Spice and Wolf, Vol. 12 - light novel

Great addition to the series! Not as long as the other volumes, but it matters very little for this story. It picks up right where volume 10 left off. The story has great pacing and the dialogue between the companions is exceptional as always. There truly wasn't a moment that I wasn't enamored by the dialogue between Holo and Lawrence. And which I'm happy to say the book was absolutely flooded with their banter to the point where I think that a permanent grin has made its home on my face. I'm going to have to re-read a few more times to be sure I didn't miss out on any clues or hidden meanings, because the author sure seems to like to do that kind of thing. Like the rest of the series, an absolute must read.

This book actually got a bit better at labeling the characters that were speaking. It still suffers from the problem of not always knowing who's talking, but not as much as the others in the series. The story is well written and interesting. You can tell that the story is gearing up for the final arc while simultaneously winding down for the end. It's tying up loose ends while setting up for the final scene which needs to be solved. Even if some characters were brought in simply to progress the story, they were given enough backstory to care about them and we're done in a way to make sense even if they were a simple throw away, plot device character. Lastly, the original character's personalities are developing quite nicely. Each one is growing noticably. Even if, in Holo's case, it's much more slowly. Overall I enjoyed the story quite thoroughly.

I like the story of this series.

Excellent

Decent volume, although I felt that the main story took forever to get going before things finally took off in the last chapter. Interestingly, there's a lot of focus on Fran and Lawrence while I felt as if Holo and Col took more of a backseat. In general, I wish Hasekura would give Col a little more "page time." Sometimes I forget he's in the series. Gotta say, Holo is a "man's woman". She's written as alluring, flirtatious, strong, cunning yet also gentle and vulnerable. I've watched a lot of anime and I haven't seen two characters written so well together as Lawrence and Holo. They really complement each other in their complex adult relationship of mutual trust, affection and vulnerability. Nice to see a lead male who's in his late 20s early 30s instead of your typical teenager.

Book is in great quality and came in time

Again, another thread that keeps the reader engaged in the story. This one was a little more difficult to follow. However, sitting on my porch with a cigar in hand and a glass of Sochi in hand, it provided a continuing sweet adventure to escape into.

LOVE THIS SERIES! Almost finished! Keep going!

Great book, good condition, love it..

Once again the author has pulled in some different ideas here. It seemed a little more focused on the relationship with the church this time rather than economics, and I felt that there was a little too much character development for two throwaway characters. But if you got this far in the series, you know it's more about a clever situation and some interesting dialogue than action. This is not the best in the series, but it doesn't drop the ball too far.

really great, truly.

Lo compré para regalar, por lo que no puedo valorar su contenido.Sin embargo mi sobrino, que fue quien me lo pidió, está contento.

Cosa posso dire? Da fan della serie, è un must have! Peccato che in Italia non arriverà mai in italiano. L'edizione inglese della YenPress è perfetta.