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“Harry Potter” and the Films Ranked

A few weeks ago I wrote a post ranking the Harry Potter books from least to most favourite. Today, however, I’m going to rank my favourite Harry Potter movies, because let’s be honest – there’s a pretty big difference when comparing the books to films. This is only natural, of course, because films have the difficulty of having to translate all the material in a book onto the screen in two to three hours. I think that as a franchise overall, the films were done really well. However, there was a ton of material that was left out in the…

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“Harry Potter” and Each Volume Ranked

Recently, I’ve been on a nostalgia kick with the Harry Potter series. Though I do enjoy the movies, the books are so loaded with information that’s left out in the films that I always crave reading the books. Before I continue, I must warn: heavy spoilers below! If you grew up with the Harry Potter books, you’ll have had this debate with many of your friends: which ones are your favourites? Even though the series is all inherently linked together, the plotlines of each book are so distinctly different that it hearkens many different rankings amongst readers. So today, I…

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5 Best Books to Take on Vacation

While it’s coming to the end of summer and most people are probably headed back to work or school now, I am getting my first (and last) proper vacation for this summer and gearing off for a road trip to the South of France tomorrow and you best believe that I am so excited to be getting some much deserved R&R. And while that will definitely include my favourite road trip tunes, part of that for me definitely includes time to delve into a good book. The art of choosing a book for vacation is just a important and special…

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