Ruined book
After I finished The Way of Kings (2010) in April, I immediately got a copy of the next book in the series, Words of Radiance (2014). I was eager to go back to Roshar and find out what happens to Kaladin, Shallan, Dalinar, and all the rest. But then, disaster struck.
One Sunday afternoon, I took the book to my backyard to read in the hammock. It's a lovely thing to do when the weather is nice. Our backyard is quite modest, but we have a nice deck and a large maple tree. It's a very inviting place.
I read a little, took a nap, woke up, and went in to eat supper. A perfect Sunday afternoon. After supper, I went to bed without a worry in my mind. The problem was that I'd forgotten the book outside. When it rained that night, my poor book was completely exposed.
The following day, when I found the book, it had sort of "flowered" from all the moisture it had soaked. Unlike anything I'd seen, and absolutely unusable.
Since I wanted to keep reading, I had to buy another one, but this time, I got the e-book for my waterproof Kindle.