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I’m hoping that having this little corner will motivate me to write more reviews, but who knows.

I’m currently reading Beyond the Storm by Joseph Pittman, a book that I read through firstreads. I enter tons of those a day, since I absolutely love owning and reading books. I have usually read the books a few days at the most after receiving a copy, but I have gotten behind a bit and need to catch up. Oddly enough, that’s when I stopped winning books too. :(

I hope to read 100 books by the end of the year. Ok, I have already reached that number, but it was still a goal I set. I thought about increasing it, but decided not to, although I have no legitimate reasoning behind the decision. It just is.

So now I will try to post a review for every book I read from now on, so this poor corner isn’t left empty due to lack of activity.

Hiya Dylan!


JELLY BEANS!


/throws some in the room and scampers away/
(said in best Jackalope voice)Fast as fast can be, can't catch me!

Damn, and here I thought I was special. :(

Anyways, thanks for the jelly beans! They shall make an excellent murder weapon.

I finished Beyond the Storm just now. I'm surprised at how many days it took to finish. My reading has been down recently, freaking school finals.
Here is my review on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I am not quite sure what I will read next. It will probably be either The Mists of Avalon or Enoch's Device (a Firstreads winner).

Just stopping by to say hello... leaving you a hug.. Usually I have treats but with all the storms here in Oklahoma... its not good to bake... may need to run and hide... have a great day.
So is the group helping you write more reviews?

Oh, and there I was mentioning how much I loved storms! Well, I absolutely do not love tornadoes. Ok, maybe that's not exactly true, since they're amazing and quite beautiful, but the destruction they leave behind is unmistakably horrible and unimaginable. I would say that it's probably the best idea to wait until you're in safety before you start baking. :)

As for helping me to write more reviews, I'm afraid I cannot accurate answer that yet, since I have read a whopping number of 1 book since I joined. I would assume it has, however, since after I read the book, I told myself I needed to write a review so I could mention it here.

To add on to this post, I thought I would mention that I have started reading Enoch's Device, and am on page 196 of 400, so just under half way done.

Half way through is great if you ask me... I will look for the review...

I have finished reading Enoch's Device. You can find the review on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ here:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Being stuck at school with nothing to do but read, I have also started and finished Murder on Potrero Hill. You can find the review on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ here:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I am now stuck with nothing to read. I was going to read The Autobiography of Malcolm X, but it turned out the library lost their copy, so that's out of question. Perhaps something with serial killer(s). Serial Killers are always fun.

Just popping in to say hello! Serial killers are a favourite topic of mine too! Any particular authors you love? I like Dennis Lehane, Jeffery Deaver, Matt Hilton and Ian Rankin...

Of course! I absolutely love Brandon Sanderson, Patrick Rothfuss, Dean Koontz, Juliet Marillier, Jacqueline Carey, and Robert Jordan (ok, I only read his Wheel of Time series, but it was just so epic-ly amazing that I have to include him).

My favourite would be Sanderson. He creates such in depth, unique worlds.

Other authors that I feel could become favourites, I just haven't read enough from them yet, are Peter V. Brett, Jim Butcher, and C.J. Roberts. I've only read two books from Rothfuss, but they were so good that I have no doubt in my mind that I love him.

Unfortunately, I have never heard of any of the authors you have mentioned. I'll likely check out Mr. Hilton, however, since I have been wanting (although never getting around to it) to broaden the books I read from the horror genre. I love Koontz after Koontz, but a change is never a bad thing.

I am now reading Running with the Demon by Terry Brooks. I decided to go with him as he's one of my dad's favourites and thus he owns plenty of his books. It's a good book so far.

I feel as though I type too much. I'll work on that. I'm sure that no one wants to come here and read a paragraph of stuff. Hah.

haha I read that whole post! There is no such thing as too many words!

Funnily enough I haven't read any of our favourite authors, except for Koontz. I read Odd Thomas while I was in Sydney to celebrate my 21st birthday, and well, I don't remember it at all! I was reading it while intoxicated or hungover. I should revisit it, because I remember liking it!

Is Jim Butcher the author of those books of the wizard PI? because they (warning, unpopular opinion coming up) are probably my least favourite books ever, but I see them recommended by so many people - it must be me! haha.

Hilton's books are like... action horror. I don't know what it is that hooked me, but boy am I hooked. I prefer things without supernatural elements, mostly.

My favourite Koontz books would be Intensity, Whispers, and The Door to December. However, whenever I ask others what their favourite Koontz books are, it always seems to be Watchers or, surprise surprise, Odd Thomas (the series, not just book 1). I guess my tastes are slightly different, but it can't be too bad if everyone seems to love it. :)

Haha, yes, he is. Honestly, the book series does not sound very interesting to me at all, especially since I usually shy away from urban fantasy. I never have understood the appeal of fantasy in real-world, urban locations and what not. I really enjoyed his Codex Alera series, however. Funny enough, that's the series that is based off of Pokemon and the Lost Roman Legion.

Action horror is good. It's not my favourite horror-type subgenre, that would definitely be psychological thriller, but it's still something I enjoy. I hope I can find one of his standalone novels, since his series looks to "start out slow" in terms of the ratings placed on each book. I doubt I'll be able to, but can't hurt to look.

On a completely irrelevant note, I saw Mama yesterday for the first time. Pretty good horror movie, and the smaller of the two girls was absolutely adorable, and a little creepy. As you can see, I'm not much of a movie reviewer, but it was a good movie. :)

I have just finished Running with the Demon. Because of its age (published January, 1999), I have decided to not do a review, since it would serve no purpose.

I also looked at my dad's book collection to see if he had A Knight of the Word, which is the second book of the series. I then found that he owned The Word And The Void Omnibus, which is all three books of the series in one awesome hardcover book. Lucky me. I'm still thinking whether or not to continue on with the series, as the first one did an absolutely great job drawing me in, then making me want more, but I usually prefer to fit a book in between books in series.

Went on a shopping trip and bought tons of books. Here's what I purchased...
Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop
The Fall of Neskaya (Darkover, #3) by Marion Zimmer Bradley & Deborah J. Ross
The Shadow Matrix by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Shaman's Crossing by Robin Hobb
New Spring by Robert Jordan
Flash by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Ice Hunt by James Rollins
Sandstorm by James Rollins
The Art of War by Sun Tzu, translated by Thomas Cleary

I also got a pretty kickin' pocket watch with an eagle on the front and on the inside, 80 green tea bags for a buck, and a Christmas edition of Big Mouth Billy Bass (I love these singing wall-fish). Today was a good day. :D

Dylan wrote: "Went on a shopping trip and bought tons of books. Here's what I purchased...
Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop
The Fall of Neskaya (Darkover, #3) by Marion Zimmer Bradley & Deborah J. Ross
The S..."

wow, some great purchases! i have a few used book stores i love to hit regularly. i haven't been shopping in over a month and am feeling withdrawals.

I go to Goodwills and Thrift stores for books. The books are usually $1 paperback, $2 hardcovers, and then most, but not all, of the time they are 50% off, so it's $0.50 paperback, $1 hardcover. Can't beat those prices, haha.

Finding books at Goodwill is annoying though. They categorize the books by "paperback" or "hardcovers" so everything is mixed together in a big mess of books.

I never noticed this when purchasing or shelving the book, but the Sandstorm copy I purchased is actually the limited edition edition seen here: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64...

Leaving the house again today, but when I get back, I'll probably start reading the second book of the Word and the Void by Terry Brooks.

Oh, almost forgot, I read Comfort Food by Kitty Thomas yesterday. I'm used to being a little secretive about those books, such as not posting my progress or posting the rating to Facebook because I don't want my family seeing it. Anyways, I thought it was really good, interesting, and what not, so yeah, read it. :)

Finished A Knight of the Word by Terry Brooks. Wow, it was freaking amazing.

I was going to write a review on it, since I haven't been doing any, but I couldn't think of anything to say. I am now going to continue on at this very moment and get started on the third book.

Also, if anyone is wondering why they never see me post anywhere else, it's because I don't, haha. My "keep to myself" habits do transfer over to the internet. I do read most member corners and check out the discussions and what not in the group, I just don't post anything. Who knows, maybe I'll get myself to break the habit sooner or later. :)

Ok, I have finally decided, after 3 weeks (!), to give up on reading the third book of The Word and the Void trilogy. I cannot understand why I would so thoroughly enjoy the first two books of the trilogy, but find myself unable to motivate myself to continue reading the third. Because of my “one-book-at-a-time� preference, this has completely stopped my progress of reading books. I’ll admit that I did not like the book as nearly as much as the first two (I’d probably give it a 2.5/5 from what I’ve read) but it wasn’t a bad book or anything. I lost my interest in it, so I have now officially scrapped it. :)

I also wanted to mention, since I never really said anything about it, but a while ago I gave Stephen King a try in his fantasy series The Dark Tower. I picked up the first book, the Gunslinger, from my school’s library and gave it a go. Unfortunately, I found it absolutely boring and uninteresting and gave up about half way through the book. This disappointed me, since King is a juggernaut of the horror genre and fantasy is my most preferred genre. I won’t give up on him because of this, since it wasn’t really his normal genre of writing, and since he has wrote many novels that are at the top of the horror genre. He also wrote The Mist, which resulted in one of my all-time favourites in the horror film genre (The Mist, 2007). I absolutely loved that damn movie, especially the ending. HAH!

I’ll probably decide to start the prelude to Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time, since I miss that world terribly. It shall be nice to read about Moraine’s search for the Dragon Reborn. That is, if my recent rediscovery of the worlds of both Dragon Age and Elder Scrolls Skyrim doesn’t take up all of my time. I’m loving those games all over again.

On another note (yes, I know, stop typing), I recently watched I Am Legend for the first time. I thought the movie was amazing, which wasn’t surprising, since it had Will Smith. I actually cried a little bit when (view spoiler)[the dog, Sam, died. (hide spoiler)] Although he isn’t my favourite actor (that will forever belong to Sean Bean), he is definitely up there and is one of the most talented actors I’ve seen.

Lastly, I realized that throughout my entire Pokemon playing career, of which is still going strong, I have never encountered a shiny pokemon, outside of the shiny red gyarados that you can encounter in the earlier games. That is just unfair. :(

I have just finished Robert Jordan's New Spring. I'm not going to write a review on it, but I did rate it 5/5 stars. Now I'm going through withdrawal on his world again. :(

I also ran into a copy of the PC game for the Wheel of Time at a thrift store, and being such a fan, couldn't help but pick it up. Greatest decision ever, as the game is just loads of fun and, despite being made in 1999, looks really great. I wouldn't have guessed that the only WoT game would be a FPS, but whatever, it works really well.

Oddly enough, the last time I updated this, I believe it was at the same exact position as it is now (#1 on the 2nd page). :)

I have finished The Boleyn King, and have written a review on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. You can find it here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I now plan on going right on ahead and reading The Battle for Princess Madeline which is relatively small and should be a nice quick read. :)

P.S. I never noticed how much of my reading was done at school until now. Posting once like every 3 weeks. :D

I have finished The Battle for Princess Madeline. You can find my review on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I have just received it today, and am excited to start reading The Working Memory Advantage: Train Your Brain to Function Stronger, Smarter, Faster. It sounds interesting and, surprisingly, fun. Plus, anything that improves me is always a plus. :D

I decided to read a little fiction, since non-fiction is tiring, so I went with Coraline by Neil Gaiman. Started at a little past 5pm my time, and was finished by 7pm in one sitting. Needless to say, I loved it. 5/5

No review. There's already tons of better written reviews that convey my thoughts on the book, so I cannot possibly add anything new.

I did want to watch the movie, but wanted to read the novel first, so now I can happily watch it. Awesome.

Internet stopped working for a good while, so got some serious reading-time in.

I made a large amount of progress on The Working Memory Advantage: Train Your Brain to Function Stronger, Smarter, Faster by Tracy & Ross Alloway, and started (and finished) the first of the Resident Evil books by S.D. Perry, The Umbrella Conspiracy. I rated it 4/5 stars.

Being a huge Resident Evil fan (watched all the movies multiple times, played most of the games, and am planning on playing the rest in the near future), I figured I'd enjoy the books, and so far, so good. Speaking of the movies, they took a nosedive in my opinion after the first two, which were great. I still enjoy them all, though.

I have "finished" The Working Memory Advantage: Train Your Brain to Function Stronger, Smarter, Faster. You can find my review here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I am quite happy to be done with that book. It went downhill pretty fast.

I do not have an idea of what I will read next. I do not have a strong desire to start reading really anything on my "to-read" list at the moment, which is unfortunate. I may read the next Resident Evil book, or may not, which makes that statement utterly pointless.

On the kind of bright side, I should get to read more books as school is starting again soon. Of course, it being school, it negates the positivity of the situation. :(

Finished the 2nd Resident Evil book. Rated it 2/5.

Yeah... That's it. Nothing else to say.

Oh hey, that’s actually pretty cool. I really like the font used, especially the capital D, looks nice. After seeing this, I actually went around to everyone’s corners and went to the most recent posts specifically to see the banners you made. Hah. I liked how every one of them looked completely different, how each of them held their own style that wasn’t repeated in any of the other banners. Awesome. :)

One factor of it is odd in my eyes, and that’s the baby. The baby itself isn’t odd (ok, maybe a little bit, I’d love to hear why you chose to incorporate it here, as I cannot see myself putting a baby in a banner or signature that I myself created unless the main subject of it is, of course, a baby, which then I’d probably still exclude including a baby if possible), but what struck me odd about it is the fact that my mother’s name is actually Teresa, so seeing your name and the baby, I made a connection between them all. Then, of course, realized I shouldn’t make that connection, but now cannot destroy that connection so now whenever I see it, it seems odd, if that even makes any sense.

On the topic of books, which is what I mostly talk about, I started reading the third book in the Resident Evil series. I only read a few chapters, but it looks to be significantly better than the last. Good news.

I noticed that, for me, the to-read shelf for the most part does the exact opposite of what it should do. Whenever I add a book to my to-read shelf, I seem to then ignore it and find books to read that are not on the list. I was going to type more, because this definitely needs more words, but I cannot think of any so� abrupt ending!

Sorry, but your name was hard to find. I thought the baby was CUTE. It wasn't fitting at first when I saw it either.

Yeah, I guess it's cute. Not a huge fan of babies, because of their uselessness (I like usefulness), but they're still cute and tiny and what not. I do not understand what you mean by "my name was hard to find," but whatever it means, it's fine. Sorry if you wanted a response sooner, but I only really post when I do something worth posting. :P

Speaking of which, I finished the third book in S.D. Perry's Resident Evil series. The best part? I wrote a review for the first three books! You can find it here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Now that that is done, I can sleep, which is always nice. I've been working on Lucid Dreaming, because who wouldn't want to control their dreams? I know I'd do some horrible, and for lack of better term, fucked up things in them, but hey, that's the fun of the mind! Get to do all those fun things, and no one gets hurt! Woohoo!

Started Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

I have a question, which is why I'm posting anything. On the cover of my edition of the book, which is this one...


The "3D" text and the white text don't match up at all. The "3D" text for Anansi Boys is in fact right above it, so the white text is flat while the area above it is "3D," and of course the "3D" text spells out Anansi Boys.

I was wondering, is this an error on my copy, or was it intentional? I just found it odd, and my google searches didn't help at all. :P

I finished Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman. You can find my review here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I blanked a bit while writing it, but I "toughed it out" and wrote it anyways, instead of just not writing one like I usually do. Meh.

I really freaking like Gaiman. I actually started reading him because of Patrick Rothfuss. I realized we share a similar taste of books, and while following him, I realized how many good things he had to say about Gaiman. So, I looked into him, decided to check him out, and loved the book. I just found it kind of cool.

I finished On A Pale Horse by Piers Anthony. Freaking amazing. The story was such an interesting, unique idea, and it was executed perfectly.

No review though. Don't really feel like writing one.

I started and finished The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson today. God, that man is amazing. I cannot comprehend how he comes up with these ideas. Considering that, his speed of writing is even more amazing. I love this guy.

Finished listening to The Funhouse by Dean Koontz. I've been listening to it on the walks home from school (roughly 2 miles, so plenty of time to listen), just had not listed it as "currently-reading." I liked it, but a certain... scene was so insignificant and anti-climatic. Koontz seems to rush the endings of his books sometimes, and this is one of them. :(

Finished reading From the Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz. Really enjoyed it, although the length of it seemed... unnecessary. Not that I really minded, as I tend to enjoy larger books, but it was just something I noted.

Bioshock Infinite... hah. Totally linked those two together once I found out exactly what was going on.

Just finished reading Ice Hunt by James Rollins. I'm really liking the guy so far.

That's all.

Well. It's been quite a while since I posted. Alright. Go over some quick things worth mentioning.

I went and bought the A Song of Ice and Fire series for $5 at my local library. Yup, all 5 for $5. Paperbacks, but regardless, can't beat that deal.

Aiming to read 250 books this year. A ambitious goal, but I'm not terribly far behind. 55 books on the year, and have made significant progress in getting on schedule in the past couple weeks, ever since I adopted the habit of blowing off all my school work and just reading during all of my classes. I already blew off the work, but I usually listened, but alas, those days are gone.

Started reading Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff. Not much I can say on it at this point other than, well, it's Japanese steam punk.

I signed up for the TBR sign ups for the first time. Been thinking about doing it for a while now, but never actually got around to joining. Should be interesting. Good thing it's over the internet, I can seem far more witty and intelligent here than in person. Real life conversations move too fast, no time to think of something amusing to say.

Lastly, I am bothered at how not all of the Dean Koontz books I have read count for him in my "most read authors" statistic because of his numerous pen names. :(

Finished Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff and Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes.

Really enjoyed Stormdancer, but Falling Kingdoms was disappointing. It sounded decently interesting and was compared to A Game of Thrones, but damn, I should've remembered how little those comparisons are actually good (for example, the terrible comparison between Divergent and The Hunger Games. Almost nothing is similar between those two books.)

Anyways, back to The Falling Kingdoms, it seemed to try to be a really, REALLY dumbed down version of Game of Thrones. Set in a medieval-like world, tried to lend a strong focus to the politics of the world, a plot that focuses on a guy trying to become the king of everything, a super powerful being that is very, very rare being used as a weapon to attain the throne (this case, a sorceress instead of dragons) and multiple POV characters. Unfortunately, it focused far too little on the politics and far too much on the teenage romance (Ugh, I guess it is YA, but still), the world was very bland and undeveloped (basically one big island with 3 nations, one is prosperous, and one for some reason is forced to only grow grapes), and the characters are not complex and are predictable. Also, why are princesses in YA novels always such dimwits? Every damn time. One thing the author got right in relation to A Game of Thrones is the killing off of characters. That's got to count for something. The romance in it isn't terrible either. By this, I mean it's not the normal 100% predictable love triangle I'm grown so used to when reading YA. Lastly, what is up with the cover? It's not a bad cover, but I completely fail to see the relation of it to the story.

Even so, I've considered grabbing the second book. This is less because of my enjoyment of it (2/5 stars) and more so because of the lack of books available to me that have crossed my notice.

I am now reading The Ask and the Answer
by Patrick Ness. The first book in the series, The Knife of Never Letting Go, blew my mind with it's unpredictability. I surely wasn't expecting it, but it was a pleasant surprise. Already recommended it to a friend that will likely never pick up that or the other book I've recommended to him. Oh well, you never know. Also listening to a Classic Ghost Stories audiobook with authors such as Bram Stoker and Dickens.

Finished the Ask and the Answer. My only knock on the series is how often I am annoyed by Todd's choices. Other than that, great series.

Next book on the list is Caught by Harlan Coben.

Well, that's it. Seems so short compared to my other posts.

Finished Caught. I expect I'm really going to like that Coben guy.

Next is A Web of Air by Philip Reeve. Checked out the wrong book though, instead grabbing Predator's Gold by Reeve. Ugh.

Turns out I read two books before getting around to A Web of Air, one being Jim Butcher's Grave Peril, the third book of The Dresden Files series. Not enjoying it as much as I did Codex Alera, but I love his writing style and humor. He's probably the author that gets me to laugh out loud the most often.

Then, finished The Sleeping Doll by Jeffery Deaver. Absolutely loved it.

Then, got around to A Web of Air. Not a particularly amazing series, but still is good and enjoyable enough for me to want to continue reading it.

Then, finished listening to Classic Ghost Stories by various authors (obviously, it's a short story collection). My favourites were Bram Stoker's The Judge's House, Saki's The Open Window, and F.C. Wren's Called.

I will start listening to His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik, and will start reading Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness, the third and final book to his Chaos Walking trilogy. I also plan on checking out Dracula by Bram Stoker (of course) and Misery by Stephen King.

Hi Dylan. Thought I'd drop by and introduce myself. Great to meet you. Awesome corner you have here, bro. I see you're a Coben and Deaver fan like I am. High five on that!

Neil Gaiman is also a favorite author of mine.

Cheers!

Hi. Glad to hear it. Have you gotten any specific recommendations (as in, favourites) for the next books from Coben and Deaver?

As for Neil Gaiman, I'd love to hear what books of his were your favourites. I'd likely put Neverwhere at the top of my list, followed by The Ocean at the End of the Lane, then just a big unordered jumble of everything else, since they're all too good.

I noticed that you also have read tons of Koontz, who is also a favourite of mine. I noticed that my favourites of his (Intensity followed by Whispers) were the ones that you hadn't given a 5 star rating. :P

'Morning. I read Deaver's latest book, , which is told in reverse and is one hell of a good book.

are the best Coben books I've read.



Two brilliant Gaiman books that I've read and highly recommend.
Koontz is one of my favorite authors. : these are my favorite Koontz novels, especially Voice Of The Night, a 1980 novel that really piqued my interest.

Woo! My local library has all the books you mentioned for Deaver and Coben. In fact, it just has a huge collection for both authors, so I guess I'll be occupied with them for a while, like Koontz and King. Prolific guys that get a book out every month it seems.

I agree about the Gaiman books, although I'll admit that I was slow getting into American Gods, but once it got to the point, it was pretty damn amazing.

I too really enjoyed The Voice of the Night. Just randomly checked out the audiobook from this online library service thing (I mean randomly. The book didn't have a description. I had no clue what it was about.). I don't think I've ever seen someone who didn't like Watchers; must be the dog. I don't believe I read any of the others.

That's ace! You can take your pick and read as many as you want. American Gods was kind of slow at first, but once I got into it I couldn't put it down. He's a brilliant writer.

You read Voice Of The Night? That psychotic kid was one scary character. I like finding out what makes someone like that tick, and Koontz delved into that beautifully in the novel.

Watchers was my first Koontz book. I corresponded with him by mail (this was in the 80's) and he sent me an autographed photo of him and his dog, and upcoming newsletters about his future novels.

Now we can reach these writers through Facebook if we choose. I've been in touch with some of my favorite authors here on GR. A couple have sent me their manuscripts to read and give my review on. Very exciting! Have you read anything by Jonathan Maberry? His Deep Pines Trilogy is awesome!

. I find him to be a very talented horror author. Much like Stephen King in a way.

By the way, my favorite horror novel is: . Read it twice. Are you into King's work?

No, I have not read anything by Maberry, but I have seen his Rot & Ruin book at my school's library. That's the only series of his that the library has, I haven't checked the public library though.

As for King, I have read a few books of his, and haven't gotten to the point of considering him a favourite. Of course, I haven't read any of the novels he's most renowned for. Decided to remedy that by grabbing Misery. Unfortunately, my school's library was closed for the day, so I couldn't get my hands on Dracula or Frankenstein. Instead, went to the public library and got the 2nd book in Deaver's Kathryn Dance series, as the book you recommended, while it sounded very interested, was already checked out. I also went and got Carban's The Woods. Definitely should be enough to keep me occupied for the upcoming weekend.

Finished reading Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness. I really enjoyed that series. I was thinking where it would rate amongst my favourite series, and decided to make a ranking. And here it is. I made it in about... 10 minutes, so don't give it too much thought.

#1) Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson
#2) The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss
#3) Demon Cycle by Peter V. Brett
#4) Kushiel's Legacy by Jacqueline Carey
#5) The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson
#6) The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson
#7) The Dark Duet by C.J. Roberts
#8) A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin
#9) Eon by Alison Goodman
#10) Codex Alera by Jim Butcher
#11) Lightbringer by Brent Weeks
#12) Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier
#13) Chaos Walking by Patrick Ness
#14) Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
#15) The Ender Quintet by Orson Scott Card
#16) The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks

Honourable Mentions (Where I only read one book, or only one book is out)
The Broken Empire by Mark Lawrence
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
Reckoners by Brandon Sanderson
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Read this so long ago to the point where I'd like to reread it before putting it anywhere. I assume it would be towards the top, although I know it wouldn't be #1.)

A lot of Brandon Sanderson is involved. I want to go back and read Eon because, for some reason, I rated the first book 4 stars, but put it under favourites. I assume one of those two should be changed. But yeah, there's a rough outlook of it. Perhaps I'll get around to proof checking it.

Speaking of Brandon Sanderson, I got an e-mail response from him that I sent a while back. He was nice enough to give me digital copies of White Sand and Aether of Night. What an awesome guy, can't wait to read them. I'll be pissed if even his unpublished work is amazing though, just wouldn't be fair. :P

Finished reading Roadside Crosses by Jeffrey Deaver and The Woods by Harlan Coben. Loved both of the books, and will definitely continue reading both authors in the future.

Started reading Misery by Stephen King. I am really enjoying the constant tension and the descriptions of the novel. Annie's quite a character.

Hope to follow this up with Dracula, if my school's library freaking opens. Been wanting to return books, but nope, closed due to some sort of testing. If that doesn't happen, I expect I'll read the fourth book in the Dresdan Files, whatever that may be.

Finished reading Misery by Stephen King. Wow, what a fantastic novel. It definitely ranks up there among my most favourite novels read.

I went to the public library and checked out...
The Vision by Dean Koontz
Under the Dome by Stephen King
XO by Jeffrey Deaver
What the Night Knows by Dean Koontz

Not really expanding past my currently known authors, but hey, that's fine. Starting with The Vision, then will do Under The Dome. That monstrous thing should take me a while. I watched the show, which is decent, and the idea of being stuck inside an invisible dome is very interesting. I'm sure I'll have a lot more to gain from the book than the show.

The Vision, XO and What The Night Knows are excellent books, Dylan. Haven't read Under the Dome yet.