A review by miketea
Spice and Wolf, Vol. 9 (light novel): Town of Strife II by Isuna Hasekura

adventurous tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Part 2 of 2 concluding the story arc started in Volume 8.  

Since this story arc was basically all built up in the previous volume, Volume 9 is filled with tension from beginning to end.  One of the stronger story arcs so far imo.

Eve is a fantastic side / main-ish character.  Each time she's shown up in the story she's commanded so much attention and slowly fleshed out her motivations and background... in another universe she would have paired well with Lawrence.  

This would be a 4.5/5, my main gripe is how Holo and Col got pushed in the background for most of this volume.