Last year sometime, the Libby convinced my mom, Granny the Great, to buy her The Hunger Games.
This was the first time I had ever heard of the book.
A few months later, Zack asked me to grab him Mocking Jay while I was at Barnes & Noble one day because he desperately needed to read this third and final book in the trilogy and the waiting list at school was a mile long.
Upon hearing about these books, the Alex picked up The Hunger Games and read it and then got on my case to order Catching Fire so he could read the trilogy as well and it was the only book we were missing…..so, I ordered it.
I had zero…absolutely NO desire to read any of these books.
All I have heard for the last few months out of my husbands mouth is Anne, I really think you would like the books, you should read them…..blah blah blah…
Then over the weekend I had Zack get The Hunger Games off the shelf for me.
I decided the time had come to check it out. It seemed like everyone I knew in real life and on the interwebs was reading these books.
Personally, I blame it on Brittany and her Facebook posts, the tears she shed and the fact she read the book in 12 hours!
So it began….
Sunday night as I lay in bed I started reading it.
Less than 24 hours later…..I finished the damn book.
Yes, I was sucked in.
Instead of doing housework, responding to emails, blogging etc…..I read.
I read while I was nursing Ellie.
I read while I ate my lunch.
I read while Ellie and Alexander napped.
I read while Alexander watched the Power Rangers.
I just read and read until I finished the book.
I loved it.
Except for that one part when that really bad thing happens and I cried.
That part did not make me happy.
I slammed the book on my desk and told the Alex I was pissed and didn’t want to read anymore.
10 minutes later, I picked the book back up and continued.
Now I am reading Catching Fire. I am only about 50 pages in but I can already feel it sucking me in.
Oh and I finally caved and watched the trailer for The Hunger Games movie and now I am dying to see it.
So, if you are looking for me here, on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest etc. and can’t find me it is because I am off reading!