Being a Preteen Again

I know that I still need to talk about Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen and No Exit by Jean Paul Sartre, but those two books can wait.

I finished NaNoWriMo 2 days ahead of schedule, on the 28th. I'm much happier with this book than the one I wrote last year, and I really want to finish writing in (it will probably require more like 80,000 words to complete). I'm going to give myself a week-long break though, because my wrists are absolutely killing me from typing so much. I should, theoretically, have more time to read, though I fear I won't be hitting 100 books this year. It's a bit depressing, but I guess I'll survive.

I was a bit under the weather this weekend and just needed something simple and pointless to read, so I turned to First Test by Tamora Pierce. It's the first book in the third series within Tamora Pierce's larger Tortall series. I've always liked it, although I'm not typically a fan of fantasy. It was the same as I remembered it, although I found myself expecting things from the first series (the Alanna series) to happen in this book.
Basically, First Test is about a girl named Kelandry living in the realm of Tortall. She decides that she want to be a knight, even though she is a girl. She is put on "probation" and allowed to train as a page for one year to prove herself. It's a pretty typical girl-power, middle school novel, but it's well written and I liked it. I needed something mindless. And I needed to write about something mindless, not something like No Exit that requires a bit more thought.
I like that it's a cute little, everyone wins story. The girl gets to stay on as a page, she's no longer on probation, and she beats the bullies and shtuff. I needed a positive read. Can you tell I'm a wee bit overworked.
Sorry for the lack of interesting words (and shtuff) in this post. I really don't have much to say about this book, and I am exhausted. Expect more young adult fiction soon. I might actually reread the series of unfortunate events. I am just tired, and I need stuff that reminds me of my childhood, when I wasn't so busy all the time.

Much love to my readers, who seem to exist, if only in small numbers. Feel free to comment. I will love you more.

Total: 81
NonFic: 25 (30.8%)