Reading Post 8

This week I read another 110 pages of Born at Midnight. Like I said last week, its chick lit, but I like it. Instead of having only vampires or werewolves, it has vampires, werewolves, witches, ghost whisperers and fairies, oh my! Its about a girl who is sent to a camp for juvenile delinquents, but when she gets there, she discovers its really a camp for supernatural teenagers. She happens to be one, but she doesn’t know it yet. Maybe a little suspension of disbelief? I mean, I don’t know about you, but I imagine that if I were a vampire, I would probably know it. Aren’t they supposed to die if they don’t drink blood anyway?

Reading Post 7

Sorry this post is a little late, I was sick last week and forgot to post. But during that time I was sick, I did lots of reading! I decided to take a break from Eon until school gets out, just because it’s the kind of book that you have to sit down and read for an hour minimum. I never really have that much of a block of time, so I end up reading ten pages and getting really confused where the plot left off from last time I read. So anyway, this week I read 180 pages of Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter. Its pretty hard core chick lit. Not usually my thing, but I thought I’d give it a chance.

Reading Post 6

This week I continued reading Eon by reading pages 184-284. I know, I know, its the bare minimum. I just haven't had much time to read lately. Especially since AP tests are coming up. To be perfectly honest, I'm not entirely sure how I'm going to manage another hundred pages for next week. Too many things are going on at once! But I really have been enjoying my book. The plot's slowed down a little bit, but I think it'll pick up soon. Most likely I'll be reading this book for the rest of the school year. Its about 550 pages, so it'll take me awhile. Maybe that's a good goal. Finish book before finals. There we go.

Reading Post 5

This week I read 48 pages of Tina Fey's Bossypants and another 70 pages of Eon. I found it much harder to find time to read this week because we started reading a new book for AP Lit. Most of the time I really wanted to sit down and read Eon, but I couldn't because I felt obligated to read White Noise for class. I still really love Eon. However, I wasn't a huge fan of Tina Fey's book. To be honest, I thought Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me (and other concerns) was funnier. I don't think I'm going to finish Bossypants.

Reading post 4

This week, I read 114 pages of a book called Eon. I really wish I had more time in my day to read, because I love this book. Its kind of like a cross between Eragon, The Last Airbender, and Mulan. Its a fantasy book that somehow doesn't seem farfetched even though it's about dragons. The story is about a society where women are considered to be extremely inferior to men and are not allowed to hold any positions of power. In order to fulfill her destiny, sixteen year old Eona masquerades as twelve year old Eon in order to become a dragon's apprentice, a position of power that is highly rare and respected. I'm really crappy at explaining it, but it's a really good book. I would recommend it to anyone who liked Eragon.

Reading Log 3

Over spring break I read a book called Evermore, which was 320 pages. Not gonna lie, it was pretty much just chick lit. Your basic "absurdly normal teenage girl falls in love with mysterious guy that turns out to be magical" kind of story. I still kind of liked it though. The problem is, it's one of those books that was turned into a long series, and I can't decide if I want to spend my money buying the other five or six books. I'm thinking probably not. Though every once and a while it's nice to just relax and read a book that requires minimal brain capacity to read.

Reading Log 2

This week I got really close to finishing Mindy Kaling's Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by reading pages 104-205, but I still have a few pages left. I need to start trying to read more because I want to rather than just reading the 100 page minimum. New goal! Its difficult though - I do really love to read, it's just hard to find the time. I will try to find the time though. I only have about 10 or 15 pages left of the book. I should finish it tonight. Its a really funny book and I've enjoyed it a lot!

Reading Log / Reading Goals

My reading goals for this quarter:


1) Finish at least three books. I have a problem with finishing books. Generally, unless I particularly love a book, I only read half of it. So I shall try to read three books from cover to cover!


2) Read one literary/classic novel. I think I'll try Wuthering Heights. I tried to read it once, but only got about 40 pages in. Maybe this will be one of the books I finish!


3) Read one book that I've seen the movie that was based off the book. Perhaps Harry Potter. My mom read those to me when I was four or five, but I've never read all the books myself. I figure they must be pretty good if someone bothered to make movies based off them.

This week I read 103 pages of Mindy Kaling’s Is Everybody Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns). This is just the book I needed to get out of my bad habit of not finishing books. Rather than the novels I usually read that tell a story, this book is a collection of essays that are just downright funny. It doesn’t feel like a chore at all to have to read 100 pages of it. I’m confident that I’ll be able to finish this book by next week. It was very different than what I’m used to reading, and I enjoyed it a lot! I would recommend this book to anyone that likes to smile.