I’m still on a reading spurt. I am reading the Fablehaven series. It is a good series for young adults full of adventure, magic, fairies, and fun. The roles are a bit traditional for my tastes but I freely admit this is my own hang up.
Writing tasks are screaming at me while I spend my evenings immersed in this lovely world created by Brandon Mull. It is a fun distraction but soon I’ll be turning my focus back to writing and reading a bit less.
Over the weekend I finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows (again). Rowling created quite the world. I’ve read these book many times and returning to them is like visiting an old friend.
I’ve also started Magic in the Wind by Christine Feehan. It is a romance novel with a supernatural bent. Seven sisters with power to help them as they discover love and more. Magic in the Wind is the first in series of seven. I’m listening to this one in the van as I drive to and from work.
When I was in school it was all I could do to keep up with the technical reading I had to do. Reading fun books that inspire, amuse, entertain – that was impossible for me to do except during my down times like holiday breaks. Even then I was usually too busy to pick up a book for enjoyment.
Last night after Ken went to bed I opened up the fourth book in the Fablehaven series and fell into it. I lost more than two hours while I followed Kendra and Seth adventuring in the Dragon Sanctuary. It was exciting and pleasant. I looked up at 9:30 and said – where did the time go?
At 10:00 I finished the book and my immediate question was – Do I start the fifth book or put it away? The danger of course being that I will read too late and get up grumpy the next day. I checked my emails which took all of ten minutes (most of that time spent waiting for the netbook to boot up). Of course I started the next book and of course I stayed up too late. Though I did force myself to stop reading at 12:30.
This is what a good story should do. It should suck you in and keep you wanting more – keep you turning pages. If it doesn’t do that, what is the point?
It may be summer and you may have a lot of other activities you are doing but I say grab a good book and curl up somewhere to be transported somewhere different.
Here are my books:
Available on Barnes and Nobles:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/secret-past-eileen-troemel/1119169953?ean=9781499159868
Available for sale at:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/426548
Available on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Past-Eileen-Troemel-ebook/dp/B00JL38Z7C/ref=la_B00JL4PEJ8_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1398097355&sr=1-1
Available for sale at:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/432900
Available on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Moon-Affirmations-Daily-Meditations-Energy-ebook/dp/B00K08TF3K/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1398791925&sr=8-5&keywords=moon+affirmations
Available on Barnes and Nobles:http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/moon-affirmations-eileen-troemel/1119387496?ean=2940045859738
Available at Barnes & Nobles:http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/moments-in-nature-eileen-troemel/1119566668?ean=2940045940085
Available at:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/437602
Available on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Moments-Nature-Eileen-Troemel-ebook/dp/B00KBFOWSK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400077630&sr=8-1&keywords=moments+in+nature