Ha I didn't expect that twist when I first read you saying you wanted to DNF the first book initially. :p Good to know! I still need to read her other stuff, but I love love loved Uprooted.

When I was in the hospital once the doctor who came in had Novik as her last name, and I commented that this would be easy for me to remember because it was the same as an author I liked. And then she revealed that Naomi Novik is her sister!