Kendra

So, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief eh?  Not normally “my cup of tea”, but right up the ally of my dear friend Kathryn.  Since she read the entire series in a week, I figured I could at least give one a try and just go for it.  Who would have thought I would have liked it so much? Not me.  I guess I’m just now realizing how much I appreciate familiarity.  Familiarity in the food I’m cooking, books I’m reading, and clothes I’m wearing.  Not one to branch out.  How insanely boring!

After overcoming my skepticism, I couldn’t put the book down.  My husband asked me to join him in getting some food, but I just couldn’t pull away.  Almost an hour later, upon completion of the book, I was ready to eat.  Now that is quite a feat for someone who doesn’t turn away food for anything.  I don’t ever skip a meal!

One of my favorite things about the book was the main character, obviously by the title, Percy Jackson.  I enjoyed his spicy little attitude that got him in trouble more than a time or two.  I took pleasure in the fact that he couldn’t keep his mouth shut to save his life, and his little sarcastic zingers were quite comical.  Even his thoughts were scrappy!  (And I love scrappy!)  I loved that he didn’t back down or cower to the biggest of gods or monsters, but stood his ground with his fiery attitude, his witty plans, and his feisty comebacks.

I guess I could talk more of the story line or his wild adventures, but nah.  It was a good read.  I’ll definitely be reading the rest of this series!

To be perfectly honest, I’m not exactly sure how I feel about blogging.  I mean, do I really want everyone to know exactly what I’m thinking, feeling, how I process things, and see the world, or maybe just the way I see the books I read?  I believe that what people write tells a lot about who they are.  Books in general, in my opinion, tell more about the author than anything else.  That being said, do I really want the world to read my thoughts? Not really, but what the heck?

Let me begin by stating why I am writing.  I have joined 3 friends in a book club, in which we will read books (no kidding huh?), and blog our thoughts.  I look with anticipation more to gabbing it up over a cup of coffee about the books than writing this but like I said before… branching out.

I love love love books!  I love buying books, collecting books, and most importantly, I enjoy reading.  I even collect books that I look forward to reading to my yet to be conceived children.  My perfect morning is awakening hours before my alarm rings to spend even more time reading.  I love to sit for hours in what my husband calls my hole, actually a nook in our bedroom, which contains my reading chair.  I treasure the time when I get to curl up with a mocha, a book or 3 (I never just read one at a time, call it ADHD if you will) and my puppy, Peanut, snuggled up beside me.

It’s peculiar that the more I read the more I realize I don’t know, only endeavoring me to read yet another book.   My list of upcoming reads always contains a good 20+ books.  But I’ll only be reading a few of those books.  Mostly, I believe I’ll be reading the books that this group picks together and then blogging about it.  This will be interesting, because this group of girls reads books much different than what I’m accustomed to, this too will compel me to step out of my comfort zone.  Should be exciting.  Let the journey begin!