Considering I am less than eight weeks away from my due date, I have had much on my mind besides "the novel." Honestly, I'm not sure how long it will be before I work on the novel again. And really I'm okay with that. I have come to the realization that it will be there waiting for me when I am ready to address it again. For now, I am concentrating on potty training my two year old, getting ready for a new baby and getting my ducks in a row at work so I can enjoy my maternity leave.
Instead, I will tell you about my latest obsession, namely The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. I picked up the first book, The Hunger Games, during the holiday break and finished it in less than a week (quite a feat for me these days). I went straight out and bought the other two books and have already finished the second book, Catching Fire, and started the third and final book, Mockingjay.
These books are excellent. The characters are rich and compelling, the story is fast paced and gripping. I don't want to tell you too much because I went into them knowing only what was on the book jacket. So I will leave you with only that. I hope you pick these up and I hope you enjoy them as much as I have!
"In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister’s place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before--and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love."
