Hello everybody,

this is my first entry to this community and I hope this is an acceptable form. If some of the formatting or information is not up to par, please let me know and I'll correct it. :)

Briefest intro: I'm a German physicist in the final stage of her doctorate. I'm writing and reading English most of the time to improve my language skills. Discounting reading matters related to my profession (otherwise most of this would be something like Derek A. Long, The RAMAN effect - a Unified Treatment of the Theory of... and so on), I read mostly fantasy, dark and urban fantasy, and science fiction books, mixed with historical settings and the occasional paranormal romance (if it has a twist; the standard plot of the genre has been abused enough).
I try to give short summaries of the books that don't go past the content of the cover text. Books marked with a * were read in German (original or translation).

( on to the books )