What I'm reading: long awaited releases.

I love book series, but the wait between installments can be a killer, as any George R. R. Martin fan can attest. Sometimes I get distracted and forget about the books I am waiting impatiently to read, and the publication date sneaks up on me, as was the case with Maureen Johnson's The Madness Underneath and Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Princess.

Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3)I am on the fence about reviewing Clockwork Princess because a) it's the end of a series and b) I still have too many feels to really write a decent review. I definitely recommend both, though! TMU is a ghost thriller kinda, set in London, which I reviewed here, and CP2 (the 2 is because the middle book in the trilogy, Clockwork Prince is CP) is a steampunk take on Clare's The Mortal Instruments, which I definitely enjoy. The movie is coming out in August, and the cast is phenomenal, they've got Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell-Bower, Lena Headey (Cersei from "Game of Thrones" Queen Gorgo in 300!), Aidan Turner (uber hot vamp Mitchell in the UK "Being Human" show) and Robert Sheehan (Misfits). I die.

Other than that, I've been slowly chewing through Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files series, which is decent, thus far. I mean, they're about a wizard named Harry, so. A grown-up one, in this case. I can't say I really love them—Harry Dresden is sexist in a way that I assume is supposed to be endearing. There are a lot of female characters, though, and they're not entirely flat. In fact, Harry gets saved by them on occasion. But it's still kind of grating to be inside of a character's head when you would probably want to verbally eviscerate them in reality.

Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your WasteI've also started reading Bea Johnson from The Zero Waste Home's upcoming book. I've loved her blog for years, since I read an article in Sunset Magazine. I was undergoing a bit of doubt about my personal commitment to reducing my environmental impact, and seeing that another person, another family, had felt the same way and really DONE something about it changed my life. The book is great so far, and I can't wait to review it here and on my eco/lifestyle blog, Project Pura Vida.

What are you reading lately? Are you, like, me, avoiding your course materials?

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