I finished another book today. No surprise there since I love to read. I love to get lost in the books I read. If you can't draw me into your world..it's unlikely I'll stick around.
The latest world I got sucked into was a wonderful book called A Discovery of Witches: A Novel by Deborah Harkness. It's a facinating book about a witch, a vampire, history, and love. I don't want to give too much away so I won't say much more...but it's a good one! It makes me sad that I have to wait until next YEAR sometime to read the next one. (It's a trilogy! YAY!) I'm sure I'll find myself reading the first one again..yes, it was that good.
No, it's not Twilight or really anything like it other than the fact that it does involve a protective vampire. (I read The Twilight Series and did love those books as well..but this was a bit more grown up).
As for my most recent obsession, it was an accident that I even found it. I saw a review in a magazine and then recognized the cover in a bookstore email I received later on. The idea of being a creature other than human has always enticed me so I tend to fall for books by the same nature. So I found it on our Kindle, read a summary, bought it immediately and dove right in.
I love books that can take me away from reality just enough that I can be lost. But I like enough reality to them that if one were to wish hard enough, it could all come true. The Harry Potter Series and the Twilight Series are good examples of books that are magically realistic and easy to fall into.
I have loved to read for as long as I can remember. The first books I remember not being able to put down was a series called Thoroughbred.
I went through a horse phase. :)
In high school, I credit my English teacher, Mrs. Swisher, for encouraging me (and all her students) to read. She brought to life To Kill a Mockingbird, and it has been a favorite ever since. My mom was always a big reader. And what little girl doesn't want to be like her mommy?? So I read books. I read them to be like her. I read them to be close to her. We don't exactly have the same taste in books but every now and then a title will catch both our eyes.
Back to my latest Discovery :) I think it would be super fun to be a witch or creature other than simple human. A girl can dream, yes? I can get so wrapped up in them sometimes that it's hard to transfer my concentration into a new one. Which usually means, I have to wait a bit before starting a new book. I have such a visual mind when I read, that I fall into the characters. It's fun to get lost in something without ever leaving home.
I have hopes that Cam will at least like to read. I won't force it on him, of course, I just hope he can find the magic in them like I do.
I don't know what I'll read next, but I'll find an adventure in it, I'm sure.
Until then...I'll just keep shooting for that moon. :)
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