Since the beginning…..

A long long time ago, when I was younger, I picked up my first urban fantasy novel. I was with my father and my sister on a father-daughter camping trip, when we stopped in some unknown town for a break. While I knew that I was always some sort of wierdo when it came to those types of interests, it is my strongest literary memory.

I remember picking up the book, reading the synopsis and wanting to read it right away. I also knew that I wasn't about to ask my father to buy it for his 12-year-old daughter. So, I ran to my sister and asked her to buy it for me. Of course, she did. I am incredibly spoiled, and I admit it. The funny part was that she didn't understand what the book was, and I'm fairly certain she had some reservations buying me a book titled "Guilty Pleasures."

It was my first Laurell K. Hamilton book, and the beginning of the end. I read it at least three times on that trip and I've read it at least 50 times since - along with every other book that I've been able to get my hands on.

Needless to say, my sister was relieved when she realized it was vampires. She often indulged my obsessions with vampires, were animals, witches…etc. In my adventures of elves to angels, my sister has also been my favorite person to trade books back and forth. I frequently send her emails now whenever I finish something good. Since the beginning of the e-book trend, we no longer trade real books (and spend more money!) but the fun hasn't stopped.

So, I decided the other day to start this blog with my sister in mind. It's not that I believe she'll become an avid reader of my blog, but I wanted to share my thoughts on those books that might be fun for the both of us. I mean, if we both think they might be good, then someone else will, right?
(Maybe I can convince her to help me write some reviews!)

We shall see.