I found this fun idea on I’m Loving Books. Sarah came up with the idea of picking one random book out of your Goodreads To-Read list (using Random.org) to read within the month. Check out her site for more details…
This sounded like a fun way to pick my next book, so I decided to go for it. Random.org chose book #38 for me, which happened to be The Power by L.J. Smith. The only problem is that The Power is book #3 in The Secret Circle series and I haven’t read the first two books. So, I decided to bend the rules just a little bit and read The Initiation (the first book in the series) instead.
I actually added this book to my To-Read list on April 1, 2012 because I was watching the TV Series on The CW. This peaked my curiosity about the books (since the books are always better than the shows, right?). I obviously didn’t pay much attention when I added the books to my list, though, because it took me by surprise when I saw my Random.org choice and saw that The Secret Circle series was written in 1992! Just take a look at the cheesy 90’s cover and it becomes pretty obvious, but I had no idea. But, don’t you worry – I’m never one to back down on a challenge. After all, it’s all part of the fun of choosing a book at random. I’ll let you know how the book compares to the show. And I just might have to read the Vampire Diaries books too. (Once again, I had NO idea they were so old! But I LOVE The Vampire Diaries!). So, stay tuned…
I really want to read it – the show was so good!
I loved the show too, Sarah! Check out my review of the series – I really enjoyed it. It was different from the series in some ways, but still exceeded my expectations.
[…] third book of the Secret Circle Trilogy (The Power) came up as my Random Read for April. At first, I planned to just read the first book in the trilogy instead, but then I […]
The cover of “The Secret Circle” makes it look like it would have been a big hit in middle schools back in the day!
I loved the show years ago, so I just had to check out the books.