Review: 4.5 stars - Part II, in which Zenobia gets her first inkling of the true tenacity of the Kraken King...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2014
I just grow to love this pairing more with every episode. As part II unwinds and we get to see both Zenobia and Ariq in action as they begin their journey across Australia towards the Red City.  And Ariq's response to a deadly crisis illustrates just why he earned the nickname of the Kraken King and Zenobia's showcases the clever quick thinking and bravery that caught his Ariq's eye in the first place.Along the way there are some nice touches of humor, and the whole thing is wrapped back up with just a bit of a tease to lure you into wanting part III *now* - although, either this ending just felt less abrupt than Part I's or I am getting accustomed to the 'to be continued' style that is the hallmark of serial stories. But in case you were wondering 'to be continued' is not synonymous with "cliff hanger ending". Each of the stories look to be relatively contained, offering a bit of forward movement in the background arc, exploring some new territory and delving deeper into Zenobia and Ariq's individual pasts while moving them towards the not yet romance.One lesson that I did learn in my second foray into serial-land, is that next episode I am scoping out the percentage for the ending in advance since each of the Kraken King stories are followed by Iron Seas excerpts (part I&II; have The Iron Duke, and since I peeked, III &IV; have Heart of Steel and V has Riveted) and as such the Kraken King part of these books seem to end at around 80 to 90 percent of the Kindle content.(As a disclosure,I did get an early peek at episode II as a complimentary copy from the author, but I also purchased a nicely formatted Kindle version for my keeper 'shelf'.)