Mockingjay

Well, I just finished the third in The Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay. I can't say I enjoyed it nearly as much as the first two, but I'm grateful to know that Katniss and company seem to have a country in which to live and grow old and raise a family. As usual when I finish a series that I've immersed myself in, I find it difficult to transition to a different book. I had put down the last Thursday Next book, which wasn't too hard to do unfortunately, and have picked it back up but not with any relish. Just plugging away to finish before spring break.

My biggest question now is what to read next? I have 91 books on my to-read shelf on Goodreads. Hmmm.... I'm intrigued by the Game of Thrones by George Martin and The Night Circus also sounds good. But so do many others.

On a side note, I loaned out my Kobo e-reader, so I've been reading the last two books on my dad's Kindle. I do like the page turners on either side of the unit and the speed at which it turns. But what I didn't notice before and love, is that it shows a "time-line" at the bottom of the screen that marks your progress through the book. It is shaded darker for the part you have already read with a percentage finished, and a little arrow showing where you started on that particular reading. My Kobo only shows a numerical percent finished when you initially open and close the book. There might be some way to check the menu while you are reading, but it isn't nearly as convenient as the Kindle. So, until I decide to truly upgrade to a new e-reader I will certainly make do with the Kobo. As far as recommendations go, I would have to recommend the Kindle. Just know that if you decide to buy the low-end model that you will be forced to look at ads instead of the cover of the book you are reading.... marketing, marketing, marketing.