Spice and Wolf, Vol. 4

This book follows Lawrence and Holo as they continue there journey to a small village in order to find out more tales about Holo's home in Yoitsu. It takes place cronologically between the first and second seasons of the anime and to which I enjoyed so much that I purchased this book. The book gives the same feel as the anime; Holo the wisewolf always trying to tease Lawrence wittingly and Lawrence back to his old merchant ways always trying to make a profit. The plot builds up was a little slow for me but the playful banter between the two is always amusing. The book definitely speeds up during the last 2 chapters and comes to a dramatic conclusion.

Isuna Hasekura's skill as an author seems to age like fine wine, which is to say that each volume he releases his storytelling improves greatly. I believe after reading this volume it has shown me how skilled he is as an author to pull off previous volume.By previous statement, what I mean is that volume three gave a sense of urgency and fast-pace, but this time around the story goes at a much slower pace. I believe this is more due to the fact that Holo and Lawrence are getting accustomed to their new understanding of each other's feelings.The story begins with Lawrence and Holo out on the road travelling to their next destination. Diana from volume 3 has mentioned there was abbot who collected pagan legends from all over the world, and this would be the person they seek out here in volume 4 to find out more about the town of Yoitsu (Holo's home). They arrive in the small town of Tereo to find out more information as to the whereabouts of the abbey, but they are soon confronted with yet another issue that only serves to hold back any progress of Holo finding out what happened to Yoitsu. Will Lawrence and Holo once again outwit their opponent(s), or will fate finally catch up with them?This volume also confronts an issue that has worried Lawrence since the ending of volume one. One that Lawrence fears the most about facing on his travels with Holo. You'll have to pick up this volume to find out what happens!

Very entertaining, and thoughtful too. I'd like more of Holo in the stories, though. It should be more balanced less about Lawrence.

This volume is not covered in the second season of the anime, but it takes place before they meet Eve. As they go into a small village in search of stories about Yoitsu, they become involved in the village's financial matters. We also see that both Holo and Lawrence are scared about the end of their journey.The story is well-written, and it also sheds more light on Holo and Lawrence's relationship.

In this adventure the stakes are less personal for lawrence and holo but they hit close to home all the same.More is revealed of the disaster that befell Yoitsu, but uncovering this information may cause disaster to befall the town which keeps these secrets. Just as Lawrence and Holo are growing closer together the realiztion that someday thier journey will end forces them to think about parting. Lawrence and Holo must use thier cunning, and business sense to solve other peoples problems this time around... but can doing so help them conquer thier own?Well I started reading this last night and stayed up late, late, late finishing it.Lawrence and Holo trade jabs, plots, and banter with Lawrence evidently learning a thing or two and actually managing to get the upperhand on Holo once or twice. I'm so happy to have new Spice and Wolf material!

This is a great page turner. If you liked the previous books, definitely buy it. As always, it provides a great mix of historical reference of life at the time, love story and magical elements. This story doesn't have the same level of tension (in their relationship) as the previous one; however, it still offers the great interactions between Lawrence and Holo.If you are a newbie, start with the first one and you will probably want to buy the next three. The anime is also very good and faithful.  Spice and Wolf: Season One [Blu-ray ] and  Spice and Wolf: Season Two (Blu-ray/DVD Combo Limited Edition)

Isuna Hasekura is a brilliant author, no doubt about it. Spice and Wolf is a great series unlike anything I've ever read.In this novel, Holo and Lawrence stop in the village of Tereo to inquire about Holo's hometown of Yoitsu. When a rivaling village encounters a crisis, Holo and Lawrence are thrust headfirst into the affair.Hasekura's use of the language is very accurate, and I can imagine every scene, every word that is written. I can see the story playing out in my head. This time around though, the plot seemed rather lacking, and I felt a bit of anti-climax when I got to the conclusion. The events in this novel just seemed rather droll in comparison to the first three, as they placed the main characters in jeopardy. This time around, the stakes were lowered, but it was still a fine read. I look forward to reading future novels, and I pray that Hasekura will make the series as high-staked as before!

This is one of the best series I've found in a while after staying away from Manga for over 5 years. The characters are very well developed, the story-line is solid, and the over-all feel is of the familiar anime-books I poured hours into reading in the late 90's early 00's. Looking forward to collecting the rest of this series!

História e as artes incríveis, estou buscando pelos próximos livros com a capa comum mas de alguma forma é difícil de encontrar

Excelent

It's a Spice and Wolf book. What's not to love!

Part of a series ordered for a gift.

It's got me hooked on.