
I tend not to write spoilers in any of my reviews, so I will say that as a piece of fan fiction, it's pretty ok, as a piece of literature, it's not half bad. I'm hooked enough into the series now that I have started the second book, so I guess if you're jonesing for a Harry potter fix that doesn't involve reading the original series over again, this could work for you.
It was interesting character building to see how James Potter lived in the shadow of his father, how Teddy Lupin acted, and the generalized differences that should ought to be at hogwarts a generation later. i really enjoyed the magical discussion in James's classes regarding the portraits, as it was something i was always interested in during initial reads of Rowling's series....but when the action started, things seemed to be too conveniently placed, like a deux ex machina mechanism...
I tend not to write spoilers in any of my reviews, so I will say that as a piece of fan fiction, it's pretty ok, as a piece of literature, it's not half bad. I'm hooked enough into the series now that I have started the second book, so I guess if you're jonesing for a Harry potter fix that doesn't involve reading the original series over again, this could work for you.
I give this ebook two stars for two reasons (just a coincidence that two equalled two in this matter)...
Reason 1- it's a fan fiction attempt at one of the most (if not the most) popular literary series out there and the author does a decent job at relating to Rowling's beloved magical creation. The three main characters are believable, and one is even an American who makes British jokes all the time. The author also incorporates realistic history into the novel as a means to twist it, but it just made this ebook turn into something similar to the 'National Treasure" films. Kudos to you for trying this, but it wasnt my cup of tea.
Reason 2- (which I blame on my literary background)... If you are a die hard fan of the original HP, which includes camping out for the films, making your mama go to the bookstore at midnight to get the newest book (guilty!), or even drew a lightning bolt on your head to fantasize about being "The Boy Who Lived", then you will be disappointed.. It's not the original Harry Potter but rather a newer and healthier recipe of that fattening death by chocolate cake you love... It's just not the same. :(
Reason 1- it's a fan fiction attempt at one of the most (if not the most) popular literary series out there and the author does a decent job at relating to Rowling's beloved magical creation. The three main characters are believable, and one is even an American who makes British jokes all the time. The author also incorporates realistic history into the novel as a means to twist it, but it just made this ebook turn into something similar to the 'National Treasure" films. Kudos to you for trying this, but it wasnt my cup of tea.
Reason 2- (which I blame on my literary background)... If you are a die hard fan of the original HP, which includes camping out for the films, making your mama go to the bookstore at midnight to get the newest book (guilty!), or even drew a lightning bolt on your head to fantasize about being "The Boy Who Lived", then you will be disappointed.. It's not the original Harry Potter but rather a newer and healthier recipe of that fattening death by chocolate cake you love... It's just not the same. :(
Meh. Not bad. If nothing else, it made me want to re-read the Harry Potter series. And I'll probably finish the James Potter books one day.
I thought this was probably the best I could expect from a work of fan-fiction.
My first thoughts when I learned that there was a "James Potter" series was something along the lines of thinking "How lame."
Don't get me wrong, I adore the Harry Potter series, but since these aren't by Rowling, I didn't plan to read it.
However, I was exploring Goodreads e-book option, (which is really cool) and I saw this as the number one downloaded book.
Longer story shorter, I downloaded the PDF, and it kept me a little sane at the office, being able to escape when I wanted to, reading it right on my computer screen, so no one knew.
I was very surprised. Lippert kept the feel and tone of the Rowling Potter books quite well. It was fun to revisit some of the same characters from the Harry books, and a couple of Lippert's own creations were fun as well.
I loved the invention of the American wizarding school, and even more that Benjamin Franklin (Franklyn, to wizards) was a part of it.
My only gripe, if you're reading this, Lippert, was that the story felt like it fell apart a little bit at the end.
My first thoughts when I learned that there was a "James Potter" series was something along the lines of thinking "How lame."
Don't get me wrong, I adore the Harry Potter series, but since these aren't by Rowling, I didn't plan to read it.
However, I was exploring Goodreads e-book option, (which is really cool) and I saw this as the number one downloaded book.
Longer story shorter, I downloaded the PDF, and it kept me a little sane at the office, being able to escape when I wanted to, reading it right on my computer screen, so no one knew.
I was very surprised. Lippert kept the feel and tone of the Rowling Potter books quite well. It was fun to revisit some of the same characters from the Harry books, and a couple of Lippert's own creations were fun as well.
I loved the invention of the American wizarding school, and even more that Benjamin Franklin (Franklyn, to wizards) was a part of it.
My only gripe, if you're reading this, Lippert, was that the story felt like it fell apart a little bit at the end.
I don't think I've ever read fan fiction before this, so it was definitely interesting. The storyline was great, even though I didn't like many parts of it because I thought they were too unbelievable or convenient. Though you can tell the tone wasn't JK Rowling like how the cursed child play wasn't her, it was still really enjoyable. He did a great job in grasping the feel of the world that I have loved and missed. Other irks are just minor details that the inner Potterhead in me is like "that's not accurate from the real series." It was actually kind of fun detecting what wasn't consistent to the original work.
A perfect theme - I am not Harry Potter. As long as you can remember this, you will enjoy!