Winter by Marissa Meyer

I love series books.  There was a time when I wasn't a fan because I am not the most patient person and waiting around for the next installment can be frustrating.  There have been many series that I started that I lost interest in while waiting and I didn't go back to but this wasn't one of them.  I totally enjoyed waiting for this last installment.  I have thought about the interesting twists that Marissa Meyer's incorporated to her story using the much beloved fairy tales.  It was an exciting and heart wrenching ride at times.  But it was so well worth it.  I highly recommend the series to fans of dystopian novels, fairy tales and science fiction.  It is gruesome enough for guys with enough romance to keep girls swooning.  A great read!

The Walking Dead Vol. 1-Days Gone Bye by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore

Well if you ever came into the library on a Monday you would know that I am a HUGE fan of The Walking Dead television series.  One of my first questions on Monday is did you watch?!?  And as big of a fan of the show i have never read the graphic novel although my nephews have sang its praises since the beginning.  They tell me that while similar at times there are many differences that take the story into different directions.
I recently read Days Gone Bye and my overall feeling was Hmmmmm.  I can't say I loved it like the series but I didn't hate it.  It was a very quick read.  Pretty much the first season of the show was Volume One with enough similarities to make me feel like I was seeing my friends from the series and enough differences to make go OH!.  The illustrations tell more of the story then the text so if you don't pay close attention to them you will miss a great deal.  I will probably continue with the graphic novel but I have to admit it is one of the first times when I like the TV show more.