JK Rowling Is A Wizard
JK Rowling Is A Wizard, by Alex C. McDonald 
Blurb:Harry Potter took the world by storm 20 years ago and like many avid young readers Sean Morris was drawn into the world of magic and wizards. Hogwarts became his universe, until years of bullying for being a Potterhead finally ended in a gang violently beating it out of him. Years later working a dead end job in the world of mediocrity, he loses everything. In an attempt to revisit the heroes of his childhood he reluctantly goes to a book signing of his idol, J K Rowling. There he witnesses something that changes his life forever. Could this encounter finally lead him into the magical reality he has been waiting his whole life for? Or is the world of his dreams too good to be true? Enter a world where fiction meets reality and start the path of becoming a Wizard. Or Witch. Or Warlock. Or whatever you want to call yourself.So I loved the idea of this book and it would be a great read for people who like comedy and spoofs, for me I thought the humour went too far in to ridiculous occasionally but that's just me because I'm fussy when it comes to comedy! However, this wasn't what put me off this book. Although I did enjoy the story and I thought it was very clever and inventive, I just thought it needed a really good edit. There were lots of mistakes, which I usually don't comment on because I know how hard it is to edit when your a self-published author (real editors cost a bomb) but that coupled with sentences that I just wanted to cut in half and simplify to make the story move faster did start to bug me. Don't get me wrong, like I said this is a good book, but occasionally the writing is too long winded and clumsy. It just needs a few really good rounds of editing in my opinion, preferably done by someone who is British. I'm not sure if this author is English, but I am and although the characters did sound English it was often too much and I found myself raising my eyebrows since I have never heard anyone in England sound like that unless they were acting... As always, this is just my opinion, don't let me discourage you from reading it yourself and forming your own opinion.
Blurb:Harry Potter took the world by storm 20 years ago and like many avid young readers Sean Morris was drawn into the world of magic and wizards. Hogwarts became his universe, until years of bullying for being a Potterhead finally ended in a gang violently beating it out of him. Years later working a dead end job in the world of mediocrity, he loses everything. In an attempt to revisit the heroes of his childhood he reluctantly goes to a book signing of his idol, J K Rowling. There he witnesses something that changes his life forever. Could this encounter finally lead him into the magical reality he has been waiting his whole life for? Or is the world of his dreams too good to be true? Enter a world where fiction meets reality and start the path of becoming a Wizard. Or Witch. Or Warlock. Or whatever you want to call yourself.So I loved the idea of this book and it would be a great read for people who like comedy and spoofs, for me I thought the humour went too far in to ridiculous occasionally but that's just me because I'm fussy when it comes to comedy! However, this wasn't what put me off this book. Although I did enjoy the story and I thought it was very clever and inventive, I just thought it needed a really good edit. There were lots of mistakes, which I usually don't comment on because I know how hard it is to edit when your a self-published author (real editors cost a bomb) but that coupled with sentences that I just wanted to cut in half and simplify to make the story move faster did start to bug me. Don't get me wrong, like I said this is a good book, but occasionally the writing is too long winded and clumsy. It just needs a few really good rounds of editing in my opinion, preferably done by someone who is British. I'm not sure if this author is English, but I am and although the characters did sound English it was often too much and I found myself raising my eyebrows since I have never heard anyone in England sound like that unless they were acting... As always, this is just my opinion, don't let me discourage you from reading it yourself and forming your own opinion.
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