Your thought on The Thief are my thoughts, down to a t! But I finished it due to promises having been made by several people I trust, and boy did the rest of the books deliver. I hope you continue with the series. They truly are fabulous.

And I've discovered two new books thanks to this list, yay! Btw if you do manage to keep track of your fanfic reading next year, not only will I be highly interested in the outcome, but also how you pull it off ;)