I finished a book! 
 This one wasn't anything amazing or different really and it managed to just barely hold my interest. It's not bad by any means, but it's very meticulous and kind of boring. I appreciated the "realism" in it despite the fact that it was a fantasy novel, it's a good look at a strong female character's rise to becoming a great warrior (as far as I can tell). But it's boring going through everything she does. The plot doesn't really seem to go anywhere, it kind of wanders around, which is really realistic if we're following a common soldier's life, but damn, boring. 
 I might consider reading on in the series at some point, but not anytime soon. There's a lot of series that I find more interesting to get through first.