Believe it or not, I did watch the movie first!

I don't normally watch a movie if I haven't read the book first, and I probably do not need to tell you why - the book is always better! I will admit, some book movies are great, they just do not capture the storyline as it is in print.

I watched 'The Lightning Thief' when it came out on DVD and really enjoyed it. Then, because of that, I had to read the book. I know, it was published in 2005 and I am just now getting to it. Honestly, I wasn't all that interested in it before I watched the movie (it usually don't happen like this).

So, did the book meet my after movie expectations? Oh yes! Knowing what was going to happen put a bit of a damper on the reading, but it was still a great story. Also, the movie made some adjustments that they needed to make the movie good, so the book was like the last cookie in the bag (and you ate all the others), but with icing and sprinkles added!

Needless to say, I put the next two books in the series, Percy Jackson and The Olympians on hold and am waiting with anticipation.

Have you read any books in this series yet? If so, did you like it?

Rachel Vincent's Shifter Series

Rachel Vincent's Shifter Series caught my eye one evening while I was at work and peaked my interest so I did some research on it. I loved the summaries from Vincent's website and put all five on hold! I just finished the fifth, Shift, and am anticipating the release of the sixth, Alpha.


This series is your typical paranormal fantasy, with humans who shift into werecats! I like paranormal fiction, but I have never read about werecats and I must admit, I was hooked. For nearly two weeks my mind was full of this series and nothing else. My lack of sleep can confirm!
What made me live for these books, it was the storyline one hundred percent (okay, maybe the hot hot male characters who nearly always were without shirts helped!). The main character, Faythe, was your typical young woman besides the werecat thing, and just wanted to live her life her way. That is, unfortunately not what her father wanted ... and the fun begins.

If you like paranormal fan. fiction, you will like The Shifter Series as much as I did. Check out Vincent's Shifter website in anticipation for the release of the next book! http://rachelvincent.com/shifters.html

What are some of your favourite fan. fiction reads?