Shadowmancer - my little update

[Sarah]

Those of you that know me will recall that my reading is a bit hit 
and miss, but I have been encouraged by my love of Harry Potter to 
read fanfic and other "proper" books too.  I wrote a couple of weeks 
ago about reading Shadowmancer and how I was finding it heavy going 
(don't laugh, it's probably light reading for some of you more 
literary types).  Well I have persevered and I'm half way through it 
now and I'm loving it - I just thought you ought to know!
I'm trying to write my own fanfic - I know what I want to say, but my 
lack of imagination (from not reading enough) and my woeful 
vocabulary (from not reading enough) is making it difficult for me to 
express myself.  So therefore I am trying to read as much as I can of 
whatever I can lay my hands on.  I read Silverfin 
(another "childrens" book - a young James Bond by Charlie Higson) in 
2 days flat - I was hooked.  
I suppose what I'm saying is; regarding the recent comments on what 
women should or shouldn't read (in jest, I know) - well who gives a 
stuff?  I am reading more now than I have ever done in my nearly 33 
years on this planet and I feel so empowered - I'm using new words 
(my new favourite is ebullient - I always think that Sirius would be 
ebullient as a dog).
Who cares what I'm reading, or what anyone is reading - I'm reading 
and that is the important thing.
Anyway, I'll go now because I've got it all off my chest and I want 
to read a bit more of Stealing Harry on schnoogle ... I just couldn't 
resist because Sirius is alive and well .....
Sarah xx