It is a peppermint mocha Friday!!  I am oh so happy that Friday is finally here and rest is almost at hand…been a long and busy week(full of fun things and work things, just lots of things all around) and so not much sleep has been had.  I’m very much looking forward to a quiet night tonight!  Planning on making up a big batch of burritos, enjoying that for dinner…and then reading in peace.  It shall be glorious.  I so declare.  As for the main reason I decided to post today, trying to continue to keep records of my reading…latest completion is as follows:

3.  The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks.  This is book 3 in a series known as Lightbringer.  Received book 1 from Maryanne for Christmas and consequently devoured(along with Caisson – as we both got this, so it was fun to read in parallel when we were home for Christmas break!)…bought book 2 at the airport as I went to Calgary for Robbie’s wedding.  Now I have also obtained books 3 & 4 via the Amazon and so now have completed this one and one more to go before the long wait for book 5(tentative 2019 release date?).  Anyways!  This is your typical fantasy novel set in a new world with a very colourful magic system and super rounded, real-feeling characters.  Because of some crudity of language and content here and there, it’s hard to unreservedly recommend these, but I must confess I have much enjoyed reading – the plot and storylines are gripping and keep you reading and again…the characters are such a delight – even the minor ones I’ve fallen in love with!  I also wonder if the author is Jewish and/or Christian…it’s hard not to when his characters have names such as Ben-Hadad and there are evil characters named Abaddon!!  There are numerous quotes that convince me of his at least familiarity with the Bible – “You shall be repaid for the years the locusts have eaten…”  Anyway, finished this last night so on to Book 4.  And again – while I can’t wholeheartedly recommend these, I can say this book was a most enjoyable read, and has me thinking deeper thoughts than with most fantasy I read.  Quality writing, indeed.