I just finished Patrick Rothfuss's The Name of the Wind. It's a fantasy novel, the first in an ongoing series. Overall, it's exceptionally well-written, with an engaging plot and realistic, relateable characters. It really feels like you're being told a story. The plot device "If this were a story _____ would happen, but instead ______" got a little old, but I did appreciate the attempt at realism -- it was not as stark and bleak as Abercrombie's First Law series, but still much better done than with most fantasy series. A little slow to develop, but I was still engrossed for most of the book.