Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

So who writes a review after reading the 7th book? But then, who reads a review OF the 7th book? It was this first of the series that hooked me. And let me say that I'm not the right demographic....too old and no RPG experience....turned based strategy (Civ 5)...and I still really liked the book....now books. The writing is good, the character development is great, and a whole world has been created.....who can do that. There is enough building Richter's game and skill levels that the action is constant. And there is enough building of his locale that I can choose to think of this as a strategy game. But mostly I walk around now wondering why I'm not getting prompts saying "you've discovered...."