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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
A decent read, definitely one of the best pieces of fan fiction I've seen. Enjoyable addition to the Potterverse!
I was very impressed with this book. If you didn't know any better you'd think it was written by JK Rowling. Mr. Lippert incorporated characters from the HP series, not changing their personalities or other qualities at all, and infused them successfully with his own set of characters whom you come to know and love. The issues you'd think the son of Harry would have are here too: living in the shadow of his father and wanting to be like his dad but also be his own person. These internal struggles are presented which I thought made James' character more believable and real.
I am so thrilled with this book that I have downloaded the rest and started the second. I can't wait to read them all. Although, as with the HP series, it will be bittersweet when I am finished because although I will have thoroughly enjoyed them I will miss all the characters and want to read more.
If you are an HP fan these are a MUST read!
I am so thrilled with this book that I have downloaded the rest and started the second. I can't wait to read them all. Although, as with the HP series, it will be bittersweet when I am finished because although I will have thoroughly enjoyed them I will miss all the characters and want to read more.
If you are an HP fan these are a MUST read!
Effing brilliant! Captured all of the elements I love about the original series in a unique way, which created (for me, anyway) an odd feeling of nostalgia and excitement. I look forward to reading to other James Potter stories, and any original works Mr. Lippert creates will have my full support!! Oh, bravo. It doesn't even feel like fanfiction. I would purchase it if it wasn't illegal to do so :)
The level of detail and loyalty to the original characters and themes...I'm really blown away and impressed by that kind of dedication. Go Mr. Lippert!
The level of detail and loyalty to the original characters and themes...I'm really blown away and impressed by that kind of dedication. Go Mr. Lippert!
I found this book by chance as I had just downloaded the Goodreads App to my new phone and I was searching ebooks available through it, this came up and since I had loved the original series I knew I had to try this.
This is a book written not by the original author of the Harry Potter series, J K Rowling, but by another author and it is written in a genre call fan fiction. This was new to me but apparently there are a great number of these type if books written. The other thing I learned was that the author of this book does not make any money on this book because the characters are registered to another author, but he still writes them for the fans who want them.
This book follows Harry and Ginny's first born, James in his first year at Hogwarts. James finds his own adventures at Hogwarts even without Voldemort around to cause havoc. James has to deal with his own fears and expectations. He is worried about living up to his fathers expectations although his parents put no pressure on him, he still feels like a failure when he doesn't make the Quidditch team,
This book is well written and a tribute to the original books. It deviates from the original making this more his own but that doesn't bother me. The connection between the characters of the original and this book are wonderful and really make you feel it all goes together. It was such a joy to return to Hogwarts.
I really liked this book it was so awesome to go back to hogwarts but it wasn't harry potter.
Lovely. Best fan fiction I've read! It's quite a talent that Mr. Lippert has to take us into J.K. Rowling's world, keep it all the same yet introduce us to new magic, new worlds, new characters and adventures. My favorite part of this book is the Technomancy class that explains the science behind the magic,(to a degree). What an awesome concept! The story was nice, a bit rough in some areas and some revelations i didn't quite love but still, a very good story and very well done.
Right-wing movements in the wizarding world
Retconned Americans
Some interesting ideas that fizzled a bit at the end
While not Rowling, always great to visit that world
Retconned Americans
Some interesting ideas that fizzled a bit at the end
While not Rowling, always great to visit that world
This really started off well, firmly in the world created by Rowling. Unfortunately a quarter of the way through the author changes some fundamental things that we know about life at Hogwarts. I couldn't get past the changes which I felt were inconsistent.
If the author created his own world perhaps I could enjoy his writing, however I found the writing style was just too different to Rowling to feel like anything other than fan fiction.
If the author created his own world perhaps I could enjoy his writing, however I found the writing style was just too different to Rowling to feel like anything other than fan fiction.
For me, this was just okay. Yes, it was very cool to read about some of my old friends again, even though, like Mom said, their voices didn't sound completely authentic. And yes, I enjoyed being back at Hogwarts. But I guess I just never felt really attached to James or his friends, and most of the fondness I felt for anyone was just residual fondness from the HP series. I felt like the book got bogged down in the middle with exposition and I thought the biggest problem was that the stakes just weren't high enough for the characters in the book. I didn't feel any real sense of danger or doom. The story really picked up for me towards the end, and I read it very quickly. I think the problem for a book like this is that it can only really be judged in comparison to the originals, which is pretty unfair and impossible. But still, it is kind of fun to see what someone does with something so many people love.
I've actually never read any fan fiction before, I prefer my characters pure from the mind of the author. However I needed something to read and decided to look at the free ebooks available through goodreads. I tried this out and was very pleasantly surprised. It's about Harry Potter's oldest son, James and is really much better than I expected. I didn't feel like it made any crazy leaps or assumptions or changes. Worth a free read for sure.