Books

I love reading books. I love looking for books. I love shopping for books. Put me in a mall and the very first place I will go to is the bookstore. I could spend all day in there shopping and scouting for books. Put me in a store like Abercrombie or Hot Topic and I will need to leave after like, 40 minutes. Shopping for clothes does not compare to shopping for books (at least for me).

The one thing I loathe about reading books is having to finish them. Like right now I am in the middle of two decent books. One of them is called CLOCKWORK ANGEL (Book One in The Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare - noted fanfiction write and Holly Black/ Stephenie Meyer wannabe) and the other is called WITHER, book one in the Chemical Garden trilogy. Granted, both books are good but not great. As much as I like them I can have a lot of critiques about them (which I go into detail later on, in other posts). But at the same time, I do not want the books to end.

I like the cover jackets of both books (the pictures on the front of the books are really beautiful and well done). I like the worlds these authors have created. I like the characters, even if some of them are total jerks or just plain evil (at least the ones that are developed well enough or seem likeable). I like jumping into another universe and seeing/feeling what these characters feel. Heck, I even like the font! (There is something so peculiar about font. If the font is wrong, I just cannot get into the story. It bugs me!)

I am almost done with Wither - like five chapters away from completion. I am in chapter 4 in the Clockwork Angel. As much as I want to continue on with these stories I do not want it to end either! I know there will be sequels (which I will eagerly devour) that I can wait for... but at the same time I wish the books would stretch on longer. Just for a couple more chapters or about 60 pages more!

I do not want to leave the world I have delved into. I want to know more about the world(s) I am in - why is this the way it is, what made this character this way, what else is within the book the character is reading, what is within their home, what are they wearing, what are they doing? I always want to know more!

But sadly, the books must end and I will have to return them to the library. Hopefully loads of other people will pick up the book and enjoy it for themselves too. And until those sequels come out I will have to sit and wait patiently. As well as pick up other books (lots of other books) to read and enjoy!