Wisdom from The Way Of Kings

[This post has spoilers for Brandon Sanderson’s The Way of Kings] These are scary times we’re living in. COVID-19 has the world in its grasp, with thousands of more people contracting the disease every single day. Experts suggest maintaining “social distancing” and not leaving your house if not entirely necessary. With businesses shutting down, the economy…

If you like Game of Thrones, you should read…

With Game of Thrones over and fans eagerly – and impatiently – awaiting the sixth A Song of Ice and Fire book The Winds of Winter, there are likely many people out there looking for something to read that will scratch that itch. (And – let me say – I know everyone has their own list like this, with a…

Mother of Madness: The Cersei Lannister Scene Thrones Fans Choose to not Remember

Every character on Game of Thrones has a tragic backstory before the series starts, except for, perhaps the Stark kids, who see their fair share of trauma early on in the series, and Joffrey, who doesn’t need a tragedy to act like a jerk. Other than that, just about everyone has a tragedy in their past: Daenerys…

Do You Believe in Magic: Religion in the World of Harry Potter

There is one major facet of life we never truly see in the Magical world: Religion. The fundamental question regarding religions in the Wizarding World is this: if muggles use religion to explain the unexplained, how does a world of magic, that already goes beyond the laws of the natural world, regard things that are beyond explanation? Do they have any beliefs? Is there anything that would push beyond the bounds of the wizarding world? Do they regard Harry’s miraculous survival(s)?