Beware of Chicken 4 complete. Thoughts below

I ended last year with Beware of Chicken and am nearly doing si again with Beware of Chicken 4. Given everything that happens in this, it’s almost like fate tha I should pick this up during the holiday season.

I’m gonna go right out and say this is now my second favorite book in the series, after the first, but only by a narrow margin. I was worried that as things became a little more serious, that I’d lose the spark that drew me to this series in the first place. But Casualfarmer is truly a master of his craft. The fallout of the Dueling Peaks tournament and the events around it have caused everyone to grow. And as such the family Jin has made for himself has expanded a little more as well.

We learn what became of the earth Spirit Tian (a bittersweet tale all its own) and end the story with both her and Jin coming to terms with what has happened to their respective families in a wonderful way.

We also get a wider look at the Crimson Phoenix empire and the Azure hills (and what they once were). A lot of context as to why Fa Ram is the way it is.

If you haven’t picked up this series I implore you to do so.