Initial Impressions 6/12/15: But... but really. What do I do now? These books are so... great isn't even a good enough word. I basically get lost in them. I forget what else is going on. Despite their length, I can't even read other books at the same time. I'm constantly fully engrossed and without even a pub date for book three on the horizon... I feel lost. 
 I'm SO glad I got into these (thanks Alyssa & Amy and everyone else who encouraged me). I think I liked the subject matters more in book one (I do love the time in the University) but The Wise Man's Fear did set up SO much for the overall plot of the series and also has me a bit panicked for book three. In a good way? I'm really not sure. But I need to inhale it. 
 Full review as originally posted HERE on The Book Addict's Guide 6/26/15: I fell in love with THE NAME OF THE WIND earlier this year and quickly fell down the rabbit hole that is this fandom and I am totally okay with not surfacing any time soon. I knew I wanted to inhale THE WISE MAN'S FEAR shortly thereafter but knew the wait for the third book would be excruciating... but decided to forge ahead anyway! 
 THE WISE MAN'S FEAR pulled me even deeper into Kvothe's story and I've gotta say, these characters are just amazing. I said it in my review for THE NAME OF THE WIND too but Patrick Rothfuss is so amazing at getting the reader invested in a character. I quickly grew to care deeply for Kvothe and the story that he's telling makes me extremely uneasy because we keep popping back to the "present day" story where Kvothe has ended up (unknown how to the reader still) and is (no spoilers -- this is literally how the first chapter of the first book ends) waiting to die. So... this still hasn't changed yet? Kvothe isn't magically going to live now? This is the conundrum I feel with Maggie Stiefvater's Raven Cycle (also not a spoiler -- it's the first chapters as well). I'm so invested in these characters and the author tells the reader up front that X character WILL die. And despite it all, I still try to believe things will be okay. I'm a constant emotional wreck. 
 Listening to Kvothe has made me believe that he can get himself out of anything -- even the most terrible situation, although he may not come out unscathed -- so I have hope for the future and yet I know that Patrick Rothfuss will still destroy us. Any which way you slice it, I've really enjoyed listening to Kvothe's story and I just love his narration as well (he is Edema Ruh, so naturally). I will say that I thought the story flowed a bit better in THE NAME OF THE WIND than in THE WISE MAN'S FEAR, though. I was wanted about Felurian and while I didn't severely dislike her, she still was far from likeable for me and the section of Kvothe's story with Felurian did feel like it started to drag after a while. It definitely had its importance (like, a reall, really big thing happened) and I wasn't really bothered by it (though Felurian herself is a bit much to handle sometimes. It's the "child-like" aspects. True immaturity really gets me), I did think it carried on too long and could have been condense. I think I also liked the story line of THE NAME OF THE WIND a bit more because it felt a bit more localized. It took place mostly at the University (once Kvothe arrived) but Kvothe actually has a few travels throughout THE WISE MAN'S FEAR. I did like exploring this world a bit more but sometimes I'm not ready for that leap from the setting I've grown to know and love! 
 There's too much of this book to get into the plot bit by bit but really just love how everything comes together. I still love that there are so many things that we DON'T know and how much we discover in each book. The world is so solid and alive and cohesive that it makes me wish I could just jump right in and yet there's still so much to discover about Kvothe, his life, and how he ended up at the inn, waiting to die. (Honestly. My heart drops having to keep saying that.) 
 These books are truly wonderful and I love the time I've spent with them so far! I hope no one minds how into this fandom I am now (since I'm a late-comer) but I am so incredibly invested in this story and these characters! Now the hardest part will be waiting for the next book...