Okay, okay...so I failed the drawing challenge after just one day. But day 2 required me to draw a pet and I didn't have the time nor the patience to draw something that I didn't want to draw. In other news, I have been babysitting three and a half year old triplets and a four month old baby and preparing for my graduation party, which, as you can imagine, is very time consuming. However, I would be lying if I said that my lack of blog posts is due to my busy days. I'll admit, I have had a bit of spare time these past couple of days. And I spent it by reading The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon. I had been putting off reading it because of all the hype it had been given and because it is the first book in what will be a seven book series. I wasn't quite sure I was ready for that kind of commitment, you know? Eventually though, I forced myself to sit down and just read the book. And once I did, I couldn't stop. Yes, it was very confusing, but I like it that way. So, when I read it for a third, fourth, fifth time, I'll still be able to discover something that I hadn't noticed the first time I read it. I highly recommend it. I did read another book last week that I was disappointed in. I read Looking for Alaska by John Green. I had already read The Fault in Our Stars and I loved it. So, naturally, I wanted to read more books by the same author, thinking they would be as equally amazing. But, I found Looking for Alaska to be depressing without a real point to the depression and drugs and drinking and sex. I couldn't really relate to characters and their choices. Not that I can really relate to the characters in The Bone Season, considering the fact that they live in an alternate reality that has clairvoyants and other worldly beings...but I do understand their choices. I get why they do what they do.Whereas Looking for Alaska characters just seemed like stupid teenagers making stupid decisions. I understand that many people love the book, but it just wasn't my cup of tea. If I were to recommend a book to you, it would definitely be The Bone Season.
Well I believe that's all I have for you today. Hopefully I'll have more for you soon, but probably not until after my graduation party. Until then!
