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Excellent follow up to The Name of the Wind. Now I‘m stuck with my friend who recommended these, waiting for book 3. Love the journey, fae and Kvothe‘s internal and external battles. Kvothe matured and learned so much through this segment of his story, but I felt letdown with more questions along with the Chronicler toward the end.

I‘m still hoping to finish one more book today, but I‘m okay calling my top read of the year. Obviously, it‘s the tagged book.

I read some great books this year and some mediocre books. But I‘m happy with my 2023 reading.

#topread2023 #2023readingbracket

I mean, was it even a competition?! Best book I read in May!

#2023ReadingBracket

Finished my #superchunkster! This book is 1000 pages with very small font and I absolutely loved every second of it.

I was glad to see Kvothe leave the university and go on some interesting adventures. I love the way this story unfolds and now I‘m mad I need to wait until the next book is finally published.

#chunksterchallenge2023

Didn‘t realize the #magnificentmay readathon started today! I‘ve been super busy, but hoping to make a dent in the tagged book this week. I‘m currently 300 pages into it!

I‘m also listening to what I think is the last Harry Dresden book but I‘m not sure.

And on my kindle is Station Eternity, which is pretty interesting so far! I sometimes have a hard time getting into sci-fi but this is fun.

I had a gift card burning a whole in my pocket! So grabbed some books on my TBR!

I‘ve been doing so good lately and reading books I actually own, so I awarded myself with more books! 😆

#newbooks #bookhaul

Kvothe's tale as told to the chronicler moves at a very leisurely pace and with immense attention to everyday detail. This made what was essentially an action story feel very leisurely, and the worldbuilding was vivid courtesy of the realism of the writing.

#fantasy #epicfantasy

Language learning with Fantasy Fiction...Nederlands style... life is loaded with joy, brimming with excitement, and much is stashed inside the sleeves and pages of our books.

It took me about a month to finish The Wise Man‘s Fear, but I enjoyed every minute of it. Honestly, I wasn‘t ready for it to end, so that‘s probably why it took me so long. This series is so, so good. I can‘t believe I waited so long to give it a try.

Full review: https://wildwoodreads.com/2022/07/20/the-wise-mans-fear-review/

Happy Friday! What are you reading this weekend?

I planned to read Words of Radiance but I had to jump straight into The Wise Man‘s Fear. This series has me captivated. Plus, I just found out there‘s a novella from Auri‘s perspective. I went straight to Pangobooks and ordered it.

https://wildwoodreads.com/2022/06/17/reading-chat-continuing-the-kingkiller-chro...

Where is book 3! 😩😩😩

“Teccam claims it is better to have a mouthful of poison than a secret of the heart. Any fool will spit out poison, he says, but we hoard these painful treasures. We swallow hard against them every day, forcing them deep inside us. They they sit, growing heavier, festering. Given enough time, they cannot help but #crush the heart that holds them.” #QuotsySep21

#ConflictedWorlds @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#Fear

I fear we will never see book 3 in this series! ?

On a serious note, I think the author suffes from what the tech world calls "feature creep". You keep adding things and improving things which causes the release date to keep moving forward and the software or product just never gets released.

an interesting book, but not as brilliant as i remember it being

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
#awesomeapril @andrew65

• The Wise Man‘s Fear and Instant Karma
• Tess of The Road by Rachel Hartman
• Lore by Alexandra Bracken, ACOSF by SJM, and Elatsoe by Darcy Little Badger

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

#ForeverNovember @OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
#Fear

I "fear" this series is never going to be completed!

Had to make a last minute substitution since one of the books on my list was archived on Netgalley, but here's my #bookspinbingo ready to go for September

@TheAromaofBooks

My beautiful TBR pile (with more on my Kindle and a couple more on the way lol). Nonfiction on the left/fiction on the right. I've been in a bit of a reading slump lately, only reading in small snippets here and there. So my current reads are slow going. It was a bit motivating to take out my TBR pile and read their blurbs and first lines, to gaze at their covers and remember why I bought each one. Does anyone else ever get in a reading slump?

I may have loved this one more than the first. 😀

It's a chunkster, but it's definitely worth it. I really enjoy the way it's told in stories and switches between past and present.

This series is becoming one of my favorites and I can't wait to see what happens next.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Updated TBR list # 2

Phew! I finished. 994 pages (wipes beads of perspiration from forehead) 😉
On the one hand I loved this book. I loved the world and the magic and the adventures and Rothfuss‘ writing is so easy and smooth to read. But there was a big portion of this book where Kvothe is figuring out a kind of sexual philosophy, seeing gender roles across cultures, and to me that got quite weird and cringey. I‘m hoping that in the 3rd book Deanna sorts that out!

#bookreport @Cinfhen

It‘s all fantasy for me this week! Loved Spinning Silver and now I‘m 300 odd pages into the second Kingkiller book. I‘m loving spending all this time in university with Kvothe - I don‘t ever want to leave, it‘s almost as cool as Hogwarts.

And unusually for me I‘ve been bingeing Netflix. For a good YA romcom, Never Have I Ever is so cute. For something a little deeper, the movie The Half of It is just wonderful.

Amazing story, amazing use of magic and amazing characters. I could not put this book down and wait patiently for the 3rd book. If you are an epic fantasy fan this series is a must. Save review as first book. A must read

Now that I am finally merely 250 pages from actually completing this behemoth, Dillon and I have been having many conversations about theory. To say that my BF loves these books is an understatement. I am happy that @Kimberlone recommended the audible route, because it has been the perfect companion to being on the go the last few weeks. #KvotheisFINALLYoutofthewoods

#BiblioMAYnia @OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
#SequelPlease

I have enjoyed this series and I am waiting patiently for book 3. After 7/8 years it is supposed to be out this year. I can't help but be skeptical.

This is the continuation of Kvothe's story, and it was a bit of a disappointment after the first book. It begins with Kvothe at the University, however he has caused too much controversy for the University of late and so decides to spend a term away to let his infamy die down. There was just far too much going on in this book, too many plots to count and everything very strangely paced, and I really felt the book dragged on as a result. 3⭐

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHAT

#acrossApril April 17: serenade

In the tagged, Kvothe writes songs to successfully woo the Maer's bride.

Plus the first thing that popped in my mind for serenade was the epic Lloyd Dobler. ❤️

Unbelievable book that really never drags even though it is 1000 pages. This book is not for the easily distracted though. Epic fantasy, must read, but make sure you read book 1 first.

I got a little more than an hour and a half of reading in while my reading buddy took a nap 😂 #StayHome24in48

"Basha. What is a word for that here? A man who is intimate with both women and men?"
"Lucky?" Denna suggested. "Tired? Ambidextrous?"
"Ambisextrous," I corrected.

???

New Audible credit! ❤️ Super excited to start this one! Thanks to @Copwithabook for sending the first Kingkiller book to me ages ago in a swap!

"Introduction to Not Being a Stupid Jackass"

Oh, I wish the university I went to had this class ?

You have a stone in your heart, and some days it's so heavy there is nothing to be done.

We love what we love. Reason does not enter into it. In many ways, unwise love is the truest love. Anyone can love a thing because. That's as easy as putting a penny in your pocket. But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect.

A tree doesn't make a thunderstorm, but any fool knows where lightning's going to strike.

Another engaging read. I need more of this story and these characters.

God, it took more than a month to arrive 😫 but it's finally here 💘

Fans of The Wise Man‘s Fear already know what to expect since it is Book 2 of the Kingkiller Chronicle series and picks up where The Name of the Wind leaves off. Fans have been waiting on Book 3 to be released for about 10 years now, though signs point to the third book being released this year. I‘ve invested close to 70 hours on this series and look forward to the conclusion. The narrator is top notch. Overall rating: 4.51 stars

Okay, wow. I struggled through the first in this series, but this book was fantastic. You have to be a devoted reader to tackle it (1000 pgs) and enjoy the fantasy genre. Kvothe continues to tell his story through Chronicler, but this book's pace is far better than the first. A whole new world of characters are developed & Kvothe's mystery is cemented in my imagination. I want to know what happens next!

Some day I‘ll finish this hefty book and I‘ll die because the next one is not out. It‘s so good and I‘m enjoying it while the pups nap. #dogsoflitsy

Gah! Just as riveting and spell binding as the first! Tehlu (and the Cthaeh😂) only knows when Rothfuss will release the third book!!

Quickly approaching the end of the #thewisemansfear with no release date in sight for book 3 😱

These are my #biggestdisappointmentsof2019 . These are books I expected to enjoy but ended up leaving me feeling disappointed for one reason or another. A few do overlap with my least favorites list, but just because these books left me disappointed doesn‘t mean I found them all pan worthy. One I even rated as a pick. I feel like these require some explanation, so I‘ll add that in the comments.

Book two. I really enjoy the story. Patrick Rothfuss writes really well. The story differs in location and cultures. I would love to hear theories of who the mysterious patron is for Denna.