Spice and Wolf, Vol. 9
The Town of Strife II

The power struggle started on Town of Strife I reaches its conclusion in a very effective way. One of my favorites so far.......more

In Summary Hasekura-sensei brings the Kerube’s power struggle to its dramatic conclusion. The search for the ancient wolf bones fades to the background as Lawrence finds himself caught between the schemes of Eve and Kieman. Unfortunately, these masterminds are so crafty that their plans are difficult......more

A direct continuation from the previous volume, which is something that hasn't happened before in the series. It was kind of nice to have some sort of contiguous story between two volumes; moving from one volume to the next felt a little episodic before this. The story itself was pretty par for the......more

Spice and Wolf volume 9 Town of Strife part 2. The second part of the first two-part adventure in the series. I must say upfront that I did not enjoy this volume as I did the others. Despite being two volumes long, not as much appeared to happen in comparison to previous volumes. If there were many e......more

Following on the events in volume 8; Lawrence, Holo, and Col are caught up in a larger conspiracy. Lawrence must navigate a delicate balance of trust, betrayal and mortality. The overall conspiracy is a bit difficult to follow, as Lawrence is on the outside but overall that's not super important as......more