Scan barcode
A review by wordsaremyforte
Spice and Wolf, Vol. 8 (light novel): Town of Strife I by Isuna Hasekura
3.0
This is the lowest I've ever rated a S&W novel, and, of course, with 20+ volumes in this series, not every single one can be a masterpiece. I still love and adore Holo and Lawrence and their dynamic, and Col was a fun addition, but I can't help but hope that he isn't a permanent part of the group. His presence just made Holo and Lawrence's interactions all the more awkward and strained, and that famous brashness of the wise wolf herself was a bit toned down.
In previous volumes, I was able to grasp the gist of the economics. Maybe this is a 'me-not-you' situation, but I could barely follow the stakes of the plot in this volume. Lawrence, Eve Bolan, The Jean Company, the Rowen Trade Guild, and the Church itself all had a part to play, and, while I understand each individual motive, I'm struggling to see the economical connections between them.
I very much so enjoy the dialogue, as has always been the case with this series; its just difficult to fully appreciate it when you can't string things together. Every time I went to read this, I either was cut short due to having to be somewhere or just falling asleep while trying to figure out what the heck was going on.
Though, I am willing to give the benefit of the doubt, since this is a two-part story that was split into two volumes for reasons apparently too intricate to explain (as stated by Isuna Hasekura himself in the afterword). Hopefully, everything comes together in vol. 9 in a satisfying way, since vol. 8 ultimately was an open-ended story that left me confused af.
In previous volumes, I was able to grasp the gist of the economics. Maybe this is a 'me-not-you' situation, but I could barely follow the stakes of the plot in this volume. Lawrence, Eve Bolan, The Jean Company, the Rowen Trade Guild, and the Church itself all had a part to play, and, while I understand each individual motive, I'm struggling to see the economical connections between them.
I very much so enjoy the dialogue, as has always been the case with this series; its just difficult to fully appreciate it when you can't string things together. Every time I went to read this, I either was cut short due to having to be somewhere or just falling asleep while trying to figure out what the heck was going on.
Though, I am willing to give the benefit of the doubt, since this is a two-part story that was split into two volumes for reasons apparently too intricate to explain (as stated by Isuna Hasekura himself in the afterword). Hopefully, everything comes together in vol. 9 in a satisfying way, since vol. 8 ultimately was an open-ended story that left me confused af.