Who am I and What am I doing here?

Well, I'm a reader, mostly in the Science Fiction/Fantasy Genres (though I am branchng out.) I'm going to be blogging about every single book I read. Why? Because A) It'll let me know which books I'm reading as well as what types of authors I favor, and B) I don't always read "new" books, and I think older books - those which didn't just arrive on the shelf - deserve a look by those who have never read them and C) I like to read books by new or less established authors, which is a nice way to find someone at the beginning of their career, instead of waiting until they are super famous and everyone loves them.


Many of the books I'll be disussing are chosen by membes of my Book Club, and so occassionally there may be a discussion regarding a book I've read before. I think this will be great because sometimes you don't get everything the first time you read a book. A second look can be worth a thousand words.


A little about me - I am a budding writer (but honestly, who isn't these days?), and have always been an avid reader. I collect books, really just to collect them. I do prefer to read all the books in my library, and while I have given up some books, I mostly give up those that I couldn't get thorugh. However, if there is a book I am unable to get through, I will be posting it on here and explaining why.

A little about this blog - I am not the best at reviewing a book. What I'm here to do is get all my thoughts out, get my impressions out, try not to give out any spoilers, and basically work out how the book as changed my point of view. If I can't finish a book, I need to know WHY I couldn't finish it - was it the writing style, the story, the characters? Let's find out together! If I love a book, I also need to know why - and I need to know what I'm going to do next - am I going to pursue the series (most Fantasy/Scifi books do tend to run in series)? Am I going to be a loyal follower of the author from this point forward? Am I going to try again? Am I going to never again pick up a book from this author? IF so on any of the above - WHY?

So, let's begin!