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Thursday, April 7, 2011

30 Days of Books-Day 7

Most underrated book

I read a lot of underrated books, but I think the most underrated book that I have read so far is WebMage by Kelly McCullough. I only know of two other people who read this, my husband and his brother. This book is about a young man who has magic, but not the typical type. This type of magic deals with computers and technology, hacking in to protected systems, and entering in to the systems to look around in spiritual form. The Greek gods are also a major part of this book, especially since the main character is descended from a Fate.

30 Days of Books-Day 6

A book that makes you sad

This was an easy choice for me. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a book that makes me sad for two reasons. Two characters especially close to Harry(the two I actually cried for)die, and this book marks the end of an era. Yes, we still had the movies to look forward to, but this book meant that our time reading about Harry's life was done. I hope JK Rowling writes more, but I don't think it will be quite the same without Harry as a character.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

30 Days of Books-Day 5

A book that makes you happy

I read The Monument by Gary Paulsen in elementary school and instantly fell in love with it. I didn't actually buy a copy until years later when I started remembering details from it. I love this book because it's about art and seeing the world differently. Somewhere I ended up losing my first copy and had to buy another. Now I think I might have lost my second copy, so I'm going to have to buy another one, but that's okay because this book is worth it. Check it out at http://www.amazon.com/Monument-Gary-Paulsen/dp/0440407826/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_a.

Monday, April 4, 2011

30 Days of Books-Day 4

Favorite book from your favorite series

My favorite book from the Harry Potter series is Order of the Phoenix. This was my favorite because it's the longest. I've always enjoyed reading long books the best because they take more time to get through. I read short books as well, but I get through them so fast that I think I feel that I don't get much out of them, so that's why I like longer books.

30 Days of Books-Day 3

Your favorite series

I'm currently reading three different series that I really enjoy, but I'm going to have to say that my favorite series is Harry Potter. I was introduced to this series in seventh grade when one of my teachers read to us from Sorcerer's Stone. The story resonated with me because I often wanted something special to happen to me so I could escape from my life, if not all the time, then at least for a little bit.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

30 Days of Books-Day 2

A book that you've read more than 3 times

I've read two or three books more than three times, but the one that I've read the most is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling. This book I've read about seven times. The second time I read it was because I wanted to read the series in succession. I read 1 and 2, then 1 through 3, and so on, but I have yet to read straight through the series. I also read Philosopher's Stone in college and noted the differences between the UK and US versions. Then when the 10th anniversary edition came out I got that and read it as well. I look forward to reading it again when the time comes for me to read the whole series, but that won't be for a while because I have a lot of other books on my to read list.

Friday, April 1, 2011

30 Days of Books-Day 1

The Best Book I Read Last Year

Well, I have to think back to last year and sift through all of the books I read. I read a lot of books last year, but I think the one I enjoyed the most was Steamed: A Steampunk Romance by Katie MacAlister. I've been into romance books for a while, but this was the first one I read about steampunk. I enjoyed the world that was created and look forward to finding another steampunk novel that catches my interest like this one.

Goal 3

Okay, so I failed at my March goal. I was supposed to read five books, but I only read three. I got distracted by the new Pokemon games(I chose Black and my husband chose White). I blame myself, but I blame my husband more because he's the one who really wanted to get the games. :) I agreed because they sounded fun, but I thought I would be able to ignore my game. It turns out I was wrong. I shouldn't have even started playing because once I did I got into the game and didn't want to stop. I read two books before we got the games, but the third was a struggle. I did have some days where I didn't want to play Pokemon, but there were other days when I would get distracted. Of course I did get distracted by other things such as Facebook and Smallville(I'm watching every episode so I can fill in any details I missed from earlier seasons when I didn't catch an episode), but I mostly blame Pokemon because I feel that I could have accomplished my goal if I had not started playing that game. I should have learned by now that I get too distracted by something new that other things fall by the wayside, but I guess it hasn't stuck yet.
April is going to be puzzle month. I already started the puzzle I'm going to be working on a few years ago, but I figure now is the best time to work on it. And since I'm going to be working on a puzzle I think I'll be able to keep on playing Pokemon at the same time, so April might be more of a game month than just a puzzle month.