Review: 4.5 stars - Enter the world of the Kraken King - part one is a fun start - and only a week to wait for the next:)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2014
In the air and on the sea, Zenobia Fox is going to get way more adventure than she bargained for as she falls into the world of the Kraken King...I am so excited about The Kraken King stories, and as much as I am an instant gratification fan, I think the serial format is fun - and it's going to force me to savor the story instead of my usual gobbling.  Another wonderful thing about getting the story in installments is not having to wait months/years for 'more' from this favorite series and since it is Zenobia's story it seems very fitting that it be episodic.This first episode does a great job of endearing me to both of the leads: Zenobia Fox (Archimede's sister who is the "Scribbling Spinster" chronicler of his adventures) and Ariq the Kraken King.  There is a good chemistry between the pair, but I really like that the first things that attract Ariq to Zenobia - who is traveling 'undercover' as Gertrude Inkslinger(Inkslinger how great a name is that:) - is Zenobia's bravery and her quick mind.  I also love that Ariq is very straightforward in his dealings with Zenobia which makes me better able to handle the obstacle to Zenobia acting on her attraction.It is interesting that this story shows us another portion of the Iron Seas world and it is fun to hear Ariq, who was a leader in the rebellion against the Golden Horde, speak of England as that 'little work colony' (which it really was in the Iron Seas history.) Other than the romance, the thing that I think makes this whole series so much fun is the dash of adventure and it looks like there will be a bit with each installment - here that adventure drops Zenobia in the middle of the 'be careful of what you wish for' excitement she'd hoped to observe from the front row.  Can't wait for more.I do have a helpful hint for those picking up The Kraken King, since there is bonus excerpt for the Iron Duke at the end of this story, scope out the ending percentage ahead (these stories end at between 80 to 90% of the kindle content.) Not knowing this ahead of time, I was surprised to be 'all done' so soon (but then again this could have been ten times as many pages and the end would have still come too soon for me:)(I received an complementary copy of this for review from the author - but I purchased a copy of this for my very own and have the rest of the eight episodes preordered.)