Review: Part V is one of my favorite of the series.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 16, 2014
Review courtesy of All Things Urban Fantasy.Joint review of Parts V & VIFor those who loved THE KRAKEN KING AND THE INEVITABLE ABDUCTION, Parts IV and V of THE KRAKEN KING serial keep the action and the passion turned all the way up. Blackmail, hurried marriages, daring escapes and a love match worth savoring, these two portions of the serial show how great THE KRAKEN KING can be.Part V, THE IRON HEART, now ties THE INEVITABLE ABDUCTION as my favorite of the series, as both Ariq and Zenobia get a chance to exhibit the skills that make them awesome apart and so amazing to imagine together. Even better, Brook’s talent for writing nuanced and fully realized characters extends beyond her hero and heroine to the foes and allies they encounter. Ariq knows the names of the guards he must defeat to escape, and Zenobia faces a foe who is chillingly implacable… and intimately acquainted with Ariq. Everyone has the capacity for surprise and self-interest in this world, and these flaws are as interesting to read as their plans for the future.While THE IRON HEART is full of action, THE CRUMBLING WALLS slows things down a little bit as politics and intrigue replace daring escapes and blackmail. Luckily, to balance this out, Ariq and Zenobia are covering new ground in their relationship. While it is clear that these pieces will fit together to form an amazing book when finished, the pacing and character development of THE KRAKEN KING has completely won me over to the serial format. Formidably in their own right, I can’t wait to see what Zenobia and Ariq accomplish together.Sexual Content: Sex scenes.