Favourites Friday: Favourite Pets

Hey guys!  I thought it would be fun to have a 'Favourites Friday' once a month to go through my favourite male / female characters, secondary characters, fictional worlds, etc.  We can see how your favourites match with mine and maybe we can both find some new books from each other!  So, the second Friday of each month will now be dedicated to a 'Favourites Friday'!  The topic for this week is favourite fictional pets!

I am a huge animal lover, so it's no surprise that I would adore pretty much any animal that pops up in my favourite books!  To me, adding a pet to a story makes so much sense - even in a complete fantasy world - because so many people love animals and have pets of their own.  Adding a pet to the life of some of our favourite characters can make them seem even more relate-able to us (and they're generally pretty fun to read about too!).  So, here are some of my favourite fictional pets:

• Hedwig, Pigwidgeon, and Crookshanks (Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling)
• Fleetfoot (Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas)
• Daigo and Tova (Age of Legends - Kelley Armstrong)
• Bernie Kosar (Lorien Legacies - Pittacus Lore)
• Nala and Duchess (House of Night - P.C. and Kristin Cast)
• Shendor (Chloe and Levesque - Norah McClintock)
• Blackie/The Phantom/Zanzibar, Ace, Dark Sunshine, Witch, and Blaze (Phantom Stallion - Terri Farley)
• The Direwolves (A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin)

I feel like I'm probably forgetting some, but I've been through my shelves and haven't come up with any more.  Feel like I'm missing any?  Who are some of your favourite fictional pets?  Let me know in the comments below!

Get To Know Me Questions Tag

Hey guys, I thought a get to know me post would be fun considering you don't really know anything about me!  I found the questions from a few different posts like this and made up some of my own.  So follow along and get to know me!  Even better, fill it out yourself for your own blog or let me know some of your answers in the comments below!

1. When's your birthday?  August 20th

2. How many siblings do you have?  One sister.

3. What did you study in school?  I ended up with a Biology and Medieval Studies double major (which is a really long story) with minors in English and Psychology.

4. Favourite colour?  Red.

5. Favourite song at the moment?  I just discovered Savage by Whethan, Hold My Heart by Lindsey Stirling, and Stay by Zedd & Alessia Cara.  Can't stop listening to the three of them on repeat.

6. Favourite movies?  I always have a hard time answering this question.  I can't choose one, but I've been really into the MCU lately.

7. Favourite TV shows?  I actually watch way too many TV shows.  My all-time favourite is Supernatural.  But I also love Prison Break, Lost, The Walking Dead (and Fear the Walking Dead), Teen Wolf, BBC's Merlin, The Flash, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and so many more!

8. Favourite books?  The Harry Potter series, obviously.  After that, there are way too many to list.

9. Favourite animal(s)?  Wolves, horses, and tigers.  I also think manatees are adorable.  I really love all animals though . . . except spiders.

10. Do you have any pets?  Two dogs, although only one of them is actually mine.

11. Favourite holiday?  Christmas.

12. Favourite season?  Summer for sure.  I love hot weather.

13. Favourite places to travel?  I've been to Orlando, Florida tons of times (mostly for Disney and Universal Studios).  I was in New York City for a few days and absolutely loved it there too.

14. Favourite sport?  To watch would definitely be hockey.  To actually do myself would be horseback riding or swimming.

15. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?  1. Anywhere in Europe.  I love studying the Middle Ages so living anywhere in the area would be absolutely amazing.  2. New York City.  3. Hawaii or somewhere else really warm.


Want to know anything else?  Post your questions in the comments below!

A Review: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit is a wonderful introduction to Middle Earth, resonating with generations of people.  I re-read it for a class this past term and I loved it once again.  It's a fun and happy story, lacking some of the darkness that later appears in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

I will say though that I've always had trouble reading Tolkien's writing.  Oftentimes he focuses, in my opinion anyway, on unnecessary things rather than the story itself.  I find The Hobbit lacks this extensive world building (to an extent) and focuses more on Bilbo's story which is much more enjoyable to me.  (Perhaps because it was written as a children's book it lacks these 'unnecessary' details?)

As always though, the story was a quick and fun read.  I'd recommend it to any age group as it has important themes and messages throughout that anybody can learn from.  If you haven't already, I'd say you should try reading it at least once - just so you know what you've been missing out of!

What did you think of it?  Let me know in the comments below!

Rated: 4/5