Quotificent #4

I'm currently reading An Abundance of Katherinesby John Green and I have been loving all the fun writing. I am having a really hard time deciding what to put in here, but I think this is the best I've found so far:

"Anyway, you see a snake, you kill it. That's just how I was raised up. So I shot it. Split it right in two. And that evening Caroline Clayton come over to my house - she's passed on now, bless her heart - and she's screaming and crying that I killed Jake, and I told her that someone else musta killed Jake whoever the hell he was, 'cause all I did was shoot up a [darned] rat snake. But then turns out Jake was the snake, and that she loved it like the child she never had. She never married, of course. Uglier than sin, bless her heart."
"The snake probably didn't care that she was ugly," Colin pointed out. "They have very poor eyesight."

Anyway, the characters are just awesome. Watch for my review coming soon. (Sorry about the swear word editing, I didn't really want to type it, call me a prude.)

Book Review: Dragon Spear by Jessica Day George

You don't want to be at the end of a Dragon Spearin this conclusion of Creel's dragon adventures. Creel's wedding preparations are disrupted when Velika, queen of dragons, is kidnapped and she and her friends, both human and dragon, must follow the queen to a distant land full of surprises in order to save her.

I really liked this series. It was sweet, fun, and entertaining. The characters are so lovable and quirky. I love her depiction of dragons, each with their own unique personalities. I still think the storyline from Dragon Slipperswas the most interesting, but this one and the second book were both satisfying. A great pick for young girls who love dragons and fantasy.

Read-alikes:
Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
Ella Enchantedby Gail Carson Levine
The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry

RATINGS:
s-factor: none

mrg-factor: none

v-factor: ->
Some fighting among dragons.

Overall rating: ****

Top Ten Reasons I Haven't Been Blogging as Often

I know, with a title like that, you can't miss this post. I haven't been blogging as much as I want to, so I decided to come up with a top ten list about it:

10. I'm lazy.

9. I haven't been reading as much (unfortunately, true)

8. I've been attempting to write my own story/book (unfortunately, also true)

7. I'm lazy.

6. I've been trying to keep my house clean.

5. I've been on vacation (somewhat true):

4. I'm still lazy.

3. I've been creating a research course from scratch (*shudder*)

2. The beautiful weather has lured me from my computer (it's cloudy right now)

1. And here it is:

Just a small sample of the vegetation growing in our yard. And that's not counting the 8 apple trees, 5 peach trees, 2 plum trees, and 1 pear tree (but no partridge).

But, I promise not to let it all get in the way of my reading and blogging (especially the lazy parts, which are all true).

What are your biggest distractions from reading and/or blogging?