Forbidden Love

I just finished J.M. Warwick's A Season of Eden. I literally just finished a few minutes ago, so I'm still digesting. After the Twilight series, I wanted a love story. This one came from the publisher, and I am very grateful. The feelings of Eden for her teacher, James Christian, help her realize how shallow her life is. For the first time, she doesn't get everything that she wants.

Maybe it's just the cover art with the teacher holding a red apple, but the imagery of Eden/apple/teacher/Christian is a bit thick. However, besides names and a couple visits to James's church, I didn't find it to be distracting from the story. The ending is hopeful and I felt Eden's feelings in the pit of my stomach.

For referrals, there is not any controversial language or sexual content. The only area of concern would be an inappropriate relationship between a student and teacher. However, Eden is 18 and James is 22, and that forbidden love is what makes this a romance.

A must read for anyone looking for love beyond their normal lives.


Beyond the content, there are quite a few editing mistakes. Misplaced commas and his age changed a couple times (22 to 21 to 22). I'm a nerd, so it caught my attention, but I was soon back aching for James.

Prom Nights from Hell was okay. Maybe I'm spoiled by the fact that novels are better. Maybe these authors are just better at writing novels. Either way, it was worth the time, I guess. Next is Up All Night; let's hope this one is better.

On the library side, I love my job. We were open yesterday, even without electricity. People still came! Not a lot, but we also looked closed from the outside. Still, there were people there which was pretty cool.

Plus! I've been planning my own programming. I keep coming up with new ideas, so I have quite an extensive list for the future. I keep reminding myself, "It's just the beginning; there's no hurry! But still exciting!

October: Books with Bite (vampires, book trivia, make your own edible blood, games, etc.)
This winter: Wii day, writing contest, cd case calendar book discussion, Mock Printz, Gamevention

Invited vs Welcome

So I'm reading Prom Nights from Hell, a collection of scary short stories about, you guessed it, prom. Well, one was about vampires, and they mentioned how vampires can't enter a place unless they are invited. We've heard that before. But my question... Does a welcome mat count? What if welcome mats were designed by vampires so they could gain access to people's homes?

I don't have one. Do you? It's your neck.

Ha, I know that was bad. But still... Who are you welcoming to your home?

Hilariosity

Haha, I drove to Columbus and back today. That mean mucho minutos con Georgia. I have moved on to book 4 where, sadly, they have switched to another female doing the title and end of disc announcements. Oh well.

I went to the Ohio Library Council Expo today. It was nice seeing past co-workers, both those still at my old library and those that have moved on. There were also nice exhibits. But I was through all booths in about an hour. There also wasn't as much as there was last year when it was hosted with the Convention. It was still cool to visit and worth the time to go.


P.S. I about died today when in the book, Sven (Swedish/Norwegian exchange student) was talking to a club doorman and something along the lines of, "These are my chicks and my pants are ready to party." Listen to it; you'll see.

Sex gods and nunga nungas

Ah! I'm a bad blogger. Almost a month. Tsk tsk.

Anyway, I am almost finished with the third Georgia Nicholson book on CD. As incredibly hilarious and wrong as the books are, they are not the funniest part. That is at the beginning and the end of the discs when a MAN reads the title. So you're listening to the craziness that is Georgia, and you hear a British man say, "Knocked out by my nunga nungas" (book 3). The second book was great: "On the bright side, I am now the girlfriend of a sex god."