balancing out the heavy stuff

inkheart.
by cornelia funke.

 same author as the thief lord. 
the essence of magic realism. so know going in there is a suspension of disbelief that i enjoy....
there is a clear bad guy. interesting good guy. daughter. interesting secondary characters. lot of books. italy.
all for a fun and enjoyable read.  there is a mystery that unfolds as you read about these characters.  i am  not sure i  know what else to say other than that i enjoyed it. it was also a good balance to the other things i had been reading. perhaps i enjoy a bit of escapism now and then. 
i finally finished the percy jackson series.... the last one being the last olympian.
i have to admit i enjoyed them.  of course, i was not reading them as a mom who will one day have a teenage son (or two).... so the attitude or angst was not annoying to me as a reader.  i was along for the ride of king kronos engaging in a war with the half-blood children of the gods of olympus. sigh. my journey is over. thank you, rick riordan. i believe it might not be until i have boys reading your material that i will want to read about your world again, but i enjoyed while i was in it. 

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