RAVEN MANDRIL

Aimee Hatfield ‡ 02/01/80 ‡ Lincoln, Nebraska

What are your favorite LJS books? TSC1: The Initiation, TSC2: The Captive, TSC3: The Power, TFG1: The Hunter, TFG2: The Chase, and TFG3: The Kill

Why are these your favorite books? I can never choose between TSC and TFG - whichever one I read most recently usually ends up being my favorite. But I love TSC because 1. It's got a great plot, 2. It sucks you in so that feel like you're living right alongside Cassie, and you feel bad when things go wrong, and 3. It always leaves me a warm, fuzzy feeling when I'm finished. I love TFG for pretty much the same reasons, and I think the plot is the most interesting out of all of LJS' books. And ... JULIAN! ;-)

Why do you like LJS? She has a way of writing from the heart. Her books don't just say what's going on, they say how it's going on. You *feel* her writing, and you get swept along with the emotions. Which is why I can't put one down once I've started reading it, no matter how many times I've read it.

What is your favorite book overall (of every author)? That's really tough to pick, for the same reason I can't pick my favorite LJS book. I tend to like books more right after I've read them, and there are a number of books I'd call favorites at any given time. To name a few, I guess, Stephen King's Eyes of the Dragon and IT; John Jakes' North and South trilogy, Jenny Carroll's (aka Meg Cabot) Mediator series, most of Richie Tankersley Cusik's books... It could go on, but I'll stop myself now.

What character(s) did you identify with? Cassie Blake, Jenny Thornton, Meredith Sulez

What character(s) did you fall in love with? Gabriel takes the cake... *sigh* But also Julian, and Morgead and Nick to an extent.

What character(s) did you admire/want to be like? Any of the main characters, because LJ always makes them strong in the end. :-)

What is your goal in life? Well... I already graduated college and have a job at a newspaper, so that goal's taken care of. Already married, so that one is too. ;-) I guess I'd still like to publish a book. And eventually (WAAAY eventually) have kids.