Hiya, guys! Before I forget, I finally got Maximum Ride: Fang on Wednesday last week, and finished it that night! It was pretty good; I didn't enjoy it quite as much as book 5, because there was a lot of crazy stuff going on, but overall it left me anxious for more--which, sadly, I'll have to wait for for another year!Anyway, back to this week's book. Avid readers everywhere have been falling in love with Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games series! Beginning, of course, with The Hunger Games, we get to know 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, and the world she lives in. In a post-apocalyptic world, Katniss lives in the poorest of twelve districts controlled by the overpowering Capitol. Every year, the Capitol chooses two children from each district to compete in the devastating and dreadful Hunger Games: a fight to the death for survival, and there can be only one victor.
Katniss has always fought to keep her family alive in District Twelve; the people she cares most about are her widowed mother, her best friend Gale, and her little sister Prim. So, when Prim is chosen to compete in the games, she has no choice but to put herself in her place.
This great trilogy is continued in Catching Fire, and the last book, Mockingjay, will be released August this year! Definitely a must-read, and they really live up to the hype.
Before I go, I have to mention one non-book-related thing: it took me forever to get around to writing this today, because I have found a new addiction: owl-watching! I love all birds, but one of my favorite kinds is Barn Owls, and I have found a very unique way of watching them with this live owl box feed from San Marcos, CA. Living in this owl box, set up by Carlos and Donna Royal, is Molly, a proud new mother, and her eggs; two of which have hatched. The father, McGee, stops by at night to cuddle and bring food, and we get to watch little owlets Max and Pattison grow! It really is amazing and addictive.
OK, I'm done now. Happy reading, folks! See you owl--I mean, all, later!
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