Ronincats really needs to read her own books

I read a miserable 16 books off the shelf last year, despite a goal to read a measly 25. Now that every book I own qualifies as on my shelf, with the new year, maybe I can do better.

Of course you can, Roni! Which one are you going to start with?

What's your goal this year?

Well, since the only new book I've bought this year is a kindle book, I have lots of choices, don't I? Actually, by those criteria, I've already read two books, one of which I acquired 10/31/12 and one 10/6/12. How do people define it here--by the calendar year, or you have to have had it at least 6 or 12 months?

I'm counting anything I owned as at the end of 2012. I'm not saying I bought a couple of things before the end of the year just so I could count them (ahem) but that could also work :-)

Okay, I set a goal and posted it on the intro thread. I'm going to aim for 25% of my reading, 40 books, to be ROOTs, defined as anything before 1/1/13, BUT 25 of those books have to be prior to 1/1/12. I acquired 95 books last year and read 48 of them, so I have 47 books from which to choose my 15 more recent ones. This doesn't sound too bad, but given my lackluster performance last year will definitely push me!

Hi Roni, great to see you here. Good luck with your challenge.

Thanks, Judy.

I think I'm going to get together a list of books to prioritize for this, like some have, although I don't promise to stick to it!

>4 ronincats: Ronincats, everyone sets their own rules; you can pick any parameters you want.

Every book I read right now is a ROOT, basically, but today I finished my first book that was on my shelves prior to 2012, Unveiling Islam by Ergun and Emir Caner, as my fourth book for the year.

Good progress, Roni! I'm one of the people who made a rough list of books I'd like to get to, and it's really helping me. I find it cuts out the dithering, particularly with Kindle books. I basically just pick something from the list and commit to it, but I have lots more that I *could* add (I'm sure we all do!).

1. Unveiling Islam by Ergun and Emir Caner read 1/8/13 acquired 4/14/11
2. Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson read 1/14/13 acquired 4/28/11

hi Roni,
found you and well done, 2 down!

I've read four more of my own books, but they were all acquired in the second half of 2012. Therefore they count toward the total number of 40 but not to the books older than a year challenge of 25. Is that confusing?

I'm going to redo how I report the books. I will report all books read that were on my shelves prior to 1/1/13, with the books meeting my auxiliary goal of prior to 1/1/12 being in bold.

1. Seven for a Secret by Elizabeth Bear (128 pp.) read 1/1/13 acquired 10/31/12
2. Adam, Eve, and the Serpent by Elaine Pagels (154 pp.) read 1/2/13 acquired 10/6/12
3. The Social Conquest of Earth by Edward O. Wilson (352 pp.)+ read 1/6/13 acquired 10/9/12
4. Unveiling Islam by Ergun and Emir Caner (234 pp.)% read 1/8/13 acquired 4/14/11
5. The Becoming by Jeanne Stein (295 pp.) read 1/9/13 acquired 9/1/12
6. Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson (652 pp.)% read 1/14/13 acquired 4/28/11

A bit confusing, but I think I get it:
you want to read 40 ROOTs and 25 of them should be on your shelves more than a year. That leaves 15 books to read that were acquired in 2012, of these 15 you have already read 4.
Yes?

Anita, you have it to perfection!

That's what I like about January, Roni--everything counts!

1. Seven for a Secret by Elizabeth Bear (128 pp.) read 1/1/13 acquired 10/31/12
2. Adam, Eve, and the Serpent by Elaine Pagels (154 pp.) read 1/2/13 acquired 10/6/12
3. The Social Conquest of Earth by Edward O. Wilson (352 pp.)+ read 1/6/13 acquired 10/9/12
4. Unveiling Islam by Ergun and Emir Caner (234 pp.)% read 1/8/13 acquired 4/14/11
5. The Becoming by Jeanne Stein (295 pp.) read 1/9/13 acquired 9/1/12
6. Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson (652 pp.)% read 1/14/13 acquired 4/28/11
7. The New Moon's Arms by Nalo Hopkinson (323 pp.) read 1/21/13 acquired 11/28/12
8. Reflections on the Magic of Writing by Diana Wynne Jones (362 pp.)
9. Motel of the Mysteries by David Macauley (96 pp.) read 1/25/13 acquired 2009

So, I'm at 3 of 25 and 6 of 15--not a bad start for the first month. If only I can keep it up.

Going great, ronincats.
I've just one question about the first book in your list. Is the date you aquired the book really right?

Oops, of course it's not! Thanks, Connie, for catching that--I've corrected it now.

Glad to help

10. Infinity's Hold by Barry B. Longyear (281 pp.) read 1/26/13 acquired 3/3/2009

4 of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
6 of 15 books acquired in 2012

11. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay (673 pp.) read 2/14/13 acquired 4/15/2009

5 of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
6 of 15 books acquired in 2012

hi Roni

Tigana was my first encounter with Guy Gavriel Kay and I loved it :-)

Anita

Tigana is on my TBR pile and has been there for years. I loved his Fionavar books. So maybe I will make a ROOT of it.

12. Goblin Moon by Teresa Edgerton (293 pp.) Acquired 6/2011, read 2/2013

6 of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
6 of 15 books acquired in 2012

Had I read this book in my teens or twenties, I believe I would have adored it. Unfortunately it was written a decade or so later. However, it was still enjoyable but not outstanding. Sometimes considered steampunk, it has all the characteristics and setting of a Victorian novel set in a fantasy world. It made me think of Our Mutual Friend with a gothic touch and, of course, magic.

13. Magic to the Bone by Devon Monk (355 pp.) Acquired before 2011. Read 2/14/13.

7 of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
6 of 15 books acquired in 2012

If you like urban fantasy, you'll like this. Sure, all the cliches are there, but handled in an interesting manner with decent writing. I don't think I'll be continuing the series, but that's just because I'm not really into this subgenre all that much.

14. The Clockwork Three by Matthew J. Kirby (386 pp.) Acquired May 2011, read February 2013

8 of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
6 of 15 books acquired in 2012

Usually I send my books to my sister in Kansas after I've read them, and eventually she gets them read and returns them to me. But this is one she owns and sent to ME to read. It is a Book Off the Shelf prior to 2012. It is a children's fantasy, somewhat light on the fantasy but it is there. Feels more like a historical in most cases. Three young people (I'd put this at ages 11 on up) in a big city at the turn of the century, I'd say, late 1800s, are all three in want for different reasons. They find each other and help each one resolve many of their issues. There are some very grim aspects to their circumstances that made it difficult for me to get into the story at times, but overall I enjoyed it.

15. The Killing Moon by N. K. Jemisin (429 pp) acquired May 2012 read February 2013

8 of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
7 of 15 books acquired in 2012

I received this as an ER book last May. I started it and put it down--but didn't forget it. Sometimes lots of intrigue and death do that to me. But I knew I wanted to pick it up again eventually, and I did still owe that review. So I made it a target for Fantasy February.

Jemisin's world-building is even better than in her award-winning Hundred Thousand Kingdoms trilogy. She talks about it a little at the end, but while reading it, you simply are immersed in another world. She never holds back from political treachery and death, something that sometimes makes it difficult for me to get into her books, but she always provides a strong story which keeps me going until the end once I am in them. And she is highly original--very few fantasy tropes to deal with.

In her self-interview at the end, she asks herself--since all her books have strong ties to the gods--about why she keeps exploring religion in her writing, and what she replied resonated with me. "I consider myself an agnostic...in the sense of doubting the capability of any human religion to encompass the divine...Religion is a handy guide to living, assuming you're still living in the society that existed at the time of the religion's founding."

16.Peter, Paul & Mary Magdalene: The followers of Jesus in history and legend by Bart D. Ehrman (272 pp.) Acquired 10/12/12. Read 3/4/13.

8 of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
8 of 15 books acquired in 2012

I have a number of Ehrman's books and find him an entertaining writer. This book treats separately with the three characters named, looking at what are the probable historic facts associated with each and, what is even more interesting, how and why they came to be depicted legendarily, using the New Testament and apocryphal writings, including the Nag Hammadi texts. Due to my fairly extended reading in this area over the last few years, a lot of this was familiar to me, but I still found it interesting going and the character of Mary Magdalene to be the most interesting, probably because as Ehrman says, we actually know the least about her!

Book #17 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (249 pp.) Acquired prior to 1/1/11. Read 3/9/13.

9 of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
8 of 15 books acquired in 2012

I've heard so much about this. Many have loved it; others can't see what all the fuss is about. I found it totally charming in its portrayal of Botswana and Mma Ramotswe. While clearly seeing the flaws in African society, the love of Africa comes through very clearly. This is as much a character study as a series of cases and mysteries.



Book #18 Murder Most Crafty edited by Maggie Bruce (330 pp.)Acquired 11/28/12. Read 3/11/13.

9 of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
9 of 15 books acquired in 2012

I thought a book of short stories, while not my favorite genre, would fit in well in the crevices of my spring cleaning, and this was a gift from Jan Burke's sister (Jan has a story in it) and it's Mystery March, so... The premise is each short story has a craft featured in it, and then instructions for doing that craft follow the story. It sounded good. I love crafts. But for me, it didn't work. The stories were too short, and the murders too prevalent. Silly to say, of course, but since someone dies in almost all of the short stories, the body count was very high. Even though I spread the stories out, it got to me. Some of the stories were flippant, some disturbing, some weird. I only really liked a couple. But perhaps a true mystery aficionado would react differently.

You are doing great.

Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene sounds fascinating! Onto my list it goes...

Thanks, Connie. Terri, I hope you enjoy it.

Hi Roni, I thought I would visit you on this thread for a change. I see you are right on track for reaching your goal this year. Way to go!

At long last, I am adding another ROOTS book to the count!



Book #19 Graceling by Kristin Cashore (471 pp.) Acquired prior to 1/1/11. Read 4/19/13.

10 of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
9 of 15 books acquired in 2012

Many people have recommended this book as entertaining YA, and it is a fun, quick read. It's taken me so long to get to it because of that phenomenon so often noted here--once you have a book in your possession, all of the newer and library books suddenly take precedence. It is definitely YA, focusing on Katsa and her feelings throughout. The only drawback is that it would have been interesting to see more of other people in that world, and to get more of an idea as to what the consequences of being Graced were, especially since so many were of an innocuous nature. Perhaps the other books of the series will provide more in that area.

Book #20 Airborn by Kenneth Oppel (501 pp.)
Acquired 6/2010. Read 4/29/13.

11 of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
9 of 15 books acquired in 2012

Once I got over this book not being Leviathan--there are similar situations at the beginning of the books in the description of the flying machine--and settled into the adventure frame of mind, I got sucked into the plot of the story and sped through the second half in no time. This is a great adventure story for middle school students, and still pretty entertaining for us adults. It really builds on the exploring spirit of the early 20th century for its conventions and its interests, and those juvenile series so popular at that time such as Tom Swift, never really transcending that genre but just fun swashbuckling adventure.

Oops, missed one!



Book #21 The Great Transformation: The beginning of our religious traditions by Karen Armstrong (399 pp.) Acquired prior to 2011, read 4/26/13

12 of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
9 of 15 books acquired in 2012

Wow. What an epic book. Armstrong tracks four cultures from 1600 BCE through 220 BCE to chronicle the emergence of the core concepts of modern religious thought, consisting in brief of a turning into oneself and discovering or creating a compassion and sense of oneness with others, then bringing it out again into practice in the world. Each one on its own would be a hefty slice of history of China, India, Greece, and Israel. But she compares them as each encounters turmoil and destruction and develops its own ways of transforming those experiences.

Book #22 The Bible: A Biography by Karen Armstrong (229 pp.)
acquired prior to 1/1/2011, read 5/6/13

13 of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
9 of 15 books acquired in 2012

Armstrong does it again. In 229 short pages she condenses and integrates the content of many tomes into a succinct biography of the Bible, of what it has meant to peoples through the ages, ending with her trademark plea for compassion instead of stridency in our spirituality.

Book #23 The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers (456 pp.) acquired prior to 2011, read 5/12/13

14 of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
9 of 15 books acquired in 2012

Optimus, a Lindworm of Lindworm Castle, is motivated after his literary godfather's death to travel to the city of Bookholm, THE city where books are written and published, to search for the mysterious author of a document left him by said godfather. Once there, he runs afoul of the Powers that Be and is exiled into the catacombs where he has many adventures.

Some people have mentioned being irritated by Jasper Fforde because they feel he is being too "clever" in his allusions--a feeling I don't share, by the way, because I enjoy the hell out of them. But here, I did feel some of that irritation because of all of the anagrams of authors' names--Doylen Cone, Melvin Hermalle, Rasco Elwid--which threw me completely out of the story. It is in some ways rather a silly little story, whimsical with many odd characters--rather Alice in Wonderlandish, but since it revolves around books, the wonder of books, the literary styles of books, the joy of books, what is not to like? I can't decide if it was meant to be a children's book or a book for adults--Moers is a German author and I'm not familiar with his other works.

Hey, I've read this book in 2006 and gave it **** back then. I tried to read his other books, but I did not really understand why everybody was so enthousiastic about them.
According to Wikipedia he started as a writer of childeren's books but his subtle humor made him also very populair for adults.

Thanks, Connie. I'd say his humor wasn't so subtle--but I still enjoyed the book.

Book #24 The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (656 pp.) Acquired prior to 2011

15 out of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
9 out of 15 book acquired in 2012

This book was read for a group read and to get it off my Books Off the Shelf list. It was purchased prior to 2011 during the Borders closing out sale. I still do not understand why it is found in the Science Fiction and Fantasy shelves! Someone far upthread said, when I first mentioned this, "Golem! Doh!" but I don't buy it. Animate golem, yes, but inanimate clay figure believed to be golem, no.

I was pulled into the story quite early, and enjoyed the book. The glimpses into the early history of comic books was fascinating. It was whimsical, touching, improbable, and heart-breaking.

Book #25 Heavy Time by C. J. Cherryh (330 pp)
Acquired 12/10/12

15 out of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
10 out of 15 book acquired in 2012

This is an early book in the Company Wars series, taking place primarily on a refinery station in the asteroid belt. As with many of Cherryh's books, it has so much detail and personality that one has to take it slowly at first, but then picks up as you become completely pulled into the world and start to care about what is happening. Not one of her most riveting, but a good look early on into the political intricacies of the Company Wars.

Book #26 Here, There Be Dragons by James A. Owen (326 pp.) acquired prior to 2011, read 6/3/13

16 out of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
10 out of 15 book acquired in 2012

Nina (humouress) recently read this book and her review pushed it up to the top of my tbr pile. For much of the book, I wasn't sure that I was going to buy into it. For reasons that are inherent to the story, the elements are highly derivative with all sorts of allusions to classic fantasy. But although the story was thin, it was entertaining, and the reveal at the end made it worthwhile in my opinion.

Book #27 Lady of Devices by Shelley Adina (210 pp.) acquired 10/31/12, read 6/20/13

16 out of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
11 out of 15 book acquired in 2012

I bought this last October for $2.99 (it is now 99¢) because I thought it sounded interesting. It is set in an alternative Victorian London where steam is outperforming petroleum and the combustion engine as a power source, and Charles Darwin's son is Prime Minister. Claire is the daughter of a peer in a world splitting between the Bloods and the Wits, the old nobility and the intelligentsia, but she is wild about machines and not at all interested in society life or marriage. When her father suicides after the Arab bubble bursts, she is left penniless, and then homeless after a mob loots their house. But Claire believes in the power of her mind to overcome adversity!

This is kind of silly in some ways, but Adina tells a good story and it is all good fun. Great steampunk elements, and it doesn't take itself too seriously. However, it ends in the middle of the story and the three sequels written so far all cost more ($4.99)--I'll let it percolate a few days and see if I need them.

Book #28 Hellburner by C. J. Cherryh (393 pp.) acquired 12/10/12, read 6/30/13

16 out of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
12 out of 15 book acquired in 2012

Book 2 of The Company Wars, immediate sequel to Heavy Time, this book continues the story of Paul Dekker and his companions as the Earth Fleet engages in more heavy politicking vs. the Earth Company in an attempt to prepare Earth for attack from the Union. Constantly shifting lines of command, a new model of spaceship to prepare for, and sabotage from hidden sources--there's a lot going on here. I liked it better than the first book, but that book set most of the background for this one. I've already read the next three books in the sequence, Downbelow Station, Merchanter's Luck, and Rimrunner, all quite a while ago. DS I'll settle for the summary on Wikipedia--that is one monster book with a million things going on. ML I just reread before these two, and I plan to reread Rimrunners next before moving on to Tripoint and Finity's End, although I halfway feel I should go ahead over to Cyteen to get the goods on the Union's pov.

Book #29 The Engines of God by Jack McDevitt (419 pp.)

acquired 8/5/11, read 7/4/13

17 out of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
12 out of 15 book acquired in 2012

McDevitt writes science fiction books that are cosmic archaeological mysteries. These are often perilous expeditions with collateral damage, and not just the redshirts. I have read 4 of his Alex Benedict stories, and quite enjoyed his first and most recent books despite the fact that his books seem somewhat formulaic. But I had not read any of his books with Hutch as a protagonist, and people seem to like them better. This is the first, and I didn't find it that much different than the Benedict books, but am quite willing to continue with this series, at least up to Chindi, which Peggy mentioned as a favorite.

Book #30 Tripoint by C. J. Cherryh (361 pp.) acquired 12/8/12, read 7/4/13

17 out of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
13 out of 15 book acquired in 2012

Marie Hawkins has a bone to pick with Austin Bowe, ever since they had a collision on station 23 years ago that resulted in her son, Tom Bowe-Hawkins. And now they have come to rest at the same station again, with Bowe and his space ship in her reach. And Marie doesn't have a reputation for sane. Tom has never felt at home with his Hawkins cousins on the Sprite, but when he gets shanghaied onto the Corinthian, can he find a place with his angry father and jealous half-brother in the mix? And then there's the old Mazianni ship that wants to capture their navigator...

As usual with Cherryh, a fair amount of angst, lots of action, and darn good science fiction!

Book #31 Grave Peril by Jim Butcher (378 pp.) acquired prior to 2011, read 9/12/13

18 out of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
13 out of 15 book acquired in 2012

I continue to slowly read the Harry Dresden books, years behind most of you. This is the third in the series, picked up for September Series & Sequels month, and it is nonstop action. Some interesting things happen to the people around Harry and I can see the development of his relationships evolving, one of the things people have said they like most about these books. At this point, though, it's still mostly action adventure, and there are other later series that probably built on this that I like better.

Book #32 Finity's End by C. J. Cherryh (564 pp.) acquired 12/19/2012, read 9/28/13

18 out of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
14 out of 15 book acquired in 2012

This is the 6th and final Company Wars book, and by far the best of the lot imho. The characters are superb, the world-building solid and believable, the action interesting---almost measures up to Chanur's Homecoming in my estimation! And that's saying a lot.

And now it will be on to the Cyteen books, so I can get the other side's POV. Although I want to go back to Chanur's Homecoming, the finale, to see how many of these ships I've come to know showed up there.

Whew! I was so far behind posting here, and now I am all caught up! It looks like I still have some work to do to meet by goals by the end of the year, though, especially with the older books.

You can do it, ronincats

Book #33 A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (403 pp.) acquired prior to 2011, read 10/8/13

19 out of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
14 out of 15 book acquired in 2012

I remember when this book was all the hue and cry, and so I picked it up on remainder when Borders was closing a few years ago. Since I'm trying to read 40 Books Off The Shelf (that's MY shelf) this year, I decided to get this one off my shelf. I must confess to not liking it as much as I expected. In part, this may be because first person, present tense is NOT my favorite way to tell a story, but also I think that the story itself failed to capture my interest fully. Gemma and her "friends" in some ways seem almost caricatures of the types needed to fill out the story, and their angst, although fully justified and in fact, in terms of the powerlessness of girls of their time to affect their future, probably the meatiest part of the story, never fully resonated with me. I have heard the sequels are not as good as the first, and so have no plans to continue with the series.

This also is book #10 out of 12 in the Worlds Without End Women of Genre contest for 2013 to read 12 award-winning female authors of F&SF who are new to me.

ETA: I could certainly see it being a favorite among actual teenage girls, however.

Book #34 Cyteen: The Betrayal by C. J. Cherryh (359 pp.) acquired prior to 2011, read 10/14/13

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14 out of 15 book acquired in 2012

I bogged down early on this book when I first tried to read it some 20 years ago, but this time I was able to get past all the politics in the beginning and on to the real stories within. This book, the first of three on Cyteen, takes place in space but not out in space. All the action takes place at one research station on the planet of Cyteen and our POV never leaves the planet. It is a novel of personalities and politics surrounding far-reaching technologies that have the potential to, no, that HAVE affected all of humankind. Still, for me, some of the most exciting parts are the references to Earth and the Alliance and most of all to Gehenna, all in a universe we have come to know and love through Cherryh's other books. This book truly is just the first third of the story, so we end at a transition point, but nowhere near The End.

Book #35 Cyteen: The Rebirth by C. J. Cherryh (248 pp.) acquired 11-11-11, read 10/27/13

21 out of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
14 out of 15 books acquired in 2012

This book continues the stories of Justin Warrick and Ariane Emory. While Justin is struggling to survive in a hostile environment and to establish his work, Ari is growing up in oh so many ways. Again, this is a book of politics and technology, not space opera traveling between the stars. This is the middle book of a series, so it's on to the third now.

Book #36 Vast by Linda Nagata (403 pp.) acquired 10/2011, read 12/16/2013

22 out of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
14 out of 15 books acquired in 2012

What can I say about this book? Vast in scope, in time, in space--and yet with characters we can identify with. This is classic sf in the modern style. Very good!

I did not read a single ROOT in November, so now I have to rush to get the last 4 squeezed into the last half of December, with travel and family (and I cannot read in the car!).

Good luck, Ronincats! Just keep trying!

Book #37 A Laurel Burch Christmas: Color the Season Beautiful with 25 Quilts and Crafts by Laurel Burch (80 pp.) acquired 12/2012, read 12/16/2013

22 out of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
15 out of 15 books acquired in 2012

I love Laurel Burch designs, especially her cats. I have an extensive collection of her cat jewelry, and some other crafts and clothing. I received this book for Christmas last year, and so when I needed one more 2012 book for my ROOT challenge, I figured it was time to give this one a good looking-at. Laurel Burch suffered from osteopetrosis, a bone disease that caused super-fragile bones and many fractures, and died at age 61 in 2007. Despite this painful disease, she created some of the most vibrantly alive and gorgeous designs I've ever seen. These are no exception.

Just 3 books to go now.

You still have a few days left, courage!

Book #38 Summer Knight by Jim Butcher (371 pp.) acquired 10/2011, read 12/22/2013

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15 out of 15 books acquired in 2012

This is the first of the final three books I need to read to meet my ROOT challenge (see goals above in second message) and book 4 of the Harry Dresden series. I like this book the best yet of the series. Harry is as usual between a rock and a hard place, but he manages to be one tough nut to crack.

Book #39 The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke (235 pp.) acquired 04/2011, read 12/24/2013

24 out of 25 books acquired prior to 2012
15 out of 15 books acquired in 2012

This book of short stories continues in the world Clarke created in Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, and I think I like this world better in the short tastes here.

Book #40 Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (622 pp.)

This will probably be my final book completed for 2013 and completes my ROOT challenge for the year of reading 40 books off my own shelf, 25 of which had to be acquired prior to 2012. It was a very enjoyable classic fantasy--lots of people have mentioned liking the magic system but for me, it was the characters themselves that immediately pulled me into the story and kept me there. I can see why this book has so many fans.

Ohh, I loved Elantris.

And congratulations on completing your Challenge!!