Elaina's journeys continue with more short stories. I like this format. It's like buying a variety pack of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get.
Some of them are short and silly, like "Pioneers of Style". A light read and enjoyable. Some of them are quite heavy, filled with both positive and negative emotion, like "Before the Snow Melts". That one was an experience. Then there are some that are technically tragedies, but the tone of the story and the attitude of its protagonist make them merely a curious event.
By having story stories of a traveler, the author can do all this and more. Elaina is not an adventurer, going on quests for fame or fortune. She is not a knight-errant, seeking wrongs to right. She is a tourist, seeking only to see what is beyond the next hill. So, it's easy to write her in and out of the stories she encounters.
For those seeking something bigger, there is a continuity here! Elaina unexpectedly reunites with an old friend, one who wears a familiar pointy hat. Yes, Saya returns!
Trickster Eric Novels Gives "Wandering Witch volume 2" an A+
Click here for my previous book review: Anansi Boys (read for fun)
Click here for my previous book review: Rising of the Shield Hero - light novel volume 2 (read for fun)
His fantasy series, Journey to Chaos, is currently available on Amazon as an ebook or paperback.
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