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What I'm Reading Right Now

I've finally begun reading In the Aferlight by Alexandra Bracken, the conclusion to the Darkest Minds trilogy. I've been waiting to read this book for months and while I had some trouble starting this book, I'm excited to find out what happens to Ruby Daly and the other characters. Before I read The Darkest Minds , I was, like many people, a bit tired of dystopian/post-apocalyptic Young Adult novels. While The Darkest Minds  didn't lead me to search out all of the dystopian novels I hadn't yet heard of, it reminded me that not all of them are stale and over-hyped. I heard of this book through friends rather than through the media, and I think that difference is what convinced me to give The Darkest Minds a try. I certainly trust my friends more than any publication claiming they've found "the next big thing." Even if they're right, the big thing isn't always the best thing. If you've noticed that I haven't described the premise of t

My Current Reading Slump

If you've looked at my blog recently, you've probably noticed that it's been a while since I last made a post. I'm a bit disappointed in myself, but I don't plan to let this be a trend that continues. I've had some trouble finishing books lately. Around Christmas, I had just started a book about Mary, Queen of Scots called The Wild Queen  by Carolyn Meyer and it was really interesting. But then I got sick and I didn't have the concentration to keep reading. Even once I'd recovered, I got swept up in the activity of the holidays and it came time for me to return the book to the library. Hopefully one day I'll get my hands on a copy once again and finally finish it. For Christmas I got gift cards to Books A Million and I thought this would be the key to getting me reading again, that I would buy new books and spend the rest of the break from school reading and my blog would be more active than ever. This was most certainly not the case. I did buy b