What a stupid lamb

I love books but don't usually read very fast. It's never a huge problem for me, unless I'm reading something with someone, and they skip ahead thinking I'm at the same spot as them. I end up skimming through everything, missing important details, and struggling to keep up. That's not really a huge problem anymore though!

I really enjoy reading, and I love doing it at my own pace. Where I can take in every single word, dive in and get lost in my imagination!

Books are much more fulfilling than their movie counterparts - so rich, and full of so much more information.

When I get engrossed into a story, sometimes I struggle to escape from it - in the real world, it's hard not to think about the book. The characters, who they are, what they're doing, where they're going, where the plot is going... it totally takes over. But it's also sometimes equally easy for me to fold a little corner in the page, and not worry about finishing the book for a few days (sometimes weeks!), I get distracted with other books, projects, distracted with life.

So, at the moment I'm currently reading Breaking Dawn. The fourth (and last, unless Stephenie Meyer publishes Midnight Sun) of the Twilight saga books. It's SO addictive. It's got me completely engulfed in the story. So into it, in fact, that after just two or so days of owning the book - I'm nearly finished!

I so don't want it to end.

What is it about the story? Some times, I can't quite put my finger on it... like... there's something about it, but I don't know what. Other times, I'm totally captivated by the fantasy and the romance, both kind of rolled into some swirling sort of universe that just works. It's love. It's the heart of my soul, and, probably, of any other womans soul. To love and be loved. Totally unconditionally, and totally without a whim, without any thought or expectation. Without having to give any answers, the freedom to make irrational choices because of love. It's like, everything I've been daydreaming about since I was 3, is here in these four books.

Romance, love, fantasy, war - to fight for what's right, to have a principle and stand by it. The idea of life not just being life, but feeling like there's something more.... not really knowing there's something more, but just feeling like you're destined for something more. Mythology and fantasy becoming a part of every day life. The boring, mundane but, for the most part, mandatory (school, work, etc) parts of life becoming completely insignificant.

Vampires, werewolves, humans. The idea of a 'good vampire', a vegetarian. A werewolf 'imprinting' ... and not being limited by your generation. The idea of not having to age, of being able to wait for your soul mate to reach your level (mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually). The idea of 23 pairs of chromosomes, 24 pairs, 25 pairs. And what it means to have an extra pair. An extra two pairs. Who that makes you. How that defines your life.

I love it!!!

I'm totally captivated!!!