А эта мне прям понравилась! Хотя ничего удивительного, во второй части герои по большей части медленно томятся в собственном соку, а тушеные книги мне всегда по душе!
Сюжетные излишества в виде придворных сплетен и скандалов меня как раз угнетают, но это необходимое зло.
Буду надеяться, что у Scarlet o'Hara разовьется его талант и он там всех во дворце шокирует своими пиротехническими умениями!
Дальше пошла читать. Very good, but it made me wonder why bookandcouldn't be just one volume, I'm the only one that like longer fantasy books Bookandwere so short I really think it would be more logical one, not two books,
Starting thenow, bookend as book, with a cliffhanger, Just as good as Book, secrets and lies and intrigue and a journey to a far away land,
Bring on Book, full review after BookThis story was basically a blowbyblow rewrite of “Prisoner of the Raven”, which I hated for a number of reasons.
A very long sea voyage during which one protagonist gets sick while being nursed and fretted over by the other protagonist, then protagonistgets sick and gets nursed by protagonistand then repeat this cycle again and again, ad nauseum.
Almost everything was redone here, right down the UTTERLY POINTLESS heterosexual encounter, What, again, was the point of writing a scene where Liall gets his privates fondled by his old female mentor and enjoys it enough to get sexually aroused, make out with her, and almost cheat on Scarlet What was the point To show him getting excited just so as to reiterate yet again that Liall is super masculine and can get it up for the ladies What point AT ALL was there in the author including this scene At least his didnt completely have hardcore straight sex with her in FRONT of Scarlet like the character did in “Prisoner of the Raven”, which was utterly debasing and revolting, and not because it was lady parts, Im not that squeamish.
I was disgusted because it was cheap and pointless, and it didnt add anything to the storyline, And what of the storyline with Lialls exwife It was pointless as well, And in the end it came to nothing at all, Other than portraying her as a trite, immature, hysterical bch, which surprises me coming from a female writer, What irritates me now is that so often, even in gay literature, there is a lack of legitimacy and dignity regarding the homosexual relationship arc, Gay characters cant even reign supreme in their own literary domain now! It's like we're going backwards and I think that really speaks to some deeper issues, Anyway, Im done ranting to noone, I didnt care for this story and I skimmed through the third one just to wrap it up, and, BIG NEWS: I didnt really care for it either, What started as a very promising potential plot basically just went off the rails on a crazy train, I dont even care enough to write another whiney review about the third book, 'Mariner's Luck' is the second book in Kirby Crow's series 'Scarlet and the White Wolf' the main focus of this one seemed to be the development of Liall amp Scarlet's relationship as they travelled to Liall's homeland.
Scarlet has proven himself to be brave and courageous beyond measure as he comes to Liall's rescue on more than one occasion and Liall is no less fearless in his attempts to protect Scarlet from harm.
Unfortunately part of Liall's efforts to protect Scarlet involves keeping secrets and in a relationship that rarely, if ever, goes well, The romance between Liall and Scarlet flows throughout the story as a subtle steady undercurrent never really taking centre stage nor does it step off to the wings, It is a constant hum that drew me along and kept me wanting more, I like that this story is relying on an actual plot and interaction between the MC's to develop their relationship,
For me this was the connecting piece between where the story started in Scarlet's native land and where it will ultimately end in Liall's homeland or possibly beyond I haven't read bookyet, so who knows and while the author could have chosen to do this in a few pages at the end of the first book or the beginning of the third book I really enjoyed the that thismonth voyage was given more attention than that.
A lot of Liall and Scalet's relationship happened on this voyage and I liked that it wasn't rushed or condensed into a few pages but given the time to unfold in a more believable manner.
I have little if any doubt that when I get done booklike so many of my friends who have read this series I will be clamoring for the next book, but at least I'll have lots of good company.
I'm off to read bookbecause really the only thing I can add here is if you love fantasy and m/m works for you, YOU need to check this series out, I continue my adventure in the fictional land built by Kirby Crow, I love it and continue to be delighted that these are the books I chose as my holiday read,
Highly recommended This second book is more focused on the romance development, It was less thrilling but I still enjoyed it very much, The end lets me hope for obscure machinations, . . I really don't understand how this story qualifies as a full novel and is priced as much as the other installments in the "Scarlet and the White Wolf" series.
I don't want to be too strict and say that nothing happens, because we do get to learn a little more about the two main characters but that's it.
This book, taking place almost entirely on a ship, is so short it could just be part of Book One, Ripoff at its finest.
The repetition killed me, Scarlet gets sick and Liall nurses him, Then Liall gets sick and Scarlet nurses him, And we get told dozens of times that no one likes poor Scarlet, Redundant.
Finally, for adollars, really short novel novella, I expected much better editing,
Three and not two only because the author still managed to move the story a tiny bit forward and keep her story interesting, Ravishing, seductive, heartbreaking and subtle, Everything I could want from High fantasy M/M and more,
A thrilling continuation of the lives of these charaters, I will definitely be reading these books again,
Full review to follow
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If you havent read Book, sitelinkThe Pedlar and the Bandit King, this review will contain spoilers
This continues Scarlet and Lialls adventures directly after book one.
After a terrific actionpacked scene, they
gain passage aboard a ship bound for the far North, to Lialls homeland, The author continues with the same great imagery and compelling story about these two men from very different backgrounds who are inexorably drawn to each other,
Most of this book tells of their long, four month ocean voyage where they are constantly together in close quarters, Its mostly clashing feelings and simmering attraction between them, and Scarlets virginal standoffishness gets tiresome, Liall plays into it with his dithering and having to protect Scarlets honor from the scabrous mariners surrounding them, It all reminds me of those smutty pirate bodice rippers, and Scarlet is the damsel held captive and in constant peril for his life and virginity, Except without the smut.
Its the last third or so of the book when things really pick up there is some great atsea action to push the pacing, And the wonderful seduction scenes, when we finally get them, are well worth the wait, We know that there is much more to both these men, The author doles out snippets, just enough, to keep us guessing about Lialls family and history, It is welcome when we get more glimmers of it in the very last section of the book,
In book one Scarlet is such a dynamic figure, Hes fiercely independent and self sufficient, he is clever and inventive, Ive lost a little of that in him here, He seems to fade into Lialls shadow as we get more of Lialls voice and his background, Its inevitable as this becomes all about courtly intrigue and family infighting, But here is Scarlet hes followed Liall, left his beloved homeland for the unknown, thrown into the machinations, and in danger of being relegated to concubine status,
One wonders how Scarlet will stand for it, and how hell fit into it all with his own nottobeforgotten, mysterious powers, I'm hooked on to book three, .