Storybook Favorites

My favorite storybooks were:
1. Welcome to Hogwarts [link]
2. Women's Epiphanies [link]
3. Gossip Girl Ayodhya [link]
Overall, what initially drew me to these storybooks were the titles, and then I became more interested as I read the introductions.

1. Welcome to Hogwarts

Welcome to Hogwarts [source]

There were several Harry Potter themed storybooks that I saw and were immediately drawn to, since I'm a rather large Harry Potter fan. I looked at three, and this particular storybook seemed to go along with the canon of Harry Potter the most, as well as having the most interesting premise. The introduction did make me want to read the rest of the stories; however, I do not think that the conversions of the canon Hogwarts Houses into the storybook versions of Hogwarts Houses are quite accurate. The design and look of the storybook was also nice and appeared easily navigable. 

2. Women's Epiphanies

I was immediately drawn to the title of this storybook, being a woman myself. Then, as I read the introduction, I definitely wanted to keep reading. The idea of women in these traditional Indian epics taking a hold of their independence was a topic that quite appeals to me. I feel as though the versions of these stories would hold more meaning for me if I knew the original stories, but I have not read them yet. When I do, I do want to go back and compare how each character reacted in the original stories and the storybook stories.

3. Gossip Girl Ayodhya

Again, I clicked on this storybook because the title stood out to me. I am not a Gossip Girl fan and am not really familiar with the storyline at all, but I enjoyed the idea of formatting Indian epics into a modern, Gossip Girl style, take. I think I have watched part of an episode before because the way the introduction was formatted seemed to fit pretty well into how Gossip Girl is narrated. 

Overall, after going through these storybooks, if I end up doing a storybook, I would like to try to adapt it to Harry Potter as well.