Books.

I know that YA fiction is supposed to be for kids, but I have always loved that genre. I used to have a motto in high school, when I would go to the library every day after school and take out every YA book they had (no lie): "A book a day makes you smarter."

Well, if that's the truth, I got a heck of a lot smarter during the past week and a half!


In 10 days, I read the entire Princess series-those which were available at least. Yes, I know these are kids books. However, when my dear friend Anna gave the first two to me as a gift my junior year of college, I got hooked! We had gone to see the first movie that summer and of course loved it. So, for my birthday she got me those books. And I became obsessed, not only with those, but almost everything the author had written. I would stalk Meg Cabot's website, constantly looking for her newest releases. And proceeded to read every other book that she published (except for most of the weird supernatural ones).

And last winter, she (Meg Cabot) left me hanging with Book #9 of the Princess Diaries. I was actually quite furious with the way she had left things in both books 8 and 9. And then I had to wait a year to find out the end.



Well, the very last Princess Diaries book was released yesterday, January 6th. A date I waited and waited and waited and counted down for.




In preparation, on Saturday, December 27th I began re-reading the P.D. books.

On Monday, January 5th, I finished Book #9.


So, between 12/27 and 1/5, I read:

The Princess Diaries #1, 2, 3, 4, 4 1/2, 5, 6, 6 1/2, 7, 7 1/2, 8, and 9 (yes, there are 1/2 books...they are shorter in length and sort of supplemental to the rest of the series).



Well, yesterday I had to go to Rochester to have dinner at a friend's house. Truly, I would have gone regardless to go to Barnes and Noble to pick up the final masterpiece.

I got home super late from dinner last night because of the weather. I do admit however, that I read about 10 pages before I couldn't stay awake any longer.


Then today I read all through my lunch break.
And I came straight home from work and parked myself and my book on my couch for the afternoon...and the evening...into the night.

And 383 pages later, at approximately 8:45 pm, I finished.




I won't comment on the outcome of the story(ies), because some people will be reading it (them) and I don't want to spoil anything. Let me just say however, that Ms. Cabot certainly made up for making me so furious with the way she left things in her previous books.


And now, life can go on. And I can read the other book, Ransom My Heart, the romance novel that Princess Mia wrote herself (not Meg Cabot, but Mia wrote it...hehe).


For more info, check out this article:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2009-01-04-meg-cabot_N.htm

And please...let that thing about the College Years be true! :-p









And as I close, let me say, that I will forever love Michael Moscovitz. With all of my heart. :-p