Perfect Distraction

I have always loved reading, and I have always been a sucker for a book series. When I was in the sixth grade I was OBSESSED with the V.C. Andrews Flowers in the Attic series. I think that was the first true series obsession, and honestly now in hindsight those books seem a little adult for 12 years old.... Anyway, since then I have developed a serious love for series like Shopaholic, the Stephanie Plum Number series, The Left Behind series, and OF COURSE the Harry Potter series. Once I start with a good series, I will use all free time, and a great deal of sleeping time, to complete every book. Then I will commonly go back and read them again, because once it's over...I miss them a little.

With this history of series addictions, I am not exactly sure how I didn't think of this before, but what I needed was a distraction from the IVF. Honestly nothing distracts me as well as a great book. Even better if it can be a series because I am a fast reader, and I grow incredibly attached to these characters. I am not sure why it took me so long to go out and buy the Twilight series. I knew I would love it. To many people were hooked for me to question that...so I guess it was just laziness. I am now so glad I waited. I get four uninterrupted books of these characters that I love during a time in my life when I am in real need of this great of a distraction. I finished book two, New Moon, last night. It was nearly one in the morning and it took everything in me to NOT let myself pick up Eclipse. I will be buying Breaking Dawn today...

I am not much of a book reviewer. I am so afraid that I will give things away that a reader doesn't want to know, so I will just say this. These characters are amazingly well written. From the start of the first story you care about them, about their lives and their happiness. I ache with them in heart break. I cannot fight a grin as I read about their success...their love. These are love stories, but they hold an amazing storyline. If you like series, if you like a romance and a fantasy, then go buy them. You wont regret it and you wont be able to put them down. They will provide the PERFECT distraction. They have for me! Now...to Eclipse....

**Yesterday my sister Boo was having a rough day. I told her to come over and hang out with me. She came with a bag of school work and I told her to put it away. I had a book for her to read. She pulled a book out of her bag and said she wanted to finish it first. I am a touch pushy and told her to put it away and read this. She listened (I have always been pushy...she has learned there is no point in fighting). She was hooked. She stayed until eight reading, then I got a text from her at 12:45...it just said "FINISHED!" We have the same series obsession...must be in our blood!**

UPDATE: I just looked at my sisters blog she wrote basically the same post at the same time with THE SAME TITLE....we are just a little creepy sometimes...