Back to School, Clockwork Prince, and TFiOS

Well, as soon as I finish this post, I will embark on my journey back to school. I'm not really sure if I'm ready to go back though. Usually by this time, I can't wait to get out of my house and back to school. Maybe it's because I've been on my own a lot of the break, but I'm been enjoying that peaceful feeling. At school, I'm always surrounded by people which is not really a problem because I love them. But I'm not ready to go back into that chaos yet. This isn't even factoring in classes,

which I know for sure that I'm not ready for.

School, like so many other things in life, is on someone else's schedule though, not my own. There are many things that we're not ready for, but have to deal with anyways. As far as topics in that category go, going back to school before I feel like it is pretty mild. Most unpleasant (and a lot of pleasant) things that happen in our lives when we are not ready for them. But, we buck up and go on with life because that is what we do. We deal with it and just move forward.

On a different note, I finished Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare last night. (http://www.amazon.com/Clockwork-Prince-Infernal-Devices-Cassandra/dp/1416975888/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326220890&sr=1-1) To anyone familiar with her work, it is well known that she was internet-famous for Harry Potter fan fiction before she was ever published with her own original work. Now, Clockwork Prince was her fifth novel, and her sixth is coming out in May of this year. But, Cassie has never lost her feel of fanfic. But, that is a large part of what appeals to me about her novels- that they read like a fan fiction. To most people, that would be a con. But I can't even count how many times I had to force myself away from a computer and the fan fiction on it.

The actual plot of Clockwork Prince was surprisingly compelling. The first book in this series, Clockwork Angel was not all I had expected from Clare. Honestly, I love her first series- The Mortal Instruments. But I was not impressed with the first of the Infernal Devices series. I'm glad I gave Prince a chance though, because it was much better than Angel.

Finally, it is TFiOS Day!! This is the day when John Green's The Fault in Our Stars (http://www.amazon.com/Fault-Our-Stars-John-Green/dp/0525478817) is officially released!! I've had my copy for about a week and a half and it was wrapped in ribbon and unopened. At last, I can open it and enjoy this novel that so many have been praising. But, not until I have finished unpacking. With that in mind, I hasten back to the school so I can finally read this novel. Sometimes, all that's needed is the proper motivation.

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