![]() RRV: I grew up in Northern Virginia as the son of a cab driver. I can absolutely say that this has been one of my favorite interviews to date, because VirdoįFA: Thanks so much for taking the time out of your schedule to do a little Q&A for FanFiAddict! To start out, tell us a bit about yourself ! His humor shines through in the novel and in this interview. Don’t be mistaken though, this story is still all R.R. ![]() I’m a HUGE KKC fan so this is a big compliment from me. ![]() I’m about halfway through at the time of writing up this blog post and I can definitely see the comparisons. At the time I sent the interview questions off, I had read a few chapters. ![]() Big thanks to boss-man David! Now, if you’ve heard of The First Binding, you’ve probably heard that it is a good novel for fans of The Kingkiller Chronicle. I was lucky to be set up to interview R.R. ![]()
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Did we discover any new favorites? Are we happy with our reading month? Keep on reading our November wrap up to find out! So yesterday we talked about the books we added to our shelves in November. ![]() |