Zoaez (zoh-Aes)

[Zoaez she/her]

Hi I am Zoaez, also known elsewhere as Zoaea (games or forums). I also answer to Zoa of you shout it loud enough (and I'm not reading). Although my real name is Jessica (which I also won't hear while reading).

I'm 31, an RN, mother, wife, artist, nerdynerd, and introvert. I enjoy reading, gaming, science, drawing and crafting, day dreaming, and running around like a 2 year old with my daughter (until I collapse with oldpersonexaustion). My favorite past time with books is to theorycraft, I typically do this in my head where my natrual introvertedness likes to cozy up. However when I get really excitable I love to spew forth my thought and also hear others takes on the same source material (even if their idea is crazy to me I still like to see the other perspective). My husband was coersed into reading so that I could gush at him and he not only gave one worded replies, they were mostly 2 letter words! Anyway I finally stumbled upon this site! Woo.

That being said, I've read the books, I have not read any of the extra content or theory floating around the web, I hate spoilers as it takes the fun out. Also I like puzzling out things from their natrual state. That being said I probably won't be able to control my self and will eventually break down and read every Brandon quote I can find (likely as I get more anxious waiting on a nearing release hah).

Ps- I have issues with language, I comb over my posts at least 3 times but I will miss things, grammar is a mystery to me, I've taught my phone to spell as badly as me, doh, (and I abuse these bracket thingies). Also I probably spend 5x the time on any given post than you would naturally have assumed so please be kind if I happen to miss errors or explain my thoughts poorly. =) 

Zoa

[Bugsy he/him]

Hey there, Zoa! Welcome to the forums! I hope you enjoy your time here. If you have any questions, forum related, book related, or other, feel free to ask. The people here are by and large an amazing community, so you should get a well thought out answer really quickly. 

Have you read all of Sanderson's books? Which was your favorite? Also, are you cosmere-aware?

[Zoaez she/her]

Thank you for the welcome!

2 minutes ago, Bugsy6912 said:

Have you read all of Sanderson's books? Which was your favorite? Also, are you cosmere-aware?

I have not read the white sand one yet, and secret history almost snuck past me but I found it a month ago. I am cosmere-aware, heh. (Is perfect state cosmere...)

Books read:

Mistborn novels, all (plus secret history) 

Warbreaker

The shorts like 6th of dusk, emperors soul, ect

Stormlight archive 1 and 2

Rithmatist

Reckoners (all) super... I mean Epics rock

Wheel of time (which is how I discovered him)

I avoid unpublished works cause it will mix in my head with the cannon and I'll probably be wary of what I look at on the site. Unless I get too obsessive. >.>

Is it weird that 6th of the dusk was one of my all time favs? I even read his breakdown on how he wrote it despite me sucking at english.

I'd say the ones I've read 2 times are my favs: 6th of dusk, WoR, mistborn 1, Steelheart, Firefight (aha! I guessed the professors weakness), ugh this list is getting long.

Maybe I should say my least favorite are the Wax and Wayne books but I still liked them more than 95% of any other authors books.

Zoa

[Bugsy he/him]

Sixth of Dusk is one of my personal favorites, too

I don't see Elantris on your list of read books, was that an accidental omission or have you not read it yet? If you haven't read it yet, I'd definitely recommend it. It was his 1st published book, so it's a little less polished than his later novels, but I really liked it. 

And I don't believe Perfect State is Cosmere bc (IIRC), it's set on a future Earth, and Earth isn't cosmere. Good question, though!

[CarolaDavar she/her]

It doesn't say 'a cosmere novella' on the front, so I assume Perfect State is not cosmere. 

Anyway. Good to meet you! I hope you enjoy your time here!

[Zoaez she/her]

Oh, yes I have read Elantris. I was not aware that it (or warbreaker or emperors soul) were cosmere until recently however, now I need to reread and take notes!

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

So we have another artist on the Shard, among other things.

Welcome!

[Roarsach]

Welcome  hope you dont end up dreaming about hoid after reading to much in here

[Elenion he/him]

Warning: do not eat the cookies. Consider yourself warned.