Ahem.

I did not sleep early last night, although I logged out early enough. The book I was reading consumed me, and I didn't put it down until after midnight. After which, it took a while for me to fall asleep because of the story (the first few chapters of it) swirling in my head, teasing me to turn the lights back on and keep reading.

I did not wake up early, naturally.

I took my time getting ready, not really having a definite agenda at the office, and was able to read a few more chapters before leaving the house.

Upon getting into a cab, I got a message saying I wasn't needed at the office and I could just go straight to a meeting late this afternoon. So, I headed to Eastwood to have lunch and read some more. I dropped by National Bookstore before lunch. And they were on sale.

I did not remain faithful to my book rule. I found a copy of Lirael (book 2 of Abhorsen) and it was selling for 85 pesos! Of course I bought it. Yahoo, with this I realized I got all the Abhorsen books at discounted prices.

I decided to get a copy of Ptolemy's Gate as well, which was selling at regular price.

After lunch, I returned home to read some more of Daughter of the Forest. And as luck would have it, my meeting got moved to next week leaving the rest of the day free to just read. I finished Daughter, and am now about to start with Ptolemy's Gate.

I really enjoyed Daughter of the Forest. It was a fine retelling of the Six Swans fairy tale, although the story extended too much towards the end. On the other hand, that also gave the story something else that sets it apart from the fairy tale. It showed you the other side of 'happily ever after.' Daughter is just one small part of a bigger tapestry that only used the fairy tale as a jump-off point. I'm eager to know how the story develops. Reading an excerpt from the second book, I know that the story moves ever forward, away from the characters that I have grown fond of after such swift reading.

But it will have to wait.

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