Fun reading, and school reading

As I previously mentioned I am currently reading (or rather, listening) to Dead Until Dark, the first book in Charlaine Harris's series, The Southern Vampire Mysteries novels. At the same time my husband and I are watching season 1 of True Blood, the HBO series based on the Harris's novels. Normally I wouldn't do this simultaneously, but they are both so good and different enough to keep my attention. The book and TV show are an entertaining, occasional break from my studies. 

I look forward to reading the rest of the series and watching the other seasons of True Blood. I believe they are on season 4 now. We may need to join Netflix temporarily to watch the other seasons of True Blood because buying the DVDs are too expensive and I'm sure there is a long waiting list at the library for the DVDs.

I didn't get much pleasure reading done over the holiday break, unfortunately. I was just too busy. I did read the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, and have requested the audio books

from the library for the other two books in the series. I enjoyed the Hunger Games, but did find it a little disturbing to be labeled a young adult book, but I guess teens are used to reading about and watching violence today. I heard the second and third book are even better than the first one, and I plan to listen to them while I paint the interior walls of my house. A project that is long overdue.

I have 3 textbooks to read this term for school - 2 books for Cataloging and 1 for Medical Informatics. (Not to mention the required online reading of many articles!) Both classes are proving to be challenging, already. I definitely need some enjoyment reading for a break.

Audio Book Challenge

I've joined Teresa's Reading Corner's audiobook challenge. I'm really into audio books these days so I will definitly end up in the "obsessed" category. I am currently listening to Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris, the first book in her Southern Vampire Mysteries series featuring Sookie Stackhouse. It's really good so far, especially on audio. This is the series that HBO's True Blood is based on. I received season one of the TV series for Christmas, but I want to read some of the books before I start watching the series, since a book is usually better than the movie (or television show) that it is based on.

I'm doing the opposite, however, with Fox's Bones, one of my favorite TV shows. I've watched just about every episode featuring Temperance Brennan, but have not yet read any of the books by author Kathy Reichs that inspired the TV series. They are on my (increasingly long) reading list.

I've recently begun downloading audio books from the library, using Overdrive. I haven't quite gotten the hang of it, but I'm working on it. Audio books are expensive, so borrowing them from the library is such a great opportunity. I've requested the second and third books in The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, and Kathy Reichs' new YA novel series, Virals.

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