I've been really into the books for Young Adults lately, partly because of the Harry Potter phenomenon, I suppose (at which I was at the forefront, I was into Harry before Goblet of Fire came out), and partly because of my time working at the ol' B&N. Many of my coworkers were reading a lot of the YA stuff as well, so we would often be reading the same things.
It is because of them I got into the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan (and meeting him didn't hurt, he's an awesome guy and very friendly unlike some authors who are a bit full of themselves.)
It's also because of them that I got into the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. And I just finished the latest book in that series, which I think is actually the best of the entire series so far.
One book that they all raved about but that I never read despite their insistence was Twilight by Stephanie Meyer.
Until now.
I'm over 200 pages in now and I'm hooked. It's brilliantly well written, and despite the fact that it is pretty much a romance (which I'm not generally that into) I'm finding myself very intrigued by the story.
I wonder why I'm finding the best books that I've read lately are intended for a younger audience. Are all the best writers focusing on this market? Maybe I'm just not reading the right things for adults.
I don't know, but I definitely haven't been as impressed with the books I've read recently that are intended for adults as I have been with the ones that are intended for younger people. Maybe I'm still just young at heart.
Anyway, I heartily back the thirteen and fourteen year old girls when they tell you that Twilight is just amazing!
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