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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
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Thanks to good friends who give great books as birthday gifts, I've discovered this fun series.
What if the Gods and Mythologies from every age, religion, and culture were real and lived among us?
I'm talking druids, fairies, witches, werewolves, vampires, demons. (Watch out for the witches and demons, they're nasty. The werewolves and vampires are okay, though--they're lawyers.)
Meddling Irish Gods. Meddling Greek Gods. Meddling Norse Gods. (Oh, hello Thor. Apparently you're a jerk.) Meddling Roman Gods. Meddling Native American Gods. Meddling Earth Gods.
What if they were all alive and continuing their eons old arguments with each other right under our noses?
What if they used magic to fight each other? What if they had magic swords?
What if you could talk to your dog using a mental link, and your dog was hilarious?
What if all this was true?
Then you'd have the Iron Druid Chronicles.
Lots of fun. Great action. Laugh-out-loud dialogue.
The swearing content is moderately high, and there is some sexual content as well. I wish there weren't, because I know a lot of young people who would enjoy this story. Instead I'll recommend it to adults who like to have fun when they read.
Happy Reading!
The Value of a Star: Ratings Explained
Thanks to good friends who give great books as birthday gifts, I've discovered this fun series.
What if the Gods and Mythologies from every age, religion, and culture were real and lived among us?
I'm talking druids, fairies, witches, werewolves, vampires, demons. (Watch out for the witches and demons, they're nasty. The werewolves and vampires are okay, though--they're lawyers.)
Meddling Irish Gods. Meddling Greek Gods. Meddling Norse Gods. (Oh, hello Thor. Apparently you're a jerk.) Meddling Roman Gods. Meddling Native American Gods. Meddling Earth Gods.
What if they were all alive and continuing their eons old arguments with each other right under our noses?
What if they used magic to fight each other? What if they had magic swords?
What if you could talk to your dog using a mental link, and your dog was hilarious?
What if all this was true?
Then you'd have the Iron Druid Chronicles.
Lots of fun. Great action. Laugh-out-loud dialogue.
The swearing content is moderately high, and there is some sexual content as well. I wish there weren't, because I know a lot of young people who would enjoy this story. Instead I'll recommend it to adults who like to have fun when they read.
Happy Reading!
I have too many words, and too many anxietie, about this book, and where the next one will end up. Looooord, was I worried for a hot minute
A great story as always. The different view points were a tad difficult to follow at times but it was easily remedied.
As a continuation of the story from the previous book, this book was outstanding. I enjoyed the character development, I enjoyed the big fights that happened and I enjoyed especially getting to know the character Owen more. There were character deaths which were rather depressing, one in particular, but that was inevitable because you can't have a book with dire risks and dangers without that being a genuine risk. I'm excited by the turn of Owen starting a whole new crop of druids to training, too.
Stuff happening all over the place! It's different from the first half of the series or so, which seems to disturb people, but I don't really understand why different has to be bad. Characters grow and change. Deal with it. I still enjoyed hanging with Atticus and Oberon and all the rest.
The Iron Druid Chronicles continues... but this one almost felt like three separate stories (from Atticus, Granuaille and Owen) as they each acted mostly on their own doing different things - I liked the split of three first person narrators introduced in Shattered and it works here too, but the three stories had very little to do with one another, and several small points seemed to be set up for the *next* book, rather than something relevant to do with this one. However, it's still an enjoyable read, but it didn't have the excitement or novelty of the earlier books. If the next one, (#9) is the last in this series, I'll be happy - it would be good to visit the characters again later in short stories, but the Chronicles could come to an end and I think it'd be good to wrap things up.
REREAD 2018 UPDATE: Although I agree with my above comments, I've upped the rating to four stars as I enjoyed it more this time around. I think the central vampire-related storyline was the strongest (Atticus's) whereas the other two were just small steps of progress for those characters. Book 9, Scourged, is now out and I'll be getting to it soon!
REREAD 2018 UPDATE: Although I agree with my above comments, I've upped the rating to four stars as I enjoyed it more this time around. I think the central vampire-related storyline was the strongest (Atticus's) whereas the other two were just small steps of progress for those characters. Book 9, Scourged, is now out and I'll be getting to it soon!
I’m really getting meh about this series. It started so strong, but I feel like it’s getting weaker and weaker the more Hearne writes. Granuaile’s chapters are incredibly boring. Her tone feels fake and forced, and the vocab she uses is just... weird. “I’m sorry, Laksha, but I must reject that premise completely.” Who talks like that? Not average people. Not Granuaile. Not anywhere else in the book or any previous book. Only when she seems to be talking to another person does she don this sophisticated air. It all feels incredibly forced, and I positively dreaded her chapters. One of my initial favorite characters is now a serious drag.
The plot also felt very quick. Every time I read one of these books, it feels like Hearne rushes the action more and more. There’s an entire massive action scene and we get a measly few sentences. For the whole scene. It’s so rushed and disappointing.
I hear there’s probably only one, maybe two more books in the series. I think that’s all I can probably give it at this point. They’re going downhill incredibly fast - let’s see which comes first, the crash or the end.
The plot also felt very quick. Every time I read one of these books, it feels like Hearne rushes the action more and more. There’s an entire massive action scene
Spoiler
where Siodhachan stakes about 20 vampiresI hear there’s probably only one, maybe two more books in the series. I think that’s all I can probably give it at this point. They’re going downhill incredibly fast - let’s see which comes first, the crash or the end.
Atticus is a 2000 year old Druid who is trying to find a way to live peacefully. It seems that most of his long life has been spent in hiding. Now he is trying to change all of that. In Staked, Atticus is trying to stop one of the main reasons for his hiding, the oldest vampire. He has discovered that the oldest vampire, Theophilus, was the one responsible for the Romans destruction of Druids.
As the three remaining Druids each have their own adventure, they eventually re-unite to try and end the vampire war.
This is a really enjoyable series. In Staked, however, I have a small complaint (and it mostly because of my reading preference and not the author). I felt the story was a little disjointed because of the three different paths of the main characters. It made me feel like the story was a series of short stories tied together. Again, this is more of a personal preference for stories than an actual criticism of the author or the story as a whole. I do however recommend it to fans of the series and fans of urban fantasy.
As the three remaining Druids each have their own adventure, they eventually re-unite to try and end the vampire war.
This is a really enjoyable series. In Staked, however, I have a small complaint (and it mostly because of my reading preference and not the author). I felt the story was a little disjointed because of the three different paths of the main characters. It made me feel like the story was a series of short stories tied together. Again, this is more of a personal preference for stories than an actual criticism of the author or the story as a whole. I do however recommend it to fans of the series and fans of urban fantasy.
Painful and amazing at the same time. Great series, and plenty of dogs to keep readers entertained! Highly recommend if you like myths and various pantheons of gods. Sort of a grown-up version of Percy Jackson, but better.
adventurous
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes