Have you ever heard a word that you didn't know the meaning of but could figure out from context, and then later use that word slightly-incorrectly? Kids do that all the time and it is amazing.
We read this chapter on Christmas Day, so one of us was still riding that Christmas high!
After a few years off we return to Harry Potter. We start off with a bit of catch-up to jog our memories on what happened in the last book, and then we learn that one of us has a lot of faith in the Ministry of Magic. This book (mild spoiler alert) is going to rock him to the core, I can already tell.
And that's a wrap on Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief!
In which we devise better battle strategies than the God of War and a demigod.
Have you ever been right in the thick of an exciting chapter only to have a stranger knock on your door to let you know your backyard chickens have escaped and are roaming the neighborhood? Well, now we have!
What would you do if you had infinity dollars? Well, you could buy something that cost $350, for starters...
Wait, are you telling me you don't know the difference between an antelope and a Thompson's gazelle? *scandalized*
I always like the stories where brains defeat brawn.
When you end up reading four chapters in one sitting at bedtime, you get a little loopy by the time you get to that last chapter.
If you don't know what they look like, go ahead and do an image search for echidnas now. It'll save you having to do it later!
We ended up reading four chapters (!) this bedtime. This is the second.
Do you know who Auntie M. is? Because we have some guesses! Actually, we just have one guess, but we guess it often.
A lot of exciting action in this one, and I'm not just talking about the demonstration of musk ox headbutting techniques!
Some technical difficulties in this one! But don't worry, you won't be able to tell where they... *puts finger to earpiece* this just in, you WILL be able to tell where the technical difficulties occur. Apologies in advance!
Do you know how to pronounce Hephaestus? Me neither.
I'm pretty sure he prefers the illustrated editions so he can get spoilers from the pictures.
There's a great two-page illustration of all of the Camp Half-Blood cabins, so we have to stop and examine it regularly as we read.
This chapter includes a map of the camp, which we spent a good chunk of time looking at and discussing. So, sorry in advance to those of you who don't have a big map of the camp to look at.
This is the last chapter we had to re-read: after this we're back into those first-time-around reactions!
Tove Lindén
Hello! I just want to say that I love your podcast, so keep up the good work and be safe!
Fameronag Samara Yzobel P.
Hi I am Sammy and I have been listening to you for so long I'm at the Goblet of fire now my house is Raven claw and I am listening from the PHILIPPINES I hope for more Harry Potter books you can read. 👓⚡🏰 😍
Erin Miller
We love this!! My daughter only falls asleep to this podcast every night. She’s replayed episodes numerous times and knows exactly where she’s left off. Thank you for sharing your stories with us!