I love to read. Mostly crime drama. Some sci-fi/fantasy. Occasionally a romance well-buried in something intriguing and usually scientific or criminal. One series I was turned onto several years ago is A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin. This is fantasy world building at its finest. Martin develops a couple dozen characters that you can't help but love to hate. Before you know it, you're talking about them as though they are real and you know them personally.
