A Brief Hiatus

Wow. It's been five days since I was on the blog.

At first, I was stewing from a bad day at work. But since Friday, I've been so wrapped up in family, chores and reading a new book that I've happily stayed away from the computer. I took my son to the zoo with a pair of friends yesterday. Today, Jack, my husband and I met another friend and her son for a picnic and play date. It's been a great weekend.

I've also been absorbed in reading "City of Bones" by Cassandra Clare. It's something written for the "Twilight" young adult audience. My sister-in-law gave me the three-book series for Christmas, since I liked Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series and I hadn't read it yet. I was reading "Almost Moon" by Alice Sebold, which is good, but slow moving and very sad, so I decided to see what I thought of "City of Bones."

I never thought fantasy fiction was for me. After all, I don't necessarily like those kinds of movies. Unlike most people, I have no interest whatsoever in seeing "Avatar," for instance. I read "Twilight" for the love story after seeing the movie and convinced myself that I was only into the books because of the romance between Bella and Edward. That's what I liked most about Meyer's "The Host," too -- how she dealt with the romantic entanglements of the story.

But now that I'm reading "City of Bones," maybe I do like fantasy, I just never tried it before. Or, maybe I'm just moving backwards in age, since the book is labeled "14 and up." But, the story is compelling and fast moving. There is a romantic element that appeals to me, I have to admit, but it is interesting to see how all of the fantastic pieces of the Shadowhunters fit together and make up a story. It's not the best writing in the world, but the story is interesting.

So, maybe when I finish reading, I can work on writing my own story again. Then again, there are two more books in the "Mortal Instruments" series ...