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Mariner's Luck (2006)

by Kirby Crow(Favorite Author)

3.92 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1934166383 (ISBN13: 9781934166383)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Torquere Press

series

Scarlet and the White Wolf

review 1: I enjoyed the first book of this series, although the pacing was a bit slow for me. Things pick up in a nice way in this book with not only more emotional development between the men but also a more consistent outside threat as well. I found it ironic that while Scarlet tries to be prickly and hotheaded as he was in the first book, the lack of space on board and the dislike of the crew force him to engage with Liall. The movement in this book is much more internal than external, which some readers took as less exciting. I found it more interesting, personally. The first book had way too much avoidance and fleeing for me.By the end, the reader learns a lot more about Liall and where he comes from. There’s quite a setup for the next book, and I’m curious to see how far ... morethe series goes, considering the size of Liall’s task ahead of him. This was a shorter novel but I didn’t have any issues with the length. I thought it broke at a natural point.I guess the next book will determine how I feel this series is progressing.
review 2: rating: 2.25/5I couldn't help but be disappointed with this second novel in the series. The first novel set up an interesting world with two very different and unique characters. And even though the plot was a bit simplistic, their interactions were slow, their relationship simmering under tension. With this one Scarlet turns whiney. The plot is disorganized and writing uneven. Even the world building stalls in the first half which I spent bored out of my mind. The relationship turns to eye-rolling drama. However, with the arrival in the north the story and world-building picks up again. That is the only reason that I think eventually I'll be reaching for the next one. The court intrigue resurrects what the ship voyage had flat-lined. And the ending wasn't really an ending. It left me feeling hollow and empty, but not in a good way. It felt more like the end of a chapter and left me willing the page to turn so I could continue reading as I thought in disbelief, "that's it?" less

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