I'm so happy to hear you've started the series! I saw the movie w/ my stepdaughter and then went home and read the first book in 24 hours, then finished the 3 others w/in the week while working full time and dealing w/ 2 toddlers! It is my new fandom, I never thought I'd do another fandom after Buffy, but I am HOOKED! SM writing IS flawed, but she's a great story teller, and there are so many ladies in the fandom that can write, so the fics are great.