I really enjoyed this volume. Like the previous volume, this is a 3-in-1 edition of the book, so there was a lot to read and enjoy. Even still, it felt like this book flew by! This furthered the plot between the warring countries, and ended on a cliffhanger. The artwork was gorgeous and very reminiscent to the classical shoujo style of the 70s that I really adored, and I loved the heightened amount of drama and emotion in this volume. Geniunely looking forward to the conclusion of this storyline!

I'm somewhat surprised we're already seeing a vol 2 in the omnibus editions of Red River, but I'm not mad. This 3-in-1 edition contains volumes 4-6 of the Red River manga and I kid you not Yuri spends 99.9% of these volumes held prisoner by various people.

Volumes 4-6 lead us away from the melodramatic, yet still somehow comically inefficient evil plans of the Queen Nakia to the neighboring kingdom of Mitanni. Coincidentally the prince of the land is referred to as The Prince of Darkness. Yuri and Kail must navigate not only the upcoming war, but the machinations of the queen, the prince of darkness, and the upcoming deadline of the water season back in Hattusa.

Essentially volumes 4-6 don't change my overall opinion of the series discussed in my review of the first omnibus. Red River is very of its time. I sighed out loud when someone made a "women are hysterical during certain times of the month" comment. I also because really frustrated with how quickly Yuri oscillated between bad ass boss babe to tragic crying heroine. One moment she's fighting a lion, the next I'm kind of hoping the Prince of Darkness will actually kill her if only so she'll stop being so tragically useless. The story continues to be enjoyable, if not messy. It gets more and more unbelievable that the thought "I could just stay here" hasn't occurred to Yuri. Still a suggested read for classic shojo fans.

Same trigger warnings for rape, sexual assault, violence, and gore apply.