And so the Lion fell in love with Lamb

Most of you probably know what today is if not it is the release of the movie Twilight. This book/movie has caused as much if not more or a stirr than Harry Potter did!

I have read the books (twice) and loved them. Not just because they are about vampires but its romantic and well done she is a good writer very descriptive. I also like how the first book you are introduced to almost every aspect of the chararcters so it feels like you know them and then you learn more throughout the other 3 books

In prep for this blog I went to www.stepheniemeyer.com to read up on how well she has been doing from the sales from this book and read her blog on how she started to write this book. There is a teaser on there for her next book Midnight Sun but I can’t read it. This book is the series written from Edward’s perspective. Sounds awesome doesn’t it??

Could imagne how well this book would have done if it was called ‘Forks’ ? ewwww It was called that before she sent it out to find a publisher.                   I also liked the idea that Bella is named after the daughter she doesn’t have and that Edward is named from other characters she has read about. A romantic name if you will.

The movie however was cheesy and I am still on the fence if Robert Pattinson played Edward as well as he is described in the book. I wonder if she had any say in the person who was cast to play him? hmmm

Either way what happend in the next movie the book will always be 10 times better, as they usually are.

As this is probably gonna be my last blog. I just want to say that if you are not into reading you should try even if you just read one book a year make it a good one. Keep trying all varieties of books.

Need some HP in my life

It comes to no surprise that some of my favorite books of all time are the Harry Potter books. This phenomenon that started however many years back was one of the books convinced me I need to read more.

There are so many great tween books that I was missing out on and when I watched the movie I was hooked on the kid with the lightening scar. I even own Harry Potter Scene it!

I hope I don’t have to get into too much detail because I am sure most if not all of you have seen at least one of the 5 movies. The 6th one comes out on July 17th!!

If you have seen the movies I HIGHLY suggest reading the books. There is so much information that they do not put into the movies. The first 3 books are close but after that they cut out characters and whole chapters. I am in the middle of re-reading these books just because it has been awhile.

The last book is being made into two movies (as far as I know) because there is so much going on. Since this is the last book they have to wrap up all the loose ends. This book was one of the most popular books in my opinion of all time and it also made the author J.K. Rowling richer than the Queen of England (says wikipedia)

If you are a bunny contemplating suicide, then this post is for you

This week was a really rough week! So many presentations and my march was not very breaky. In times like this I turn to one of the funniest books EVER

The first time I was introduced to this book was when I lived in Peterbough, Well it was a resort like 40 mins east of p.dot but I can remember what it was called right now

One of my roommates brought this book out one night and I have been on the hunt for it ever since. I went to england in 2006 and finally found my very own copy of The book of bunny suicides!

I know what your thinking that is kinda sick that a book with that title would give someone so much joy. Well first of all it is just cartoon drawings in black ink with no color. Page after page of a bunny that just does not want to continue living

Here is an example of this suicidal bunny

  

These pictures didn’t upload as big as I would have liked but the first one is a bunny using an egg beater to end his life and this one is a group of bunnies using an airplane jet to end their lives. Running up a pile of luggage into the engine.

This picture book  makes even the die hard animal lovers smile. It is just for fun and by no means do I intend to or have in the past harmed any bunnies. 

Not so Charming

I just finished reading This Charming Man by Marian Keyes.

I have been waiting and waiting to read this book. I wait for books from the library because I don’t have the space right now to buy all the books I want to read. So I waited to read it. This book was flying at the door at Costco so I thought it was something spectacular. The book is written from the perspective from 4 different women. It was a slow start and the ending was pretty predictable. After I found out the ‘secret’ these women kept about a man from their past that united them.

The four women where used and abused by the same man. He was a political figure and when one of them went to the cops it was brushed aside.  When the four women figure out that they were not the only ones he was doing this too they banded together to stop him. One woman in particular had to face a tough struggle of alcoholism and depression, her story was the most interesting to read.

I am looking forward to start the next book, haven’t had a page turner in awhile!