The Hunger Games and Dragonfly

I read two books that I remember this week: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, and Dragonfly by Julia Golding. I loved both of them.

Dragonfly was a lot about politics, but it takes place in a fantasy land that seems to be just after the dark ages, so that makes it awesome. Politics are always better when they're fantasy, at least to me. Basically, these two people (Tashi and Ram) are from countries that are almost exact opposites. They get engaged for political reasons, to form a treaty for a better chance at winning a war. But then they get captured. At the time, they're totally not in love and hate each other. Then suddenly they're on the same side. Check it out!

I also read The Hunger Games. I'm now on the second book, about the middle, and am loving it. I can't believe some of the things that happened. Plus, I convinced my dad to read it. I am on the edge of my seat (well, not really) to see how the second turns out.

One complaint: people put spoilers on their blogs. Why? Oh my word, why do you do this? Spoilers, for those of you who don't know, are major plot points that are given away when someone is either waiting/wanting to read the book, or is in the middle of said book. Or series. Put a spoiler warning, please. If someone spoils a book for me, I refuse to comment on their blog. (Like what happened when a bunch of people blogged about Mockinjay.) If I spoil something, please tell me.

Other Fun Reading

I finished a Judy Blume book that I was reading, which I liked, but didn't love. I had found it in a bookstore in Wisconsin. It's Summer Sisters.

More exciting, I read Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nicholls. It was amazing. In it, there's an eleven year old boy (Sam) with leukemia for the third time. His chemotherapy wasn't doing anything, and the doctors thought he had a year to live. Maybe. It's a chronicle of his lists, questions, and his journal. His best friend with leukemia, Felix, also plays a big part. I don't want to give away the ending, but many of you can guess. I cried. Worth checking out, but warning, it's a tearjerker.

Even more exciting: I have been looking for the Companion Quartet by Julia Golding series for the past eighteen months. I finally found them, and am on the fourth (and final) book. It's fantasy, about a girl (named Connie) who finds out that she is the only universal in existence. It's really hard to explain, but she is a companion to all mythical creatures, while most other members of the Society have one companion species. I like Dr. Brock, who's a Dragon Companion, for example. Ultimately, there's an evil shapeshifter named Kullervo who wants to banish all humans except for companions, who plays as the antagonist.