Spice and Wolf, Vol. 20: Spring Log III
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- Author：Isuna Hasekura
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Summary
After a short summer， lively with guests， the bathhouse Spice & Wolf greets the momentary calm that is autumn。
The unusually enthusiastic Holo and an exasperated Lawrence want to have their fill of what the mountain-bound Nyohhira has to offer in autumn。
After a walk in the mountains the two return to the bathhouse with a basket-full of goodies， and there is a crowd of people at the entrance。
"I do not quite know what it might be， but it smells of many beasts。"
The reason these sudden， out-of-season guests came to bathhouse Spice & Wolf is-！
The unusually enthusiastic Holo and an exasperated Lawrence want to have their fill of what the mountain-bound Nyohhira has to offer in autumn。
After a walk in the mountains the two return to the bathhouse with a basket-full of goodies， and there is a crowd of people at the entrance。
"I do not quite know what it might be， but it smells of many beasts。"
The reason these sudden， out-of-season guests came to bathhouse Spice & Wolf is-！
Reviews
Kayleigh
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This one really made me laugh out loud。 Such sweet， wonderful stories。The "After" series is so rich with happy ever after， whilst still addressing the issues they have。 This one really made me laugh out loud。 Such sweet， wonderful stories。The "After" series is so rich with happy ever after， whilst still addressing the issues they have。 。。。more
Anniken Haga
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WHAT FALLS IN SPRING AND WOLFHeh， this was a cute one， especially considering the last story in the previous book。This one was also fun， and I don't know what else there is to say about it4/5THE WHITE HOUND AND WOLFMe when I began reading this short: yay， religious MC （sarcasm）Me when finishing: heh， even the most religious is just humanSo， yeah， despite the weird MC and POV of the story， it was fun enough。 Giving an outsiders view of our main couple。3/5CARAMEL DAYS AND WOLFIt's the moments that WHAT FALLS IN SPRING AND WOLFHeh， this was a cute one， especially considering the last story in the previous book。This one was also fun， and I don't know what else there is to say about it4/5THE WHITE HOUND AND WOLFMe when I began reading this short: yay， religious MC （sarcasm）Me when finishing: heh， even the most religious is just humanSo， yeah， despite the weird MC and POV of the story， it was fun enough。 Giving an outsiders view of our main couple。3/5CARAMEL DAYS AND WOLFIt's the moments that make a life together， the secrets and memories that makes a relationship。This story was rather cute， and captured the character if the two so perfectly it made me grin。5/5BLUE DREAMS AND WOLFPoor Holo。 I just want to cuddle her and tell her to live in the moment， even if that's so much more easy said than done。Interesting story， though3 5/5HARVEST AUTUMN AND WOLFAn ok， if a bit boring， story。 I'm not really a fan of how Lawrence see himself at times， or what it implies about Holo。 I hoped we were done with that stuff after the last few books。 Oh well。 It will be interesting to see what happens in the future3/5-------------------------------------------It's fascinating to think that the auhtor has now written 3 books， all in the short span of a Norse summer - which isn't really that long compared to other places。 There's a lot of things that can happen in that time， and these Spring Log books prove it。 Other than that， I was a little disappointed by the last story， as up until now the auhtor has many focused on the relationship between Holo and Lawrence as positive， but in the last one Lawrence started acting like he did in the earlier books， like Holo was just using him， and I do not like what that implies about their relationship or how the author seems to think that is ok。 I think that has been one of my main problems with the romance from the beginning。 。。。more
Kyle
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I am slightly disappointed that there were no strong economic themes integrated into the stories this time。 The visit from the inquisition was an interesting point of view， but nothing too exciting。 The Holo and Lawrence relationship has developed by now， and it would be nice to have some new adventures， which may happen in the next volume。 There's nothing wrong with slight explorations of their current relationship， but I didn't feel as if it added much; previous volumes seem to have tread the I am slightly disappointed that there were no strong economic themes integrated into the stories this time。 The visit from the inquisition was an interesting point of view， but nothing too exciting。 The Holo and Lawrence relationship has developed by now， and it would be nice to have some new adventures， which may happen in the next volume。 There's nothing wrong with slight explorations of their current relationship， but I didn't feel as if it added much; previous volumes seem to have tread the same ground。 It was enjoyable fiction， but not outstanding。 。。。more
S。Q。 Eries
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 In SummaryIf you’ve wondered what life is like throughout the year in Lawrence and Holo’s hot springs village， these five standalone stories paint a pretty good picture。 The content ranges from an outsider’s first impression of the Spice and Wolf bathhouse to Lawrence’s umpteenth year of dealing with Holo’s shedding tail。 There’s no central theme that ties these stories together， but we do get to see how Lawrence and Holo’s matured relationship handles both the light- and heavy-hearted moments。T In SummaryIf you’ve wondered what life is like throughout the year in Lawrence and Holo’s hot springs village， these five standalone stories paint a pretty good picture。 The content ranges from an outsider’s first impression of the Spice and Wolf bathhouse to Lawrence’s umpteenth year of dealing with Holo’s shedding tail。 There’s no central theme that ties these stories together， but we do get to see how Lawrence and Holo’s matured relationship handles both the light- and heavy-hearted moments。The ReviewThis twentieth volume of the Spice and Wolf series is subtitled Spring Log III， but all four seasons are represented in the book’s five short stories。 In addition to showing readers the rhythms of the hot springs village throughout the year， Hasekura-sensei also brings back some old characters in this installment。The first story “What Falls in the Spring and Wolf” does actually take place in the spring。 This is a comical tale involving the annual dilemma of Holo shedding winter fur and another fur-related problem connected to Luward， the commander of the Miyuri Mercenary Company。 I never associated animal pheromones with fur before so it took me a while to grasp Luward’s predicament （and even now， I’m not sure what trusty assistant Moizi was doing to handle the situation while Luward went for help）。 However， the story is a fun way for Luward to return to the story， albeit briefly。Then “The White Hound and Wolf” goes back a couple years to present a glimpse of the bathhouse’s busy winter season before Myuri left home。 The narrator is a church inquisitor investigating rumors about Nyohhira’s newest establishment， and he is predictably suspicious and judgemental。 However， he does provide an outsider’s view of the hot springs village and winds up exemplifying how Spice and Wolf charms even the most difficult guest。After the stranger’s perspective， we get an intimate nighttime moment between the bathhouse owners in “Caramel Days and Wolf。” Not a whole lot of action takes place in this short story， but it is an entertaining character study。 Those curious about the outcome of the journal project Lawrence proposed in the previous volume will see some of the results， and Lawrence also gets to show how much better he’s gotten at understanding and handling his wily wife。Next is “Blue Dreams and Wolf，” the volume’s summertime tale and longest story。 The tale starts off with a money related problem—namely a regional coin shortage—and takes on a religious and political bent when the remains of a retainer of a long-forgotten lord are discovered in a cave outside Nyohhira。 These are all standard elements of earlier Spice and Wolf adventures， and I anticipated the ex-merchant and wolf to devise a tidy solution to solve everything， just like they did in the past。 To my surprise， the story concludes with only a partial resolution to their problems。 Instead， however， we get to witness Holo in an unusually vulnerable moment， which offers a different sort of satisfaction。Finally， “Harvest Autumn and Wolf” has Holo and Lawrence abruptly receiving unusual offseason guests。 At first， the story seems as if it will center around the novelty of entertaining a group made up entirely of non-humans like Holo。 However， when the guests start telling their versions of Lawrence and Holo’s journey to the north， the focus shifts to the legacy the pair have created。 And apparently， that legacy isn’t done。 The way the story ends strongly hints that a new road trip is in store for Lawrence and Holo。By the way， I’ve noticed that the descriptions of Holo’s physical form are somewhat inconsistent in this installment。 In places， she’s described as looking like a bride of fourteen or fifteen， which is how I’ve always pictured her。 Other places say she resembles a child “around the age of ten。” Perhaps something is lost in the translation， but the latter descriptions jolt me out of the story and make me wonder how Holo can get away with passing herself off as Lawrence’s wife even without the no-aging aspect。Extras include the first eight pages printed in color， world map， seven black-and-white illustrations， and afterword。For more manga and book reviews， drop by my blog Keeping It In Canon！ 。。。more
Robert R。
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In my opinion this volume is just a bit better than the previous 2 Spring Log volumes。 Like those， it's set at essentially the same year - spanning a handful of stories that are set in Spring to Summer to Fall。 （view spoiler）[The first short story is probably the closest we're going to get to addressing （serious） issues of sexuality in this series （you may have to google it to get the issue at hand）。 My one hangup with it is that it would have made more sense in a lot of ways to set it a good bi In my opinion this volume is just a bit better than the previous 2 Spring Log volumes。 Like those， it's set at essentially the same year - spanning a handful of stories that are set in Spring to Summer to Fall。 （view spoiler）[The first short story is probably the closest we're going to get to addressing （serious） issues of sexuality in this series （you may have to google it to get the issue at hand）。 My one hangup with it is that it would have made more sense in a lot of ways to set it a good bit earlier。。。 however since Lawrence seems to never learn I guess it doesn't matter that much。 Interestingly the other stories move the narrative a bit further and hint at the possibility of some additional "meatier" stories if Isuna Hasekura decides to pursue that option。（hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Eldon Siemens
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Several great story stories， leaving the future open to more adventures with Lawrence and Holo beyond the bathhouse。 I look forward to seeing where the author takes them next！
Karla Schneider
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