After a brief (if you can call 3 months brief) hiatus, I've
cracked the spine of delicately opened a new book and am ready to tell you all about it.
But first! Where have I been?
1. Started
teaching... It was a
crazy few months getting started and
adapting, etc. I won't get into the details.. This isn't really a teaching blog... but let's just say it was
tough. And now that March Break is over I'm ready to
turn over a new leaf (you might even say a "new page")... and that means getting back into things that made me
happy BEFORE my
life became all
school work and
vegging-out in front of the TV to
cope with long days at school.
2.
Planning a wedding!! This is the more
exciting of the two
hiatus reasons. I got
engaged in January and since then there's been a lot of
travelling back home to nail down
details and meet with vendors. We've really gotten into it now and are getting very
excited for our
October 20, 2012 date!
3. Ignoring a
sub-par holiday-themed book that I just couldn't get into but couldn't
convince myself to walk away from.
BUT... I have finally convinced myself that it's okay sometimes to not finish a book when you've started it. So I have
closed "The Gift" and started a
new series that I am
infinitely more interested in.
The Mortal Instruments series. Book 1: City of Bones
In only a few days I'm already about 100 pages in and I catch myself
thinking about it throughout the day. Definitely a
good sign. I believe there are 4 books already released with 2 more on the way. It's a
supernatural series about demons and Shadowhunters, Downworlders, etc.
HERE you can link to the website that will
describe the whole world for you.
I think if you read and enjoyed Twilight or Vampire Academy you can probably
sink your teeth (no pun intended) into this series too. And that's a recommendation after reading 1/3 of one book! I'll let you know for sure soon!
It's good to be back!
Madame Dorothea's apartment seemed to have roughly the same layout as Clary's, though she'd made a very different use of the space. The entryway, reeking of incense, was hung with bead curtains and astrological posters.
