I'm singing the song

as if buried within its lyrics are instructions, a musical road map to where i'm supposed to go and how to get there.

I really think I'm a reading junkie. I can't live without a hit of word choice and syntax throughout my day.

I spend my time on the computer looking for a new book to read after I'm finished with the one I've already half-way finished in one day. My list is very extensive.

This week, I read a book called If I Stay.

Synopsis: A girl gets in a horrific car accident, and is able to see everything that is going on around her. She has the difficult decision of whether to stay on earth, or leave forever.

Why I loved it: Not only did I think it was an interesting concept for a story, I loved that the author incorporated music, even though I thought she could have used more synesthesia throughout the story. Although my book says it will appeal to those who love Twilight, it is nothing like Twilight. It is just as much about family and friends as it is about love, and honestly the love story wasn't prominent, which I thought was perfect for the story. The ending definitely got some tears out of me.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★

I give it four stars because it has quite a bit of mature language, and I think the author could have used music more often to describe things, since the heroine was so immersed in musical culture.

This book is definitely one of my favorites!

*Quote by Mia from Gayle Forman's If I Stay.

Like in a fairy tale;

I was marrying the prince, I just happened to be in love with the pauper.

So lately I've been spending my reading time with these books, The Trylle Trilogy by Amanda Hocking.

Synopsis: A young girl finds out that her whole life is a lie, and has to adjust to an entirely new way of living. Honestly, I can't say much about this book without giving away some of the surprises you receive when you're reading it.

What did I think of it?: I'm really not one to dislike books. I've only disliked one book in my life, and that was Everybody Poops, because obviously girls don't do those things. Duh. But every time I pick up a book, I'm moved by it in some way because you would assume that the book was published for a reason.. And though I enjoyed some of the lines and some of the story, I didn't feel very good about the ending. I felt like the book missed the point of what I thought it was about.

Rating: ★

So there ya have it. A pretty cover, with an ok story inside.

But could you blame me for not wanting to pass up a book for $0.99? :)

*Quote from Amanda Hocking's book, Torn.

Also, thanks to everyone who commented yesterday and supported me. Love you all!

Kindle.

No, not the fire kind.

And no, not on the beach either.

But this is pretty much what I've been doing for the past few days.

I got my new glasses, which I will blog about later, but honestly I haven't felt like taking pictures.

I brought my ukulele and guitar home, but I haven't felt like learning any new songs, or recording them.

So I've been reading!

I went to Barnes & Noble with my grandma a couple days ago, and I realized that I really do judge books by their covers.. And I picked a couple books I wanted to read because their covers were so dang pretty!

So far, I really like this book:

I'm the kind of person that likes almost any book, and I'm not a book snob either. I don't only read what everyone else likes or just the classics, if it has a good story and decent writing, I'm all for it!

And it was only $0.99, so that helps.

When I finish it, I promise I'll write a review. I just felt like I needed to blog!

And I have nothing more interesting going on in my life.

Happy weekend!

95 degrees.

Today I was driving in my car, and I looked at the dash to see that the temperature was 95 degrees.

I immediately got unreasonably excited, because it is the perfect weather to roll down the windows instead of using the air conditioning.

Only an Arizonan would think that way.

Being able to roll down the windows and let the wind blow through my hair is just one of those things that keeps me happy in these stressful weeks.

Along with:

Taking grandma to lunch, and making healthy choices.

...and not so healthy choices. Unless you count being healthy for my soul. Which I do.

Stacks of books for me to delve into every night.

Pwning in Mario Kart. Yes, I said pwn.

This face.

And this face reading The Hunger Games!

He was kind of mad about me taking this picture. Through those glaring eyes, he said, "Don't take a picture of me just so you can make fun of how I don't read on your blog!"

I reassured him that I would not, however, say that. Just that I'm glad that he is finally reading one of the best book series of all time.

I'm crossing my fingers that he'll finish before the movie comes out in 2012. :)

I hope your weeks are going swimmingly!

You love me.

"Real or not real?"

I have been so busy lately. I have utterly missed my escape into the blogging world...being able to talk about what is happening in my life, journaling, and getting to read about other people's more interesting lives.

Between weddings, 11 hour work days, the world ending yesterday, and being the primary care giver to my grandma who just had knee surgery, I bet you can understand why I haven't been writing.

But I have been reading.

Every spare second that I've had, I've been reading. Because I fell in love with the characters of these books.

It's so good, I even carried it in my purse and read it at red lights on my way to work.

I got so caught up in the story that I didn't go on Facebook for a week. Not that that's a bad thing.

I highly, highly recommend these books.

It creates a world that we'd never want to live in, but want the characters to defeat so badly.

Where children are forced to kill each other while the country stands by and watches, doing nothing.

Where a girl can become a statement without even knowing it.

And it's about time that I fell in love with Peeta, too.

*Peeta Mellark, from Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games.