I know I haven’t blogged in awhile but I’ve been reading a lot lately. I’ve really found enjoyment in it, especially since right now there is nothing on TV and MK has been doing homework in the evenings (I don’t feel like I’m neglecting him or ignoring him when he’s also busy reading his own stuff).
Get this–I read four books in the month of August. That’s a record for me, if you don’t count reading books in college for my literature classes. And honestly, most of those I had to skim over because the assignments were just two long to read in a two-day period (thank you, Spark Notes!). The books I read were the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. It’s young adult fiction, but I had been hearing about it for about a year now and my friend Morgan finally convinced me to read the first book even though I’m not really a fad reader. I read it in less than a week. Then I borrowed the second one, New Moon, which took me four days to read. Then MK bought me the last two–I read Eclipse in less than a week and the final book, Breaking Dawn in THREE days. I couldn’t put the last book down; it was divided into three “books” and I read each in one day. The series is definitely compelling, even though it got annoying at times. The protagonist is very self-deprecating but what do you expect from a 17-year-old girl? There are some negative things I can say as well as positive things, but overall, I was oddly intrigued by this human/vampire love story with quite a bit of werewolf thrown in. I think a lot of the fan girls were upset with the final book but I really enjoyed it and was happy with the outcome. I don’t want to give too much information and spoil it in case anyone wants to read the series.
On November 21st, the movie will come out. My best friend Les and I are going to see it for her (dreaded) 30th birthday…if 50 is the new 30, then we are still “tweens”! So, I told her we should live it up and act like 20-year-olds–or 10-year-olds if you use the 50/30 ratio–on the last night of her 20s (her birthday is the 22nd). I just hope the movie stays true to the book because I enjoyed it so much.
So, if I don’t post for awhile, you’ll know I’m absorbed in another book. I’m on a reading kick again, which could last awhile since I tend to go through phases. Reading takes dedication and I don’t always have that; sometimes I get “Book ADD” and just can’t dedicate that much time to one book. However, I’ve really felt a sense of accomplishment lately even though what I’ve read has been YA lit. Oh, well. A book is a book is a book. And reading approximately 750 pages in three days is a pretty big deal for me. 
Until next time…stay classy.
