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I’m taking a break from my typical MMO (ok, WoW) centric writing and art to talk about a book series I picked up last week. I first heard about The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in a blog post over at the Fan Stuff blog of How Stuff Works. In the blog Chanel Lee talks about the ratings conundrum for a possible movie based on the Hunger Games series. While I won’t get into my thoughts on that, her description of the setting and the basic plot of the book intrigued me enough to pick it up.

Panem, a nation founded on the ruins of North America, and it’s various Districts creates an extremely interesting backdrop for a re-imagining of the tale of Theseus and the Minotaur from Greek Mythology. The main character and narrator, Katniss Everdeen, is a resourceful and independent young lady thrown into a horrifying set of circumstances. I don’t think it’s too much of a spoiler to say that this young adult book is not only a story about a coming of age, but also one of budding romance. When I first came to this realization I was nervous, and even a little disappointed. I’m happy to say that in this case my feelings were unwarrented and that Katniss grows in ways I hadn’t expected – but she manages to remain true to who she is.

I haven’t picked up the second and third books yet, but when I do I’m fairly confident that the character that so impressed me in the Hunger Games won’t disappoint.

Well, that’s what they say anyways.

I’ll have been married for 10 years this October, and while all loves have their up and downs I’m lucky to have had a fairly placid ride. My husband and I share a lot of interests, and I think that’s one of the keys to our success. The other is that neither of us places a whole lot of stock in the unreasonable emphasis placed on romantic gestures and holidays. For instance this year he helped me complete the Love Fool achievement with my main, which netted her the Violet Proto Drake at last. In return I helped him finish off his savings for the Master Riding skill on his Paladin. I’ll take Epic Flight Speed over roses any day of the week!

The title of this post was inspired by a bit of writing by one of my server mates. I was so tickled by his representation of a Tauren’s attempts to express his love that I had to put pen to paper and illustrate the image it planted in my mind.

I’m rather hoping that Cataclysm will offer me a reason to play through some Horde content. Nothing has really stuck for me just yet, but I rather like the look of this pair. Credit goes to my husband for naming them.