Another Good Book

I have been on a streak lately. I have had suggested to me or have accidentally read so many good books. I have a growing list of authors that I can't wait to read more of.

Last night a friend handed me a copy of, "The Hunger Games," by Suzanne Collins. I started reading it at 9:00 and kept saying, "One more chapter and I will go to bed. Okay, one more chapter and I will go to bed." I could not put the book down and honestly it was one of those books that had me by the first sentence.

At 11:30 and 150pages into the book I made myself go to bed. Which didn't really work out to well because I just kept thinking about the book and what was going to happen next. I'm not even entirely sure I saw my children this morning because I had my nose buried into the book. Then it ended with this sentence, "END OF BOOK ONE."

Do you know what that means? That means there is a book two! Which I am not allowed to go and get until I get some chores done. Until I get my ride for the week done. Before I do something besides walk around with my nose buried in the book.

How do people with book blogs manage to read and post? I have a blessing post to do that I haven't done because, "MY NOSE WAS BURIED IN A BOOK!" My to do list is longer then it should be and I am starting to think that I'm just a tad obsessive when it comes to a good book.

Be back in a bit with a blessing post that I promise won't be about books. Well not entirely.

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