The Hunger Games

I've had a good year or so of thinking about reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I never knew what to think of it when reading the jacket (not much info on the back ;) I picked it up from the library and promptly forgot about it for 2 weeks until it was almost time to turn it in and I decided I needed to get reading.

That was the end of life as I knew it.

At least for a few days.

It took me a few days to get going, but once I got into it I really got into it. When I finished the Hunger Games I went straight to the library for Catching Fire (book2) - which I finished in about 1 day. And when I was done with that I pined for a day or so until I decided to pre-order the 3rd book to make myself feel a little better.

These books were SO VERY GOOD. The story was good AND it made me think about life. Life as we know it (or for most of us - how we've never known it). All the battles that people have gone through on the earth and are still going through on the earth. The nature of hope. What courage is. (Other things I can't really bring up unless you've already read the books) And I've marvelled at our own history and how people have done it!

I'm also aware of something new. I've never been into Romance books. But you throw in a little love triangle with vampires, rebellions, or a fight to the death and -apparently - I'm hooked.

Brisingr

**SPOILER ALERT****SPOILER ALERT***SPOILER ALERT

You can't say I didn't warn you. Again, if you ever plan on reading Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr (and yet unnamed book) you shouldn't read this post.
I'm not really a book review kind of person . . . but the end of this book really sucked me in, and I had to say something about it! I haven't picked up my other book (book 2 in the Dark is Rising) since I finished Brisingr and I'm not exactly sure why that is (except for some WW stuff that will be mentioned in a future post).
Brisingr is my favorite of the 3 books mentioned above. We had less dealing with "whiny lovestruck Eragon" who manifested himself every time he was around Arya in Eldest. One of the best things about Brisingr was dealing with a more mature Eragon.
I have to skip to the end though . . . the part that I keep returning to in my 'waking dreams'
I was glad to see Oromis and Glaedr again. I actually had no idea how attached to them I was until Eragon returned from making 'Brisingr' and they (meaning Oromis and Glaedr) were ready to ride into battle. As the pairs parted ways I had a SAD feeling . . . which as you know turned out to be justified!
Also, I felt very awed by the Eldunari that Glaedr gifted to Saphira and Eragon, just as the characters did. I'm really wondering HOW exactly Galbatorix will be defeated having enslaved so many . . . and I think Glaedr must still be a very important part of the story.
I don't have much more to say. I cried for Oromis and Glaedr and mourned that they couldn't take Murtagh and Thorn with them . . . unless that means there might still be salvation for the two.
Hurry up Paolini!

The Magic Word

I have to laugh because, I am officialy finished with the Twilight series. I was nothing less than totally enthralled for a grand total of like . . . 8 days.
I've decided when there is a big old fad in book reading, I ought to just give in right away.
I first heard about Twilight (Eclipse actually) on Cami's blog. I didn't know what she was talking about. And even Kirsten mentioning how excited she was about it did nothing for me. But one day (months later) I decided to check out Stephenie Meyer's website and . . .hello . . . this book is about VAMPIRES? Seriously? Sweet! Not that I don't have a totally hidden romantic core, but I tend to steer clear of romance books.
So now I am done, and bathing in the memory that was (is?) my total addiction to Edward and Bellas world. It ended perfectly by the way. Just right. For a vampire romance.