I know I shouldn’t be reading right now but I managed to get my hands on a copy of Requiem for the Devil by Jeri Smith-Ready and with just a few pages, I don’t want to stop yet. I have Math, Botany, English essays, and a paper to finish while I take the time reading books. Temptation. BAH.

I started reading Einstein’s Dreams yesterday (which I borrowed from a friend months ago. It was sadly lying down on my pile of books ignored until yesterday morning) though I’m most likely going to delay reading that to finish Requiem for the Devil. I really should have know better than to start reading something during a week I expect would be busy. I should finish most of my homework soon after dinner if I want to keep functioning properly.

I also plan on rereading Daughter of the Forest after those two books. I’ve been browsing the web yesterday for books that seems interesting to read but nothing really managed to get my interest (until tonight — which is an unfortunate case for me).

And yesterday, I managed to borrow a book with letters/essays/critique written in the 18th and 19th century. I don’t know what I was thinking when I created a Viscount as a character for my stories so now I’m determined to write more similarly to the 19th-century way of writing.

MUST KEEP IN MIND THAT I SHOULD STUDY.

Started Reading: July 1, 2007
Finished Reading: July 1, 2007

Is there something more to the fairy tale about the six brothers turned into swans and their sister weaving them garments to break the spell? Juliet Mariller adds more magic to this old mystical tale. I’m glad she had picked a tale that wasn’t universally common already. Cinderella and Snow White have been told and retold countless of times, that the tale about the swans and their sister becomes a refreshing change.

The book was very enjoyable, and it does a good job of developing its characters. Seven siblings may be hard to handle, but they all developed into individuals with unique characteristics that even though Sorcha is the main protagonist, they manage to have their own, little stories incorporated as the plot progresses. It would never be easy to forget even one character, no matter how significant or not they are. Mariller manages to create characters that make lasting impressions on the readers, and this is one of her strong points because without it, one may have easily missed important details in the web of the story.

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