Updates

I've been reading for about a week now the first book in A Song of Ice and Fire series - A Game of Thrones. I still have 200 or so pages left, and I've been really impressed with it so far. Scott and I had just recently bought the first two seasons of the TV show version of this series, and we loved it! Or at least I really loved it. The books are greatly detailed, and each chapter is from a specific character's point of view. The book manages to explain what the TV show sometimes did not, and by that I mean after reading the book what I saw in the show actually makes a lot more sense and I've gotten some clarification that I've needed on some things. Overall I'd really recommend this series. They're action packed and filled with tension. As soon as I finish this book I'm going to take a break and read something else a bit shorter than 800 pages and then go back to the second one.

Speaking of series ... I still have the last two books to go in the Southern Vampire Mysteries (aka the Sookie Stackhouse novels, aka True Blood). I don't feel a huge urge to go back to that series yet though, so it'll probably have to wait. George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones books are written much better than the vampire ones, and so I think I'm hooked on that series for now. The vicious details, the violence, the romance, the politics ... it's all too good to give up on now, whereas Sookie's crazy fairy, werewolf, vampire adventures can wait.

Another Update - tomorrow Scott and I leave for Arizona for a week long vacation. This is much needed and I really can't wait, particularly after a week of Great Expectations teacher training. Some relaxation by the pool in the midst of the desert sounds heavenly. If I finish some books by that pool I'll let you know. Keep reading! And if you have any ideas for good books to read aloud to my fifth graders (school starts VERY soon!) let me know.

Keep reading,

Britt