The Dubious Tale of the Winter Wizard

Overall I really enjoyed this book, it was just a fun Fantasy Read. I didn't get the same Harry Potter vibes that a lot of people have commented. There were a couple points where the pacing or character advancements seemed forced or abrupt, starting to go by the Winter Wizard for example seemed to come out of nowhere.
Primarily I loved the relationships between characters, especially in the jumps forward as they are writing the book, and I could relate to the main character somewhat as I always felt like I missed that one important piece of info like he did in the beginning.
I am looking forward to the next installment. This book did seem to end somewhat abruptly, to the point that I could have used a little more explaining, so I am definitely looking forward to what happens next with the characters.