I'm always asked how I can possibly read as much as I do and the
answer is simple: Because I love to read, I make time for it. It’s not easy
because I am busy, really, really, busy but I make it work. I always bring a
book with me wherever I go. I know some people can't read in public or
in a car or on the train but that’s not me; the minute I start reading I shut
everything out and before you know it, I’ve read a couple chapters while
waiting for the doctor or on my ride into school. And, I usually always read a few
chapters before I go to sleep at night. Sure, sometimes a couple of chapters
turns into 20 and I’m exhausted the next day but it’s worth it for me. And, if I have a free day or a few hours I’ll spend it reading(usually with some booze in my hand), Bliss. And here’s the other thing, it’s not about
skimming the books. I’m not rushing through the novels just so I can add to my
ever-growing “Read” pile. What would be the point of that? I read because I
want to. Don’t get me wrong though there are some books that I read more quickly than others but usually that’s because the book is just that good. And then there are other books, like the one I’m reading right
now, that take me for-ev-er because they're sooooo boring. But I just
keep chugging along because unless a book is god awful, and I mean really,
really god awful, I have to finish it. Oh! And here’s the other thing, if you’re
skeptical about how many books I read, just take a minute and let it sink in
that I’m probably a better reader than you are.
So, I just finished The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin and man alive, things are just getting better and
better with this trilogy. The first book, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer started
off with Mara, not her real name, moving down south with her family following a
horrible accident. An accident she was able to survive but killed everyone else involved. Even though strange events begin unfolding around her, like
seeing her dead ex-boyfriend around school, imagining people dying and then
having them really die, she stills manages to meet Noah. Ahhhh Noah, the extremely
handsome, extremely rich, extremely sweet English boy who walks through life
batting away all the shallow, popular girls who fawn over him. This book falls
into all sorts of genres: paranormal, love, horror, mystery/suspense. Something
for everyone.
Like I said, Evolution was even better.
Everything about this book was so subtle but absolutely terrifying! Mara is
finding out more about who she is, and what she’s capable of, I’m still in love
with Noah (pretty sure he’s one of my top ten book boyfriends), and shit just
keeps getting crazier and crazier. I was about three fourths of the way through
reading it in bed one night, minding my own business, thinking that I would just
read a chapter or two. Psshhh, um yeah,
we all know how that turns out. One chapter turns into the rest of the bloody
book. It was just so good! In those last pages I went into shock, I cried, I was
talking out loud, honestly, it was insane! And I hate that I don’t know anyone who's read it because all I wanted to do when I finished was talk to someone
about it! My poor husband had to listen to me babble nonsensically about this
poor girl and whether or not all these crazy events are really happening to her or if
she’s losing her mind like everyone else assumes. The author does a great job
of leaving that determination up to you.
So, if you’re looking for an intriguing and horrifying
summer read that you cannot put down this is it!
And onto the next, I’m currently reading trudging
through The Sexual History of London: From Roman Londinium to the Swinging
City---Lust, Vice, and Desire Across the Ages by Catharine Arnold.
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