With help from Fay, I have rediscovered reading. For the last two weeks I have been submerged in stories about wizards and vampires- two entities I normally steer clear of.

After visiting my roommate’s elementary classroom, I decided to give Harry Potter a chance. I have never seen a movie or read one of J.K. Rowling’s famous novels, so my knowledge of Mr. Potter was merely that he was a literary phenomenon.

I never understood what all the hype was about and how so many different types of people, ages, girls and guys, etc could be so obsessed with wizards! Well after reading about Harry’s first year at Hogwarts, I get it.

I think the best way to describe how you can get sucked into these books is by the quote:
" Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are." Mason Cooley

So far I have read Year 1 and 2 as well as seen the movies, which just like the books- are captivating. I’m about to finish Year 3, and then it’s movie time before moving on….
Now, not only have I hooked myself on this series- I have also been introduced to the author Stephenie Meyer.

Enter Twilight. And here’s where I thought, I must be nuts! I am reading about vampires- and loving it! I finished Twilight in one day- I think about 6 hours altogether. You can’t help but want to see how a vampire can truly fall in love with a human… I mean hey, a little escape from reality now and then can do you good!

This book, like the Harry Potter series, leaves you wanting more…so conveniently there are 3 more stories to the chapter of what is Twilight. Not to mention the movie comes out this fall. Perfect!!!

I have been getting many funny looks and “shouldn’t you be reading something more on your age level” remarks when I speak about my current obsession (wizards and vampires) but you just can’t argue, when a book is good, it’s good!

KRB