Review: Review for Part I to VI
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2014
This is a review for Part I to VIThere are three things I felt I needed to get off my chest before I started this review.One. I recently found out I am not at all a fan of serials. I love the finished full book because when I get into something, I strongly dislike having to stop in a middle of a story because it's not finished yet and wait a couple of weeks to months for the rest to come out. This did not deter me away from The Kraken King and finishing it. Just something I quickly learned along the way.Two. I have never read anything by Meljean Brook before, so I have not read any of the earlier books of this series. That's okay, it does follow what looks like a different set of characters and although Zenobia has been in other parts of the series before, I could read this as a stand alone just fine.Three. Ariq. Oh swooness alert, this man has made this entire book a really hot worthwhile. I can take waiting a few weeks to a few months to finish this series, as long as I can have more of Ariq.Zenobia Fox is a writer. So while her brother Archimedes is known quiet well for his exploits, the only real adventures Zenobia finds herself is in writing her stories. After finding herself in yet another predicament, being attacked by marauders on a ship in another attempt at kidnapping – she is saved by no other than Ariq the Kraken King.Ariq doesn't know who Zenobia is, or why her ship was a target in an attack. Thinking she might be a spy, Ariq is set to find out everything he can about the mysterious woman. What he didn't expect was to be unexpectedly drawn to the woman, making it his priority not only to crack through the woman's goals and show her identity but he would want nothing more but to lure her into his bed. As a war brews on the inside for both Zenobia and Ariq, there is even a bigger one on the outside that can cost thousands of lives.What a wonderful read. I thoroughly have enjoyed Zenobia's and Ariq's adventure so far. Brook's writing is simply stunning. The world and the character's that she has created make it so easy to find yourself immersed and lost in her novels. I found it hard to put this book down and originally did want to review them maybe in two's, but before I knew it I had finished what was available and just knew I had to do it in one shot.The attraction between Zenobia and Ariq is clear from the very first meets, from the very first touch. I enjoyed watching the sparks of both attraction and frustrations as they continued to clash heads throughout the book. Ariq was everything I wanted. He is a protective alpha male who would do anything to keep his word. So when Zenobia get's kidnapped once again, he would literally cross the ocean to get her. Seriously, this could really make a woman swoon.Zenobia was just as interesting. I loved her passion for writing, that it was almost a kind of obsession. Her need to write made her character quiet original and unique. After being kidnapped so many times, she had built a lot of walls around herself. Walls that Ariq has a hard time knocking down at first. But with a little manipulation, stole kisses, and heroic heart stopping moments, maybe just maybe she would slowly start bringing them down.I cannot wait to read the rest of this series. There is a war brewing with a lot of lives in danger and Ariq and Zenobia find themselves in the thick of it. And it is possible that only Ariq has the power to put a stop to it. Action, adventure, romance and a very original world! Brook has created something truly amazing for the steampunk lovers.From the publisher through Netgalley in exchange of an honest review!