Review: Meljean Brook keeps tensions and quality running high in another great part to this serial release of The Kraken King.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 1, 2014
Please note this review is for part four of a serial and contains slight spoilers for previous installments.Zenobia and her friend Helene have finally reached the Red City where Helene's husband is the French ambassador. After being nearly abducted and subsequently rescued by Ariq in the smugglers' dens Zenobia breathes a sigh of relief - only the has another problem: Ariq is determined to know her secrets. Already he knows her true identity, and although Zenobia wants to trust him she cannot be certain how much he already knows, how much she should tell him and if he truly cares for her.Meljean Brook turns up the heat in this installment, and just as it seems Zenobia and Ariq will finally have a true forging of hearts everything changes (this is the "Inevitable Abduction" part of the title). They are taken by two men from Ariq's past who are determined to get their hands on a deadly war machine to combat the Great Khagan of the Golden Empire. Ariq left his rebel days behind and he refuses to give up the weapon - and he refuses to give up on Zenobia. However, it may prove impossible to do both.This is the halfway point of the Kraken King. Despite being filled mainly with dialogue and contemplation by the characters this part ends with the most excitement and will leave you desperate to know how Zenobia and Ariq will find their way out of this newest predicament.