Obsessed

When it comes to reading, I go through phases.  There are times when I'll pick up a book, begin reading, and immediately have to put it down.  I'm not sure why this is exactly.  However, there are other times when all I want to do is relax and bury myself in a book.  In some ways I feel reading is a way to escape the world around me and see the world through someone else's eyes other than my own.  Some of the characters you find you can relate to, and others are far different so you get a perspective you wouldn't usually get otherwise, which for me, is the most interesting part.

For the past couple of months I've been in a reading rut.  I love historical literature, whether it be fiction or non-fiction.  I found two books that had excellent reviews that I knew I would love, so I purchased them.  I chose which I would read first, opened it up, and began to read.  It started sort of slow, so of course I began to grow disinterested and ended up putting it down after just 100 pages.  Blasted ADD.  I hate this about myself.  Since then, I've yet to pick up anything else until about a week ago when I discovered this...

I had heard all the rave reviews, but I figured I wouldn't be interested.  It's so different than anything I normally read, and in my mind, I had put it in the same category as those cheesy series like Twilight.  Gag.  I honestly do not understand the whole sexy vampire thing.  To me that is an oxymoron.  What is sexy about an extremely pale person with bloody fangs?  Doesn't do anything for me.  Anyway, I eventually watched the trailer for the movie that is coming out in March.  I thought it looked interesting so I ended up borrowing the first book (there are three) from a friend.  I could. not. stop. reading.  They are like crack.  It's been a week and I am almost done with the third book (nerd alert).  I'm pretty positive I am going to go into a deep depression once I am done with them.  I could go on and on about how wonderful the story is, but I will save those thoughts for a post all their own!