Ending a Series

I went on a requesting spree on at my local library and ended up with all these books!

Looking at them all together, I realized I had requested novels that were part of a series. It was a quaint little coincidence and it made me smile. It also made me realize I'm ending a bunch of series by reading these books.

Drive and Driven (the sequel to Drive) by James Sallis

The last two Chuck Palahniuk novels on my list: Invisible Monsters and Invisible Monsters Remix

The final book in the Elixir series by Hilary Duff: True

I'm keeping myself real busy reading these pairs of novels. I'm so glad I have to time seeing as school is ending for me in a couple of days. I can't wait to dive into these books! Sure summer is a time for going outside and walking around, but on those days when it's too hot to move I'll read a book. Plus if I do decide to leave my house and head into the city, I'll have to take the subway where I can read until I reach my stop. To be frank, sometimes I find the presence of a book more comforting than the presence of a warm body.

Also, I would've had the last two Sophie Katz novels in this post only my local library doesn't have a copy of Vanity Vengeance and a Weekend in Vegas! I cannot believe it. That kind of puts a damper on me finishing that series. I don't know how I'll get my hands on a copy of the last novel in the series.

Sidenote: I also noticed that I have four posts for each month so far in 2013. I'm really hoping I can keep up the four posts a month trend on this blog. I really like seeing the four in parentheses next to the month and it means I stuck to my promise of posting once a week! Wish me luck and enjoy!

What I Want to Read Next...

I'm eight books away from completing my goal of reading twenty books this year. Then I'll be thirty books away from my next goal of reading fifty books this year. Well obviously I need to read books to accomplish these goals.

Beside reading the last two Chuck Palahniuk novels on my list, there are a bunch of books I'm dying to read.

Here are a few:

1. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
2. The last two novels in the mystery series by Kyra Davis: Vows, Vendettas and a Little Black Dress and Vanity, Vengeance and a Weekend in Vegas
3. Drive by James Sallis 
4. The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom
5. How to Lose Friends & Alienate People: A Memoir by Toby Young 

I also have to read the last book, True, in the Elixir series by Hilary Duff.

What the heck do you think I should read next?!

Kyra Davis: An Unexpected Favorite

Once someone Googled "words to describe Kyra Davis" and they stumbled upon this post. I'm sure they were disappointed as that post only showed how my nail polish went so well with the cover art. However, if they were to Google it again, I hope they would come across this post because I'm going to talk about Kyra Davis and her novels and I promise to use words to describe her.

Novel Adaptation: The Silver Linings Playbook

I decided to read The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick because I went to see Silver Linings Playbook (2012) when it first came out and I didn't know it was a book first. I usually like to read the books then watch the films, but exceptions can be made. After reading the book I then went on to read the screenplay adapted by David O. Russell.

I was mostly curious to read the book and the screenplay because the film was nominated for eight Oscars (at the 2013 Oscars), winning Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Jennifer Lawrence).  I wanted to see if I personally could determine why this was made into an independent film and why critics loved it so much. And also if I felt the same way.

WARNING:  MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS