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A review by brindha
Harry's First Christmas by G. Norman Lippert
2.0
This 'novella' had some good points, but was mostly bad. The two stars are for the HP premise, which the author didn't mess up too badly.
No spoiler tags attached, because, frankly, we know where the story is heading if you've read the first three books. So, here goes:
First, Lily didn't seem like Lily at all. She was hurt and humiliated by Severus and his 'pureblood' agenda. But she begs James to invite him over for Christmas because Severus will be all alone? And she offers Severus a peek at Harry's green pyjamas(to convince him to protect Harry??????!!!!) while James is barely three feet away in the alley, obliviously reminiscing about Sirius' bike. What a load of Hippogriff dung.
I haven't read Lippert's James Potter books, because the reviews said he wanders into OOC-ness, and I think they're right.
He's trying too hard to spin new reasons for canon events.
The only redeeming part was the analysis of Pettigrew. The glimpse into his psyche and his twisted loneliness was interesting. If only for that, I wish there had been more chapters.
Otherwise, a definite no-no from me.
No spoiler tags attached, because, frankly, we know where the story is heading if you've read the first three books. So, here goes:
First, Lily didn't seem like Lily at all. She was hurt and humiliated by Severus and his 'pureblood' agenda. But she begs James to invite him over for Christmas because Severus will be all alone? And she offers Severus a peek at Harry's green pyjamas(to convince him to protect Harry??????!!!!) while James is barely three feet away in the alley, obliviously reminiscing about Sirius' bike. What a load of Hippogriff dung.
I haven't read Lippert's James Potter books, because the reviews said he wanders into OOC-ness, and I think they're right.
He's trying too hard to spin new reasons for canon events.
The only redeeming part was the analysis of Pettigrew. The glimpse into his psyche and his twisted loneliness was interesting. If only for that, I wish there had been more chapters.
Otherwise, a definite no-no from me.