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oracne, Fallen from Grace arrived today!! Thank you so much! Have been dying to read this for forever.

In other news, I seem to have been ambushed by a sore throat. Blech. Stayed home from work in a vain attempt to sleep it off and now have a headache.

Vienna Teng will be in SF on 8/26! Haha, I will finally be able to see her live! And thanks to yuneicorn, I now have tickets to Stomp as well, and am quite excited. Man, I've missed being able to see shows and concerts and the like. Must see one during Thanksgiving in NY.

Rowling, JK - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

I miss reading long fat series. Long, fat books are good, but there's something about the development of a series that I love. Unfortunately, since they take so much investment, I rarely start new ones unless they are highly, highly recommended, especially in the fantasy book arena. I've been burned out by too many Robert Jordan-esque ones. Instead, usually I get my series kicks from TV shows and manga and anime now.

So I am glad that I have this long fat series to return to, at least for one more book. I enjoy watching Rowling build more into her world with each book, and I like the fact that she doesn't forget spells and magical gadgets from older books. It makes the world feel deeper and more real. And now that Harry is sixteen, as opposed to eleven, I am sympathizing with him much more than before.

( Spoilers galore! )

Links:
- rilina's review