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| This is a door, a very old, Swedish church door. |
Very recently (and I mean just days ago), I read a sample from a book (The Spirit Thief) by Rachel Aaron on her website. I really enjoyed what I read and took no time adding the book to my “to read” bookshelf on Goodreads. Her writing really caught my attention as she quickly created character and interest in just a few pages. Now I am reshuffling what I want to read next once I finish Pandora’s Star and Shades of Grey. (And for some reason I felt the need to add The Owl Keeper to my lineup of reading now novels, so who knows when I will select another book.) But The Spirit Thief keeps working its way up the list every time I think back on what I read from the sample. I love her opening event: Eli Monpress talks a door into releasing him from prison!
And I am impressed with her as a person, too. I have read a few of her blogs. She is personable, knowledgeable without being an “I’ve got the answers” kind of writer, and humorous. She takes her writing seriously and writes in a fun manner. Nice combination. So I found a new writer to learn from and a new series to read.
