A book knocked the wind out of me!

A book knocked the wind out of me!

If you are wondering if someone threw a really heavy book at me, the answer is no. Though the book in question is quite heavy.

I have been reading Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings from the past several months and the ending of Part Three just knocked the wind out of me.

I literally had to close the book and sit quietly with my eyes closed. Even then, my mind reeled for several minutes. I felt sick reading how Kaladin got his slave brand! I can't remember the last time this happened to me while reading a book.


After several minutes, I decided that I had to write about this somewhere. And the best place seemed to be my blog on which I had not posted in a couple of years. I had to write about it, I couldn't not write it. So, here we are.

More than three hundred pages remain and I am on page 792. Like I said, it is a heavy book. Things are starting to heat up and I eagerly await the Sanderlanche.

Among other news, I am happy to share that I self-published my first ever novel on Amazon!


Lady in the Scarlet Scarf was published in November 2024 and is available to buy on Amazon. If you prefer to read it for free, you can do so on Royal Road.

Until next time, take care and see you soon hopefully.


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