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prgchrqltma's review against another edition
3.0
DNF. I just got bored with the young heroine and the alternate universe mall setting. Huff is really good for snark, though.
katekat's review against another edition
4.0
I love how Tanya Huff writes the perfect mix of sci-fi/fantasy that has both humor and a serious twist. No matter what series of hers I read I find myself thoroughly enjoying it. The main character in this is a kick butt heroine but not in the traditional sense and I love all of the secondary characters so very much, especially her cat.
sorceress_digi's review against another edition
5.0
I really, really loved this installment of The Keeper's Chronicles. If you'd like to read my full, not very spoiler-y review, please check out my blog posts: HERE.
circus_of_damned's review against another edition
3.0
An enjoyable and humorious conclusion to the trilogy. The ending had a sweet and cute conclusion that ended alittle to cleanly for my taste. Still has the same flaws as the previous two books but still a fun end that had an extra sweet note. Overall a good fun entertaining read and a good series.
windyskirt's review against another edition
3.0
Started slow, but ended good. Much better than book two.
alesia_charles's review against another edition
3.0
I like this series, thought I have to admit it's kind of cheesy. I believe I reviewed the second volume and mentioned that it reminds me of Diane Duane's Wizards series, and that's still true; and it's also still not quite as good as that series.
One of the key things about this particular story is that reality gets malleable in areas where this kind of breakthrough from the Otherside. Thus, the fact that a bunch of teenagers get caught in the mall means that they unconsciously warp reality based on whatever their media consumption has been. As a result, a bit weirdly, the teenagers are turning into elves, and King Arthur has turned up to help them.
It's definitely a fun read, absorbing and amusing, but not among my favorites because my favorites have ... more depth, I think. Huff brings up serious issues here (the end of the world is serious business, and so is Arthurian legend), but for my taste there's a little too much funny and weird mixed in. Maybe 5% too much, but there it is. I enjoyed reading it, but it's also going back to the used bookstore I got it from, not into our overcrowded personal library.
One of the key things about this particular story is that reality gets malleable in areas where this kind of breakthrough from the Otherside. Thus, the fact that a bunch of teenagers get caught in the mall means that they unconsciously warp reality based on whatever their media consumption has been. As a result, a bit weirdly, the teenagers are turning into elves, and King Arthur has turned up to help them.
It's definitely a fun read, absorbing and amusing, but not among my favorites because my favorites have ... more depth, I think. Huff brings up serious issues here (the end of the world is serious business, and so is Arthurian legend), but for my taste there's a little too much funny and weird mixed in. Maybe 5% too much, but there it is. I enjoyed reading it, but it's also going back to the used bookstore I got it from, not into our overcrowded personal library.
errantdreams's review against another edition
4.0
This time Claire and Diana have to do most of their fighting on the Otherside, where there are many Rules that must not be broken. They don’t have access to most of their power, and so they have to enlist the locals–a bunch of elves in hockey armor and an anime version of the Immortal King Arthur–to help them defeat the all-too-familiar enemy. The power of belief is key here, but the subconscious mind can screw a Keeper over in a heartbeat. Just to add to the panic, Dean remained behind at the guest house, where he and Austin are dealing with a life-sucking mummy that’s lying in wait for Claire.
I found it easy to get caught up in the life-and-death struggle at the mall. The elves have a certain poignancy to them, and there are plenty of new side characters who make things complicated, sweet, hilarious, frustrating, etc. I loved seeing how the Otherside works, with its odd effects on the flow of time, its beasties and bad guys, its archetypal heroes, and the Rules that the archetypes have to follow. After all, if one side breaks a Rule, then the other side can too–and then everything goes pear-shaped.
All in all, this is a wonderful conclusion to the Keeper Chronicles. It’s funny, sweet, tense, engaging, and a sheer delight to read. It didn't leave me laughing out loud quite as often as the other two books did, but maybe that's just because I was so sucked into the storyline.
Visit my site for a longer review including premise: http://www.errantdreams.com/2014/06/review-long-hot-summoning-tanya-huff/
I found it easy to get caught up in the life-and-death struggle at the mall. The elves have a certain poignancy to them, and there are plenty of new side characters who make things complicated, sweet, hilarious, frustrating, etc. I loved seeing how the Otherside works, with its odd effects on the flow of time, its beasties and bad guys, its archetypal heroes, and the Rules that the archetypes have to follow. After all, if one side breaks a Rule, then the other side can too–and then everything goes pear-shaped.
All in all, this is a wonderful conclusion to the Keeper Chronicles. It’s funny, sweet, tense, engaging, and a sheer delight to read. It didn't leave me laughing out loud quite as often as the other two books did, but maybe that's just because I was so sucked into the storyline.
Visit my site for a longer review including premise: http://www.errantdreams.com/2014/06/review-long-hot-summoning-tanya-huff/
carol26388's review
3.0
Embarrassingly, I've read it before, but didn't realize until we hit the mall. Still, a good book, Huff is great with characters, and brings them to life well, whether a teenage girl, a cat or a mummy. I like the consistency and moral code of her characters; Huff doesn't make them act inconsistently to move the plot along. I enjoyed the part about Dean and Austin's hotel adventures a great deal, and would have enjoyed learning more about the situation. Unfortunately, I'm pretty certain I never read the first two books, and I'm not sure it's meant to be completely stand-alone. I made a number of assumptions about the "Keepers," but the magic system isn't well explained, dealing partly in "probabilities." Eventually, Claire meets up with another teenage girl in the Otherlands, so some things are explained through Claire explaining to her. The story never conveys a real sense of menace, probably partly because that probability hasn't fully actualized yet. Confused? Me too. Still, it's an enjoyable light read.
julieputty's review
3.0
Quite funny and fun, but less engaging than the previous two books. Diana is an amusing character but she lacks the charm of Claire in a lot of ways.
katekat's review
4.0
I love how Tanya Huff writes the perfect mix of sci-fi/fantasy that has both humor and a serious twist. No matter what series of hers I read I find myself thoroughly enjoying it. The main character in this is a kick butt heroine but not in the traditional sense and I love all of the secondary characters so very much, especially her cat.
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