Santa, who was very good to me this year, left J.K. Rowling’s newest book in my stocking! Yes! Over the weekend I read Tales of Beedle the Bard. I share my thoughts on this good, dark read as my alter ego, Chic Geek, over at Her Nashville. Here’s a sample:

I sailed through the page-turning stories of plagues, death, evil, trickery, and of course, magic! with glee. The stories are Harry Potter-odd, easy to read and offer up some unexpected twists.

Unfortunately, I found myself skipping over the Dumbledore commentary — and I think that part is supposed to be kind of a big deal. For me, it was more of a mind-bending challenge to try and remember what the heck Dumbledore is referring to most of the time. And I grew tired of that. (I even got tired of reading Rowling’s commentary attempting to explain Dumbledore’s commentary.)

Read more here.

Oh! And proceeds from the book go to Rowling’s charity, The Children’s High Level Group, so that’s $12.99 (or less if you buy on Amazon) well spent!

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