November 09 Book

Maria V. Snyder's Poison Study

I love Snyder and her characters. She is an intelligent author that writes fun stories. It's the first book in her Study series. All of the books were good, but this one was my favorite. I love the dynamics between Valek, Yelena, Ari, and Janco.

The story is about Yelena, a girl who has been charged with murder after killing the man who raped her. According to the laws of Ixia, she is to be executed despite the reasoning behind her murder. However, the law also states that if the royal food taster dies, the next in line to be executed is given the opportunity to choose to replace them. After taking the position, Yelena must learn how to tell if food has been poisoned. She begins to study under Valek, an assassin who purposely poisons her. She's constantly watching out for foods being poisoned, her rapists' father trying to have her killed, and trying to find ways to escape her fate.

Other recommendations:

The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #2) - Laurell K. Hamilton
Bloody Bones (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #5) - Laurell K. Hamilton
The Killing Dance (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #6) - Laurell K. Hamilton
Skin Trade (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #17) - Laurell K. Hamilton
Fire Study (Study, #3) - Maria V. Snyder

November

This has been a wonderful month. I've been content with life. Sometimes I had great days, other times they were just normal days, but I'll take those days for as long as I can. I don't think I've had a month like this in a very long time. It makes me happy.

At the beginning of the month I had a wonderful time in Atlanta visiting a friend and getting to see P.C. and Kristen Cast on tour. Of course I took photos and then misplaced my camera once again. I saw it the other day and thought, " Hmm... I should really take that into the computer room and upload those," and then didn't. I knew that I would forget where I had seen it so I can only blame myself for it being homeless at the moment. =) I'll upload them when I can.

In the middle of the month, New Moon came out and minus a few cheesy moments it made me happy. (I've hidden my obsession from all but my closest friends. Yes, I know, the teasing will begin now.)

And recently, I managed to get an entire week off from teaching. I spent it all sleeping till 1pm and reading Anita Blake novels. There's something relaxing about being able to sleep in.

Throughout the month I've worked on making a better effort to stay in touch with friends. I've made a pact with 3 different friends that we'd try and text one another at least once a week. That way we'll have talked twice a week as opposed to once every few months. It's nice to have people I care about back in my life.