Books are my drug of choice. The feeling of being dropped into another time or place and living a life that is beyond anything you or I can imagine: this is what reading is to me. An escape on days when I can barely face the world and a celebration when everything is going great. Books lend me hope in a world that sometimes feels like it's slowly collapsing around me. I enjoy mostly young adult novels but I promise to explore other genres as well. I am often pleasantly surprised when I dive into a new book that would normally be out of my comfort zone. I typically stick to the teen romance/paranormal novels (Die-Hard Twilight fan) and the dysfunctional teen novels (Ellen Hopkins is amazing!). However recently I have expanded my book collection to include a few classics such as The Scarlet Letter and Jane Eyre and some Adult fiction books such as Unfinished Business by Nora Roberts and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. I wanted to keep a record of the books I read and my response to them, not just when I am finished but as I travel with these characters on their journeys. Hopefully someone will find my thoughts as intriguing as I find the stories I read.