Cosmosyana bisyo #2: Books

Super hilig ako sa books! That is cosmosyana bisyo #2. We had a part of our house renovated recently and that involved clearing bookshelves for repair. I cannot believe how many books I have accumulated in 27 years! Anyway, I have always been asked by friends about the books I read because I rarely read popular books, kumbaga I am more of a "search the bookstore for hidden treasures" kind of a reader. But when I do read popular books, it's because all my friends are reading it (and I want to be part of the book chika) or there is a movie about it and I want to compare the book to the movie later on. Hence, the book I am reading now...

It's a really great book because it reminds me of a lot of YA books I have read before. Para syang Christopher Pike, R.L. Stine and Sweet Dreams all rolled into one but at the same time it's different in its own way. I borrowed it from fellow bookworm and book OC, LD. I will borrow the next one naman from MH.

Of all the books I have read though, this series is the best ever so far. They are by Thalassa Ali and I discovered them because CA lent me the middle of the series. I looked for the 1st and 3rd book here but I can't find them so when CJ went to Singapore, I obligated her to buy for me hehe... I like historical books by Indian, Pakistani and Turkish writers because they paint very vivid images of the stories they are telling. Magical is the word I would use actually. I feel like I am being transported to the places where the stories happened, much like feeling like I have been there even if I haven't. The landscape is very clear to me, the smell of food, even the dust in the desrt. Galing talaga!

My love for such books started with Gina B. Nahai and her novel Moonlight in the Avenue of Faith. It was reading this novel that made me realize why I got into reading in the 1st place. 'Yun na!