So I haven’t written a blog in literally months, but I was
drinking my bacon tea from Twinings (yes it actually tastes like bacon… by far
the strangest tea I have ever had) and listening to Zooey in the band She &
I (I love Zooey Deschanel!!!) and decided it was time to write a blog. I had
intended to tell you all about the books I read over winter break (pretty much
the entirety of December), but I don’t think it would be fair to rate them now
since it would not be accurate. I will however tell you a little about them and
then I will look to the future.
The first book I read was the second Game of Thrones book: A
Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin. It, of course, was amazing. If you
started the series, don’t stop… ever… I am actually planning on reading the
third book over Spring break in preparation of the new series (Funny story
about that: I watched the trailer and saw Rob have some girl, and I thought
the writers were just trying to mess with the book. When I asked my boss, he
said it was real… from the third book. Sooo, guess what I will be doing for an
entire week? That’s right! Reading 1000 pages!).
After A Clash of Kings, I read the next two Dexter
books. They were getting more and more different from the show, which is disappointing
for the show because the books were so good. The only problem about the third book
was that there was some fantasy bits thrown in there (monsters and the like)
that I thought would have been better left out. It was the same thing when I
was reading I am Not a Serial Killer. It would have been a better novel without
the science fiction.
That wraps up my winter reading, so let’s get to the future
readings. I recently purchased the first two books in the Hunger Games trilogy
upon the high praise from my cousin (she is an adult, so yes… adults can enjoy
the books too :P). You can expect that sometime this summer…. Maybe when the movie
comes to DVD :/ but eventually nonetheless. I also have The Girl Who Played with
Fire on my “To Read” list. Again, probably the summer. The only two that
may be expected sooner are A Storm of Swords (Game of Thrones #3) and
the nonfiction book I am currently reading: Nudge by Thaler and
Sunstein. I am not a huge fan of nonfiction, but this was an awesome book thus
far and can’t wait to share it with y’all. Until next time, get reading.
As always, any book suggestions are always welcome!