Chapter 2: A gift for YOU is a gift for ME!

... So go ahead & treat yourself to a gift! ;D 

BIRTHDAY COUNTDOWN: There's only 10 days left until I turn 23! What do I want for my birthday, you ask? Well, there are many things I can name....I started a "permanent" wish list of things I can never have enough of such as polaroid film, photo paper, printer ink, stickers for scrapbooking etc... These things may not seem like "real" gifts, but they truly are to me!

However, there is one gift in particular that I want to point out. If you're a book worm & appreciate a good love story, then you'll LOVE this gift for yourself/gift for me :) Last year I read a book called ----->
by the author of "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants". I instantly felt in love with this book! I'm a hopeless romantic. So sue me! It is one of my favorite books because I feel I can really connect to the love story. I haven't read a love story this captivating since, "The Time Traveler's Wife" [another one of my favorite books]. I found out that the book was originally meant to be a trilogy—no wonder why the ending left me hanging! After finding this out, my fingers anxiously googled when the sequel would be coming out.... "Roger, we have a problem!". Much to my disappointment, I found out that the sequel may not be released anytime soon—in fact, it may not be released at all! This obviously brought my spirits down a little, as I was looking forward to finding out what happens next in the lives of the main characters Lucy & Daniel. I found a source online explaining why the book may not be getting a sequel:

"I went to a book signing with Ann Brashares last month and this question was asked.  Her answer was not encouraging.  She basically intended for My Name is Memory to be a trilogy.  However, all her books were bestsellers EXCEPT this one. Therefore, her publishers aren't pushing for another one.  She basically told the audience if you want to see the sequel come out, then encourage more people to go out and buy the book.  She finished by saying that she believes the other books will eventually get published, but it's not looking like it will be soon.

However, she did say that out of all of her books, this one has received the most movie interest.  So if book sales don't force the other books to get published, hopefully a movie deal will. " —[article source]

Now, I'm sure you're all very bright people... Are the puzzle pieces coming together? Does the title of my blog post make sense now? :) If you love a good book &/or just want to be a SUPER COOL person, then PLEASE buy this book! Buy it for yourself, a friend or donate it to a local library!

THE SOONER BOOK SALES GO UP,

THE SOONER THE SEQUEL WILL BE RELEASED!

So what do you say?! Are you in? By buying this book & feeding your romantic side, you'll in turn be giving me a wonderful birthday gift! So for those of you who are seriously considering going out & buying this book..... THANK YOU in advance! Please leave me a comment & left me know if you actually do! :)

Keep reading for a summary/description of the book:

From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and The Last Summer (of You and Me) comes an imaginative, inspired, magical book-a love story that lasts more than a lifetime. 

Daniel has spent centuries falling in love with the same girl. Life after life, crossing continents and dynasties, he and Sophia (despite her changing name and form) have been drawn together-and he remembers it all. Daniel has "the memory", the ability to recall past lives and recognize souls of those he's previously known. It is a gift and a curse. For all the times that he and Sophia have been drawn together throughout history, they have also been torn painfully, fatally, apart. A love always too short.

Interwoven through Sophia and Daniel's unfolding present day relationship are glimpses of their expansive history together. From 552 Asia Minor to 1918 England and 1972 Virginia, the two souls share a long and sometimes torturous path of seeking each other time and time again. But just when young Sophia (now "Lucy" in the present) finally begins to awaken to the secret of their shared past, to understand the true reason for the strength of their attraction, the mysterious force that has always torn them apart reappears. Ultimately, they must come to understand what stands in the way of their love if they are ever to spend a lifetime together.

A magical, suspenseful, heartbreaking story of true love, My Name is Memory proves the power and endurance of a union that was meant to be.