I read this in a single sitting. Compared to the first two volumes, the plot and pace are more interesting. The amount of jokes/puns is balanced with important events and details; the first volume seemed to have more puns than events.
If you've only read the first or second volumes and are thinking of giving up, stick with it! The third volume is enough to redeem what may have been missing in the first two volumes. (And now I'm anxious to get the fourth!)
I only have 2 complaints about the series overall, but they're relatively minor.
1: It's split into 4 volumes/installments. The story would flow better if we could read it in one book. (Especially since I've been waiting so long between getting each volume via swap or amazon.)
2: As has been mentioned over and over again, the artwork on the pages and the cover art are not done by the same artist.
Keep in mind that these minor points don't take away from the story. They're just picky points that other readers may have felt as well.
If you've only read the first or second volumes and are thinking of giving up, stick with it! The third volume is enough to redeem what may have been missing in the first two volumes. (And now I'm anxious to get the fourth!)
I only have 2 complaints about the series overall, but they're relatively minor.
1: It's split into 4 volumes/installments. The story would flow better if we could read it in one book. (Especially since I've been waiting so long between getting each volume via swap or amazon.)
2: As has been mentioned over and over again, the artwork on the pages and the cover art are not done by the same artist.
Keep in mind that these minor points don't take away from the story. They're just picky points that other readers may have felt as well.
A lot of questions are answered but I felt like a lot of character interaction was left out of this book. It just went way too quickly and you were left going, that's it? Now we have to wait for the final part. And also in a lot of parts it wants you go back to Volume 2 and look things up, which if you're like me and don't have volume 2 anymore, you can't go back and check on things that were supposed to apparently play into this story. So a bit of a disappointment, though still interesting. Not the best part of the series.
