review/Scarlet and the Wolf: Land of Night Book III
Scarlet and the Wolf: Land of Night Book III 
Author: Kirby Crow
Series: Book I, Book II
Type: Series, Male Slash
Tags: Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Drama, Romance'ish
Length: 280 pages
Size: 445 kb
Rating: Good
Blurb: Struggling to come to terms with his new life in Rshan na Ostre, young Scarlet is trying to find his place in a decadent, foreign society that bears an ancient hatred for all Hilurin. As Liall is pulled away from Scarlet and into the jaded intrigues of a royal court, the young pedlar wonders if they’ve made a terrible mistake in journeying to Rshan.
Each passing day, Liall seems more like a stranger, more like one of the haughty Rshani nobility and less like the bandit leader Scarlet knew in Byzantur. As Liall contends with the aristocracy to uphold his fourteen-year-old brother's claim to the throne, an infinitely more dangerous enemy draws nearer, determined to part the lovers forever.
Alright, so as I thought the third book in this series really made it for me. I liked the last book though again I still at points wanted to throw it across the room. I did however, come to a realization. What bothers me so much about these books is that Liall keeps calling Scarlet a child and yet he refuses to accept Scarlet as an adult himself. However, at the same time Scarlet does not truly try and take control either, thus he does at times end up coming across more as a child. Much of this outlook is explained over the course of this novel along with other mysteries that have built up until this point.
Scarlet find himself out of his depth in Rshan, as Liall comes back to his home and his element. Finding the language difficult to learn, Scarlet has a much harder time figuring things out. Also many of the lies that Liall has told him up unto this point are continued and of course end up being exacerbated by one of the main villains. This is the story of their adventures as they eventually come to each other again but with much of the under brush cleared out. I do not want to give overly much away here for anyone who is or planning on reading these books.
While, I still feel that much of these three books could be stream lined, trimmed down and probably fit into two novels. Much of my frustrations have been mentioned in reference to the previous two books and is really summed up above. The last few chapters of this book were a surprise. I was prepared not to have overly much interest in the fourth book. However, with the way that the last book ended I am curious how the science fiction elements tie in with the current more fantastical setting.
So, while I have some issues with this series over all it was not impossible and ended quiet well. I would consider reading the next book in the series and possibly some of Kirby Crow's other works. I feel that there are a lot of good elements that are included in here. The author has obviously well planned out this world and the characters, which says a lot about what Kirby is capable of. I think that there is a lot of potential there.
Author: Kirby Crow
Series: Book I, Book II
Type: Series, Male Slash
Tags: Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Drama, Romance'ish
Length: 280 pages
Size: 445 kb
Rating: Good
Blurb: Struggling to come to terms with his new life in Rshan na Ostre, young Scarlet is trying to find his place in a decadent, foreign society that bears an ancient hatred for all Hilurin. As Liall is pulled away from Scarlet and into the jaded intrigues of a royal court, the young pedlar wonders if they’ve made a terrible mistake in journeying to Rshan.
Each passing day, Liall seems more like a stranger, more like one of the haughty Rshani nobility and less like the bandit leader Scarlet knew in Byzantur. As Liall contends with the aristocracy to uphold his fourteen-year-old brother's claim to the throne, an infinitely more dangerous enemy draws nearer, determined to part the lovers forever.
Alright, so as I thought the third book in this series really made it for me. I liked the last book though again I still at points wanted to throw it across the room. I did however, come to a realization. What bothers me so much about these books is that Liall keeps calling Scarlet a child and yet he refuses to accept Scarlet as an adult himself. However, at the same time Scarlet does not truly try and take control either, thus he does at times end up coming across more as a child. Much of this outlook is explained over the course of this novel along with other mysteries that have built up until this point.
Scarlet find himself out of his depth in Rshan, as Liall comes back to his home and his element. Finding the language difficult to learn, Scarlet has a much harder time figuring things out. Also many of the lies that Liall has told him up unto this point are continued and of course end up being exacerbated by one of the main villains. This is the story of their adventures as they eventually come to each other again but with much of the under brush cleared out. I do not want to give overly much away here for anyone who is or planning on reading these books.
While, I still feel that much of these three books could be stream lined, trimmed down and probably fit into two novels. Much of my frustrations have been mentioned in reference to the previous two books and is really summed up above. The last few chapters of this book were a surprise. I was prepared not to have overly much interest in the fourth book. However, with the way that the last book ended I am curious how the science fiction elements tie in with the current more fantastical setting.
So, while I have some issues with this series over all it was not impossible and ended quiet well. I would consider reading the next book in the series and possibly some of Kirby Crow's other works. I feel that there are a lot of good elements that are included in here. The author has obviously well planned out this world and the characters, which says a lot about what Kirby is capable of. I think that there is a lot of potential there.