Words-nerd

As most of you probably know, I love books.  I have always been able to devour a good book and being able to block out everything around me, including parents, got me in trouble a few times growing up.  One of the benefits of nursing is that I have two and a half hours every day where I simply sit in a chair.  And the way James' schedule is working now only one of those thirty minute segments has me in charge of both of the kids by myself while feeding.  This means that I get a lot of reading done on my phone since if I look at James he starts smiling at me and gets distracted.

Enter my love for electronic readers!  I was adamantly against them when they came out and pitched a fit about how nice it was to have an actual book and how I liked to be able to re-read and see what I had in my library.  And then my iPhone came along and I downloaded the free Kindle app.  And then Charlotte came along and I had a lot of time feeding her.  And before I knew it I was hooked.

To be honest, I still prefer a physical book.  There's just something about turning pages and bookmarks and the feel of a book in my hands that's special.  Plus, when I'm reading an actual book Charlotte knows I'm reading a book and doesn't think I'm checking twitter or Facebook.  But these days I'm doing most of my reading on my phone since it's so much more convenient and, with free books out there to download and prices less for the download, cheaper.

And this long-winded introduction was just to introduce you to a new piece of my blog.  I've added a page in the header at the top of the blog that links to my Booklist.  It is listing of books that I've read since December 2011.  I'm updating it as I finish books and giving a quick setting description and a rating.  I also include a link to the book in case you want to see the cover so you can buy it or if you want to download it.  Most links are going to Barnes and Noble but just because they are the only brick and mortar bookstore near me and I don't want them to go out of business.

You might not be interested but I just wanted to alert you in case you're looking for a good read.  Maybe in the future I'll categorize by something other than the month that I read them but for now that's all I've got.  And in case you want my hands-down favorite book that I've read since I started this I'll show it to you....

The Hunger Games

If you haven't read it you should!  Be prepared for suspense and sci-fi and fighting and hovercraft and a survival for her life.  Katniss is awesome and I'm waiting on the edge of my seat for the movie to come out.  That will be one that I definitely make in the movie theater.  Maybe even opening night!