The Wheel of Time is one that I'd like to read eventually too! Best of luck with Malazan! Our group has had a blast—definitely rewarding to read with a group if you can find others willing to commit because it's so dense that we're often able to theorize or point out parts that others overlooked!
Also love that you collect YoYo's too! My favorite is my OneDrop Markmont Classic. Smoothest and most balanced YoYo I've ever tried! Do you have a fave?
Yes, I've heard so much about Malazan. I basically got into fantasy more big time a couple of years ago, and decided to start going through the most popular series, and WoT was first up, being the probably most popular. (I was and am a huge Sanderson fan before this, that's one reason I decided to read more fantasy.)
YoYo's - actually my first YoYo was a OneDrop. I was collecting spinners at the time and they came out with a spinner, which is how I heard of them, then they came out with the Deep State YoYo, which sounded really cool as a "carry around everywhere" kind of thing. Of course it's not a very good YoYo for actually learning, it's thin and semi-responsive.
I haven't really played enough with any of my YoYos, but I think my favorite of the ones I have is the Boost Afterburner. It just looks amazing, and plays beautifully. But I've probably actually played the most with the Shutter and the Replay (plastic YoYo).
Also love that you collect YoYo's too! My favorite is my OneDrop Markmont Classic. Smoothest and most balanced YoYo I've ever tried! Do you have a fave?