If you were stuck on a deserted island with only your digital reader to entertain you, what e-books would you take with you?That’s not a hypothetical question. I really want to know.
Yes, that’s me, stuck on the tropical island pictured on the right with nothing to do except revisit my favorite Paranormal Romance novels on my Sony Digital Reader.
I know what you are thinking…but it’s not like I can spend the entire day outside on the beach, even if it is only one block away…one day on the beach and I’m already beet red and my skin’s peeling for an entire week. Plus I have these medical school classes to attend, and for some weird reason, they’re mandatory.
So between the dry medical texts and my adventures avoiding skin cancer, my main form of entertainment is reading, particularly Paranormal Romances.
I know you might not understand how a person with several college degrees that has attended universities ranging from prestigious ivy-league schools to ivy-league wannabes to state schools that can’t possibly begin to compete with the former (or with the latter, for that matter), could possibly be interested in something so…trivial as Paranormal literature.
It’s all Buffy’s fault. And possibly Angel’s fault, too. I could just blame Joss Whedon’s wit and genius in general.
First, there was Harry Potter. In my defense, I was an avid reader B.H.P. (Before Harry Potter). And then there was more: I discovered the classics. No, not those classics. I fell in love with what I consider to be the Paranormal Classics: Anita, Sookie, Acheron, Betsy, Aisling, Bella & Edward, etc.
Unfortunately, I’m the kind of person with a vivid imagination who doesn’t like to wait for the next installment in a series. I’ve also been gifted (or cursed, depending how you look at it) with the superpower of lightning-fast reading abilities. So I’m always looking for something new to read. However, I’m very picky about the quality of my reading material—it has to strike me as interesting, because once I start a book, I always finish it. Always, no exception.
And I never cheat; I don’t ever skip to the end of a book to read the ending. I just can’t do it. Even when I went through my Agatha Christie phase I never peaked at the end. The fun part was trying to figure out who had done it, and if I looked, I was cheating myself out of the whole experience. Hence, I read the entire book from beginning to end, sometimes in one sitting, depending on the length of a particular book.
The truth is that I spend so much of my time escaping to these fantasy worlds that sometimes they invade my everyday life. It doesn’t happen very often, but when I have to wait too long between books in a series, and I’m emotionally invested in the characters, sometimes my imagination runs wild. I have no choice but to daydream endings for books with cliffhangers, and a couple of times these alternate fictional realities end up as stories on fanfiction sites under the name Eugenia Hope. I've written fanfiction stories about Anita Blake and Harry Potter, in addition to some original works. The problem is that I can think a lot faster than I can write…and the rigidity of the writing never matches the adventurous quality of my mind.
I’ve decided to do this blog to try to pass the time writing about those classics I’ve enjoyed so far, and hopefully, many more to come. If you have any favorites, please feel free to post a comment and recommend them!
I appreciate any constructive criticism you may have, but when posting a comment, please remember to be respectful of the books and the authors you are discussing. Any comments regarding movies or TV series are welcome, as long as they pertain to the literature and you have read the books. As a golden rule, most books are better than their Hollywood portrayals, so bear that in mind as well.
I hope you enjoy this blog, and I wish happy reading to you all!
And I never cheat; I don’t ever skip to the end of a book to read the ending. I just can’t do it. Even when I went through my Agatha Christie phase I never peaked at the end. The fun part was trying to figure out who had done it, and if I looked, I was cheating myself out of the whole experience. Hence, I read the entire book from beginning to end, sometimes in one sitting, depending on the length of a particular book.
The truth is that I spend so much of my time escaping to these fantasy worlds that sometimes they invade my everyday life. It doesn’t happen very often, but when I have to wait too long between books in a series, and I’m emotionally invested in the characters, sometimes my imagination runs wild. I have no choice but to daydream endings for books with cliffhangers, and a couple of times these alternate fictional realities end up as stories on fanfiction sites under the name Eugenia Hope. I've written fanfiction stories about Anita Blake and Harry Potter, in addition to some original works. The problem is that I can think a lot faster than I can write…and the rigidity of the writing never matches the adventurous quality of my mind.
I’ve decided to do this blog to try to pass the time writing about those classics I’ve enjoyed so far, and hopefully, many more to come. If you have any favorites, please feel free to post a comment and recommend them!
I appreciate any constructive criticism you may have, but when posting a comment, please remember to be respectful of the books and the authors you are discussing. Any comments regarding movies or TV series are welcome, as long as they pertain to the literature and you have read the books. As a golden rule, most books are better than their Hollywood portrayals, so bear that in mind as well.
I hope you enjoy this blog, and I wish happy reading to you all!
Eugenia
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