Congratulations Anbaric Lights!

July 11th will mark the one year anniversary of Anbaric Light's inaugural post, a review of Book 1 of John Flanagan's "Ranger's Apprentice" series, The Ruins of Gorlan. In the months since, we've reviewed 26 different books, 17 by me, and 9 by special guest bloggers.

What began as a grad school project has taken on a life of its own thanks to a small, yet dedicated cadre of faithful readers, commentors, and bloggers. In the months to come I would love to expand the scope of Anbaric Lights, and hopefully attract submissions from a broader circle of readers and writers.

Here are some fun books on my to-be-read shelf that I hope to have reviews for in the coming weeks:

Hope to have a Sea of Monsters (Book 2) review up soon, but I love me some "Percy and the Olympians."

From the author of American Born Chinese.

Book 2, See my review of The Maze of Bones (Book 1) here.

Note to the intrepid reader: I like to wait for the paperbacks, so I'm usually one volume behind in popular series, or a year behind the release of popular titles. If I am reviewing a current hardcover, then it almost certainly came from the library, or was purchased with a gift card.

Thanks to everyone who has visited the site, commented, or submitted blogs over the last year! Keep reading and let's do what we can to continue to spread the word about awesome children's literature!

-Sir Readsalot

P.S.- Let's also try to broaden our scope to include nonfiction, other mediums (especially the graphic novel), and genres beyond adventure, mystery, and fantasy.