I have had the opportunity to read this book for some time now and have held off for a while because I feared it wouldn't hold up to my expectations. With the release of his new novella though I figured I couldn't wait any longer, so with great trepidation I cracked open the second volume in the series and ....... it lived up to everything I had wanted. The thing I loved the most is that it flowed and although it would slow down at times it would never leave me wanting. We get a variety of adventures in this volume and a deeper look in to the legend of Kvothe, and I imagine that the third volume is going to be not only immense but quite riotous as well. Who can say how this will all end, for at this point things can surely go two ways, very bad or just bad that is tinged with good. I cannot wait!