Last month I was over at
Dear Author guest reviewing the first half of Meljean Brook’s first serial,
The Kranken King, and
today I’m guest reviewing the second and final half.
Reading this serial was an interesting, choppy experience. I received surprise ARC’s of the first four installments back in May, but I didn’t get the two final parts until last week. So I did get to read the serial as a serial, but not in the way it was intended (although obviously there’s no right or wrong ways to approach a serial). This didn’t really affect my enjoyment because I really liked each part, so not knowing when or if I would be getting early review copies only increased my anticipation. I’m very happy with the final product, and I feel like it was money well spent (I pre-ordered all the parts months ago), but as much as I loved TKK, I haven’t changed my mind about serials, even though I’m more willing to read them as serials (as opposed to just waiting to read all the parts at once), so I guess there’s that.
I hope you enjoy my vague, gushing, slightly repetitive
review. And if you decide to try the book, come back and let me know how you liked it!
