December 21, 2010

Book 52 of 52

I completed the challenge... and may even be able to squeeze a couple more books in. I am very proud of myself right now. I had so much going on this year with work, school, interning and life. But even with all of that happening I managed to complete the challenge. I will definitely do this every year now, trying to get more books in each year. If I am able to do this... I may actually make a dent in the books I own. Sometimes I wish I could just quit work, quit school and just sit home and read 24 hours a day. Especially since it seems there will always be more books that I want to read than actual time to read them in.
I have now read the first three books in the Morganville Vampires series. I am very invested in these books now. They are a bit short compared to what I usually read but Caine doesn't allow that to get in the way of creating exciting, emotion filled books. She manages to write thoroughly without making the readers feel like there is just too much going on in a small amount of time. That seems to be the issue a lot of the time when authors write shorter novels. In an attempt to add all the details they have thought of, the book becomes a mess of confusion and craziness that ends up making the book seem silly.
I find that as I am reading these books, anytime the plot thickens or a conclusion is coming, I can actually hear intense music in my head, like in a tv show or movie, telling you that what is happening is not good and cannot end well. I can't wait to continue the series and start up the fourth book. And since I have the omnibus, I can do that very easily.

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