I got totally hooked on the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. The series is about a boy who finds out when he's about 12 or 13 that his dad is Poseidon and his mom is a mortal. Hmm . . . even that description sounds pretty lame. It's not that well written, and the plot is not fantastic, but I was totally sucked in. Just recently the first book was made into a movie. I figured I would probably see the movie, so I should read the book first. Then a friend, my brother, and a nephew all told me that they were okay (actually the nephew told me they were great). I borrowed my nephew's copy and I read 80 pages in my first setting, and I had to force myself to stop so that I could go to sleep. I finished the first one super fast, and I couldn't wait to start the second. Unfortunately my brother-in-law had that one and he was taking too long for my taste, so I figured I was smart enough to pick up on the plot, and just started the third book. I devoured the third and fourth books, but I ran into a problem when I went to read the fifth and final book. My nephew only bought the first 4! I checked both of our local libraries and their were 34 and 53 holds at the two libraries. I guess I'm not the only one who's addicted. Luckily for me, I have a brother that prides himself in being well-read in EVERY genre, so I picked up the fifth book from him on my way up to Salt Lake the other day. I must say this, the fifth was by far my favorite. The writing and the plot got better (I think the editors must have stepped in to help). I was so sad when it ended and I didn't have another one in the series to eat up.
So, what this boils down to is that I am in desperate need of a new book to read. I'd prefer quality literature since the last four books I read didn't fall into that category, but anything will do. I've discovered in the last few months (since I finished school) that I DETEST being without a book to read. Please give me any suggestions of great (or at least entertaining) books that you've read recently.
P.S. I'm SO excited to see the movie, but I keep telling myself to wait until it comes to Red Box or Movies 8 because, if it's anything like the book, it's not worth paying full price.
might make me miss this . . .
My family was all set to take a sans enfants trip to the UK on Friday. We have all been SO excited about it for months. Now a volcano in Iceland may prevent it. I'm so bummed. 
