Hello October! And hello birthday month!
Despite my busy schedule, I still managed to find the time to pick up a book (or three) to read in between pulling out and writing my stories. Up until two weeks ago, I have started reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, which is sort of reminiscent of Battle Royale but with more dramatic deaths and a flair for romance (of sorts). I must admit, Young Adult literature is no longer my cup of tea but this book seemed pretty interesting enough to pour over, plus the fact that there's a movie version coming out real soon gave me enough reason to read the trilogy.
Despite my busy schedule, I still managed to find the time to pick up a book (or three) to read in between pulling out and writing my stories. Up until two weeks ago, I have started reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, which is sort of reminiscent of Battle Royale but with more dramatic deaths and a flair for romance (of sorts). I must admit, Young Adult literature is no longer my cup of tea but this book seemed pretty interesting enough to pour over, plus the fact that there's a movie version coming out real soon gave me enough reason to read the trilogy.
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| The Hunger Games Trilogy |
Much to my surprise, I enjoyed the books so much that I finished them in (collectively, sans the waiting time to borrow the books) about a week's time, which is surprising given my schedule. I'm currently reading the last installment of the trilogy, Mockingjay, and I must say that it's definitely a let down following The Hunger Games and Catching Fire. The first two books were riveting enough to keep me wanting more, but I'm only halfway through the the third and I'm already bored...unfortunately. But despite the pretty lousy end to a "could've been totally awesome" trilogy, the book did maintain its (blurb's) promise of keeping the readers interested.
Nonetheless, I am determined to finish this book and am still looking for the movie. So while surfing the net, I decided to do a little more research on the cast of the movie version and found out that Liam Hemsworth plays the part of Gale Hawthorne and I could not have picked a more suitable actor for the part. Plus how fine does Liam look with dark hair?? It's the perfect fit.
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| Team Gale! |
I guess being devoid of Miley Cyrus does have its benefits!
xx,
Ri.
P.S.
I couldn't care less for the characters of Katniss Everdeen (main character) and Peeta Mellark (you gotta read the synopsis to know who these people are, really) because I hate them both...in the book that is. Katniss' character just seemed too full of issues-much like a Bella Swan, but less fragile. And Peeta, well he's just not manly enough for me. Read the book and see who's team (Gale vs Peeta) you'd want to be on.
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