Escape

I always have to be careful whenever I begin a new book. The problem with my reading is that I become so involved in my books that it begins to consume me! I become so engrossed that it begins to become real to me! Some would say it is an escape from reality, but sometimes it begins to become my new reality. I find myself thinking about a move to London so I can go to Victoria Station to find platform 9 and 3/4 just so I can get on the Hogwarts Express, or go to New York City and cast my frugality aside to become a shopaholic; and most recently move to Washington where it's rainy and overcast 320 days a year and hope that my blood is intriguing enough to attract a vampire who will fall in love with me and not want to kill me.

I became intrigued by the Twilight novels after watching the movie. I knew it would suck (no pun intended) me in, just as every other series of books I have read have reeled me in. So far they have managed to thrill me, chill me, make me very nervous and fill me with LOTS of angst! Seriously, I keep calling friends who have read the book to debrief with them.

There are so many characters in this book that I don't know exactly who to root for! For example, in Pride and Prejudice, you root for Mr. Darcey, in Emma, you root for Mr. Knightly, in Pirates of the Carribbean you root for Will Turner and in Bridget Jones' Diary, you root for, well Mr. Darcy..again. But this book, like in the movie Sweet Home Alabama, Bella has two great options! I love both characters and to be honest, I'm nervous about finishing this series to find out the ending! What if I am dissatisfied? I will have wasted one week of my Christmas vacation reading an unsatisfying series of books. Perhaps I should just put it away, but even now it's calling me with its pretty little cover sitting on the pillow next to me!

Ahh, I suppose I will have to succumb. Goodnight all...